This image is honestly one of the most powerful YIMBY propaganda pieces ever Extremely simple and has very few good rebuttals to it

I’ve tried to remain positive over the last 6 months. But when this is directly on your walking path to the gym. It’s not ignorable. On the heels of Databricks AI Summit. Union Square this morning. @DanielLurie San Francisco.

In San Francisco, it's far too obvious that crime has worsened under progressive rule. In the '90s, convenience stores didn't lock shelves, and chains didn't flee. So did crime actually go down? Did people stop reporting it? Or is the government cooking the data?

"Urbanists are just childless twentysomethings" is a funny complaint because winding suburbs like this objectively suck for children. There is essentially nowhere you can go without your parents driving you somewhere

East Bay do not allow Lateefah Simon a second term in 2026. Vote ANYONE but Simon.

My latest column: Sausalito may deserve the trophy for CA’s Biggest Housing Troll. In 2023, it proposed homes on underwater eelgrass. Now, it’s taking extreme measures to block a project & proposed an Orwellian algorithm to gauge how much views are blocked.sfchronicle.com/opinion/emil…

We're a month into the Trump administration, and everyone on the hard left is losing their damn minds. As a centrist, it's kinda fun to watch the shoe on the other foot!

While DC descends into chaos, we’re staying focused on what matters: making CA more affordable. We’re taking on big challenges, rejecting the status quo, & fighting Trump’s agenda every step of the way. With some bill deadlines coming up, here's *some* of what we’re working on:

Another beloved Oakland business is closing its doors. Kowbird, a staple of West Oakland’s food scene, is shutting down—not because of a lack of community support, but due to the increasing challenges small businesses face in our city. From crime and bureaucratic roadblocks to a lack of meaningful city support, the environment for entrepreneurs is becoming unsustainable. We can’t afford to keep losing businesses that make Oakland special. I have firsthand experience supporting small businesses as a City Councilmember, and my Small Business and Revitalization plan aims to build on that work through actions such as a dedicated OPD Retail & Property Crime Unit and cutting bureaucratic delays so businesses can feel supported and operate efficiently. Oakland deserves leadership that will fight for local businesses. Learn more about my plan here: 🔗 lorenforoakland.com/policy_p…

Oakland’s best days are ahead of us.  We need fresh energy and new leadership to get there and I am running for mayor because the people who got us into this mess are ill equipped to get us out of it. We've just published my priorities and our website has a new look and feel. This is just the beginning—there’s much more in store. I’ll be rolling out additional plans and updates in the coming weeks.

Oakland is closing fire stations just a week after devastating fires in Los Angeles destroyed entire neighborhoods, and our city is teetering at the edge of bankruptcy. I am outraged. The state of our city and political corruption aren’t two separate issues. They are symptoms of the same cancer in Oakland. We must reject the business-as-usual politics that brought us here. I will make hard choices and do what the establishment is unwilling to do.

"Our cities are full!" Population with a 10km circle around downtown: Atlanta: 519,000 people Berlin: 2,165,000 people

SIX HOMICIDES AND ITS ONLY JANUARY 15TH!?! We must do better Oakland. We must do more than pay lip service to public safety to save lives and improve quality of life. - Invest in proven violence prevention strategies (e.g., Ceasefire) while divesting from those that aren't working - Increase number of officers to adequate levels by bringing back police academies - Review departmental policies (e.g., OPD's pursuit policy) and eliminate obstacles to increased community safety Join me in advocating for a less restrictive OPD Pursuit Policy. Make your voice heard at this evening's town hall at the Church of Religious Science - 6:30pm

I think things in San Francisco are finally turning around, but has anyone written the definitive account of how 2014-2024 was basically a lost decade for the city? It was showered with fabulous amounts of wealth, and has surprisingly little to show for it.