How Daniel Lurie’s State of the City speech one-upped Zohran Mamdani Two mayors, two speeches, two modes of leadership: Assessing what Daniel Lurie got right — and what topics he avoided — in his big 2026 address.

The pragmatist and the socialist: How Lurie’s State of the City speech one-upped Mamdani sfstandard.com/opinion/2026...

Lurie mostly thrived in Year 1. The next year could be dicier Few predicted his popularity or the speed with which he has altered the city’s narrative. But his accomplishments could be fleeting.

Lurie mostly thrived in Year 1. The next year could be dicier sfstandard.com/opinion/2026...

Adam Lashinsky’s San Francisco predictions for 2026 Will Daniel Lurie stay popular? Will voters kick out incumbents? Will OpenAI dive bomb? Adam Lashinsky peers into his crystal ball.

Lashinsky: My answers to 11 questions that will define the city in 2026 sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Daniel Lurie needs to clean up San Francisco city charter The sludge-filled city constitution needs a generational cleaning. We’ll see if the mayor’s willing to do the dirty work.

Daniel Lurie wants to take a scalpel to SF’s city charter. A hatchet would work better sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

A childish spat is speeding to the ballot, and San Franciscans are caught in the crossfire After labor unions floated a ballot measure to raise taxes on corporations, a business coalition is preparing its own prop. It’s San Francisco in-fighting at its worst.

A childish spat is speeding to the ballot, and San Franciscans are caught in the crossfire sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Meet Natalie Gee, the progressive who will haunt Lurie’s Sunset choice In naming Alan Wong, Mayor Lurie passed on making Natalie Gee D4 supervisor, but Sunset voters may not when given the opportunity to vote in June and November. Gee is qualified, but is a pro-labor pro...

Meet Natalie Gee, the progressive who will haunt Lurie’s Sunset choice sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

SF’s left want to raise taxes they’d agreed to lower. It’s as bad an idea as it sounds Thanks to Supervisor Connie Chan and organized labor, the tired political turf wars are revving back up — and grand compromises are being trampled.

SF’s left want to raise taxes they’d agreed to lower. It’s as bad an idea as it sounds sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Daniel Lurie learns a bitter lesson with Beya Alcaraz fiasco The debacle over the mayor’s Sunset supervisor appointment was a humiliating self-own — one that began months before he ever heard the name Beya Alcaraz.

Daniel Lurie learns a bitter lesson sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Daniel Lurie’s bizarre, cynical pick for Sunset supervisor By appointing an unqualified, inexperienced candidate to the Board of Supervisors, the mayor is acting like the president he dare not name. It may come back to haunt him.

Daniel Lurie’s bizarre, cynical pick for Sunset supervisor sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Daniel Lurie’s battle against city bureaucrats has only just begun When the administration steered a contract to a firm with ties to the mayor, it wasn’t playing favorites. It was showing who’s in charge.

Daniel Lurie’s battle against city bureaucrats has only just begun sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Daniel Lurie’s art of the deal By playing to Donald Trump’s vanity while “very nicely” requesting he stay out of town, the mayor fended off a federal invasion.

Daniel Lurie’s art of the deal sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

The audacity of Marc Benioff To distract from his National Guard comments, the CEO tried to get San Franciscans to believe Salesforce was growing its local investments. It’s not even close to true.

The audacity of Marc Benioff sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

The case against Prop 50 — and why I’m voting for it anyway Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering effort is an abomination. But it illustrates just how dire the situation in this country has become.

The case against Prop 50 — and why I’m voting for it anyway sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

In the debate over Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan, emotions are still trumping facts I called the mayor’s upzoning scheme “incremental.” Some readers were having none of it.

In the debate over Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan, emotions are still trumping facts  sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Lurie’s rezoning plan is radicalizing foes — even though there’s nothing radical about it The mayor’s “family zoning plan” is raising neighborhood advocates’ ire, despite it being modest, incremental, and necessary.

