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San Francisco Mayor Lurie’s $350,000 PR Spin

August 4, 2025 12:52 pmAugust 4, 2025 12:52 pm

In San Francsico politics, public perception is often of greater importance than policy success. Politicians frequently contract with private public relations (PR) consultants to enhance their image, amplify achievements, and deflect criticism. While this is usually legal, this practice raises...

SF Mayor Lurie Signs Ordinance Limiting Homeless RV Parking to Two Hours

July 30, 2025 1:15 pmJuly 30, 2025 1:18 pm

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signed into law a new recreational vehicle ban ordinance on Tuesday, cutting the maximum time to park RV’s from overnight to only two hours. According to the new ordinance, two-hour parking restrictions for large vehicles...

SF Mayor Daniel Lurie Climbs To A 73% Approval Rating in Six Months

July 22, 2025 7:00 amJuly 22, 2025 7:01 am

A new San Francisco Chronicle poll released on Monday found that 73% of San Franciscans approve of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s first six months in office, with only 25% disapproving of his performance. The poll result is a shocking turnaround for...

Greenberg: The Anti-Car Crusade Hurts Seniors, the Disabled, and Families

July 22, 2025 3:10 amJuly 22, 2025 3:11 am

San Francisco’s relentless push to eliminate cars and parking, championed by City Hall and emboldened by rabid YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) activists, is strangling the mobility of our most vulnerable residents: seniors, people with disabilities, and families with children....

SF Supervisors Limiting Homeless RV Parking in City to Two Hours

July 18, 2025 4:38 pmJuly 18, 2025 4:38 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved of a new recreational vehicle ban earlier this week, cutting the maximum time to park from overnight to only two hours. For years, RVs parked on city streets in San Francisco has been...

San Francisco’s Antisemitism Problem: It’s Complicated

July 14, 2025 2:30 amJuly 14, 2025 2:31 am

It is barely summer 2025 and the just-completed San Francisco’s Pride Weekend became the setting for not one but two embarrassing and concerning incidents exposing Mayor Daniel Lurie’s difficultly in leadership. As one of several Jewish elected city officials (his...

Greenberg: Sen. Scott Wiener’s Shockingly Reckless Nazi Analogy

July 7, 2025 6:30 amJuly 11, 2025 6:36 am

We stand for principled debate and fairness in women’s sports, but a recent statement by San Francisco’s Senator Scott Wiener, a lightning-rod of an elected official in the State Legislature, who recently compared America’s efforts to regulate transgender participation in...