The first 100 Days of Mayor Daniel Lurie

100 days into Mayor Daniel Lurie’s first term, San Francisco is cleaner, safer, and more hopeful. Crime is at a 23-year low, tents are disappearing, and businesses are reinvesting in the city.

The Facts

In first 100 days of the Lurie administration, crime in San Francisco has fallen to its lowest level in 23 years — with car break-ins down 41%, property crime down 35%, and violent crime down 15% compared to last year. Homeless tents are at their lowest point since tracking began, dropping 92% in the Mission and 67% in SoMa. Meanwhile, Muni ridership is up to 75% of pre-pandemic levels, and hotel occupancy is rising.

The Context

Mayor Lurie took office amid a $1 billion budget deficit, a fentanyl overdose crisis, a sluggish downtown recovery, and rising public frustration. The latest available polling shows that, for the first time in over five years, more San Franciscans think the city is heading the right direction than on the wrong track.

The GrowSF Take

City Hall doesn’t have to be slow, bloated, or ineffective. Crime is down, tourism is up, tents are disappearing, and businesses are returning.

It’s not magic — it’s focus, urgency, and the political will to make things better. There’s still a long way to go, but if the next 100 days look like the first 100, San Francisco has a real shot at becoming the city we all know it can be.