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What we focus on.
Learn more about our missionBuild enough housing
End the affordability crisis by building dense housing on commercial corridors and cutting fees that make homes more expensive.
Clean and safe streets
Every child should be able to walk to school safely. Fully staffed police, neighborhood patrols, and better technology.
Tackle the drug crisis
More treatment beds, mental health facilities, street medicine teams, and court-ordered care for those in crisis.
Effective government
City Hall should be fast, transparent, and effective. Charter reform, modern tech systems, and accountability for results.
Help downtown recover
Office-to-housing conversions, cutting taxes in high-vacancy areas, and speeding up permits for small businesses.
Schools that put students first
Outcomes-focused school board, more magnet schools, walkable neighborhood schools, and advanced classes.
Latest Political News
Planning Commissioner Kathrin Moore was paid up to $100k per year by architecture firm while approving their projects
Planning Commissioner Vice President Kathrin Moore has earned up to $100K annually from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill while approving their projects, raising ethical concerns.
What's going on with ethnic studies in SFUSD?
Superintendent Su will roll out a state-aligned off-the-shelf ethnic studies course for the 2025–26 school year while launching an audit and tightening oversight on supplemental materials.
California passes 'Holy Grail' reform to speed up homebuilding
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 130, exempting most urban homebuilding from CEQA reviews, a major reform to fix a long-broken rule that pushed new homes out of urban areas and into the countryside.
Mahmood proposes ending 5-person limit for co-living spaces
Supervisor Bilal Mahmood will introduce legislation to replace the outdated "family" definition in the planning code with a more flexible "household" definition, allowing up to nine lease agreements for co-living arrangements.
San Francisco’s budget is a step in the right direction, but not far enough
Thursday night, the Board of Supervisors approved the city budget, marking a shift towards fiscal discipline and a renewed focus on core services. But does it go far enough?
Board of Supervisors approves reallocating Prop C funds to expand shelter system
Today, the Board of Supervisors approved $34M in funding towards shelters using 2018 Proposition C funding.Research & Analysis
San Francisco's retail vacancy problem
San Francisco's retail vacancy crisis is the product of our uniquely rigid planning codes, a legal requirement for almost all new buildings to include ground-floor retail space, and inflexible rules for adaptive re-use.
How Prop A is Improving What SF Students Eat
Last November, San Francisco voters passed Prop A which will help fund the construction of a central kitchen facility for SFUSD students. While the facility is still in the very early stages, SFUSD has already began to transition from a completely outsourced school lunch model to now cooking meals in schools across the district.
The Formula Retail Ban Hurts San Francisco
The formula retail ban, which limits chain stores in San Francisco, has led to higher prices, vacant storefronts, and hurt local businesses. Here’s how it came to be and how we can fix it.
San Francisco Pays for the Mental Health System the State Dismantled
San Francisco bears the cost of a broken mental health system, with insufficient state and federal support for long-term care.
One-way streets are especially dangerous to pedestrians
San Francisco’s one-way streets were built for speed, not safety—and it’s costing lives. These outdated designs cause faster driving, more collisions, and higher pedestrian injury rates. It’s time to rethink our streets and do a system-wide change.
San Francisco’s budget is bigger than 17 U.S. states
San Francisco’s budget is larger than 17 U.S. states, and the city faces a $1.5B deficit by 2030. Staffing has grown by thousands even as the popular has shrunk, spending on departments and contracts has surged, and our per-resident budget now doubles that of comparable cities.
About GrowSF
We Love San Francisco—So We're Fighting for It
Read our full storyGrowSF is a political organization focused on winning local elections, holding leaders accountable, and giving voters clear, honest information. We believe democracy works best when voters are informed and engaged—and we're here to make that happen.
What We've Accomplished
We started GrowSF four years ago with a single goal: win elections and flip the Board of Supervisors. At the time, the Board was 9 to 2 against growth. Today, it's 6 to 5 in favor—thanks in part to our work flipping four seats, including defeating incumbents Gordon Mar in 2022 and Dean Preston in 2024.
We also recalled an ineffective District Attorney, flipped the Board of Education to a student-focused majority, and helped elect a new Mayor. Today, GrowSF is the most influential political organization in San Francisco.
Our Impact
In a post-election poll, 45% of voters said the GrowSF guide influenced their decisions—more than The Chronicle, the SF Democratic Party, or any other political group in the city.
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