Lurie’s rezoning plan is radicalizing foes — even though there’s nothing radical about it sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

The sad truth of the Engardio recall: Democrats and Lurie hung an ally out to dry The moderate group that took over San Francisco’s Democratic Party did some weaselly stuff in an effort to avoid supporting Supervisor Joel Engardio.

The sad truth of the Engardio recall: Democrats and Lurie hung an ally out to dry sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Aaron Peskin’s successor wants to undo his legacy. At least one local merchant can’t wait With one fell swoop, District 3 Supervisor Danny Sauter is trying to clean out some of the legislative sludge his predecessor left behind.

Aaron Peskin’s successor wants to undo his legacy. At least one local merchant can’t wait sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Prop E task force makes progress in cleaning up San Francisco's commission problem San Francisco’s 130 advisory bodies and committees collectively cost $34 million to operate, an investment that’s getting harder and harder for City Hall to countenance.

An SF committee chair wants to kill off her own commission. It’s a great start. sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

A politician wants to make it even harder to open a business. An ally made her think twice The scene that unfolded at a recent commission meeting gave me hope that sanity is beginning to prevail in San Francisco.

A politician wants to make it even harder to open a business. An ally made her think twice sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

SFUSD superintendent Maria Su faces a year of challenges Maria Su is amiable, politically astute, and always on message. But will that be enough to save a school district on fire?

SF schools chief wants focus on kids, not culture wars. If only it were so easy sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion | Why do SF supervisors ‘suck at governing’? Here’s a prime example A board fight over outmoded contracting rules and a powerless citizen’s panel shows the city can’t break its old, bad habits.

Opinion: Why do SF supervisors ‘suck at governing’? Here’s a prime example sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion | The missing details of Daniel Lurie's homelessness pivot I asked the mayor's homeless czar to explain what success for their new plan looks like. His answer: We’ll know it when we see it.

Opinion: The missing details of Daniel Lurie’s homelessness pivot sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion | Lurie mum on Trump. Good! It’d be more fun if Lurie teed off on Trump. But not better for San Francisco.

Opinion: Daniel Lurie is taking exactly the right approach to Trump sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion | Solid approach to business taxes in SF Think business taxes are boring? You’re not wrong. But they’re important.

Opinion: Can tax-code tweaks keep businesses from fleeing SF? sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion | By caving to labor, Daniel Lurie fails his first big test as mayor He avoided angering the city's powerful unions by blunting the budget axe. But he may have missed a golden political opportunity.

Opinion: By caving to labor, Daniel Lurie fails his first big test as mayor sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion | Daniel Lurie’s bad-answers-only budget - The San Francisco Standard Does he squander goodwill with necessary cuts? Or kick the can down the road with accounting trickery? Either way, budget season may end in tears.

Opinion: Daniel Lurie’s budget-by-fire sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion | These supervisors have a good idea to fight homelessness. The mayor should reject it anyway A bill by Bilal Mahmood and Shamann Walton seeks to spread the pain all over the city. Daniel Lurie wants to gut it — for good reason.

Opinion: These supervisors have a good idea to fight homelessness. The mayor should reject it anyway sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion | The Nordstrom follies: How bad laws and whiny neighbors are slowing SF's comeback Opposition might keep a prime retail space from being filled. It's another example of the city's out-of-control kvetchocracy.

Opinion: The Nordstrom follies: How bad laws and whiny neighbors are slowing SF’s comeback sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion | Are school closings back on the table? Maria Su is ready for the conversation A sit-down with the SFUSD superintendent as she passes the six-month mark of her nearly-impossible job.

Opinion: Are school closings back on the table? Maria Su is ready for the conversation sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

Opinion | Daniel Lurie's corporate 'partners' need to get serious, put butts in seats The mayor is cajoling reluctant city workers back to their municipal cubicles. Now he needs to push his friends in the corporate world to do the same.

I don't think anyone would disagree that getting the biggest employers in SF to return to the office more days a week is necessary for downtown revitalization.
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