Our city has major problems, but we can fix them. I’m not leaving and neither is @sbuss. We ❤️ SF.
We’re working every day to build a city where new residents are welcomed, new businesses are encouraged, and families can put down their roots.
We’re making progress. 👉 @GrowSF.
San Francisco’s population is back to 2012 levels, but City Hall has 7,000 more employees than it did then.
That staffing increase almost exactly matches the $1.5 billion deficit projected for 2030. Rolling back to 2012 staffing would close the gap.
The SF budget is big... really big. Like bigger than 17 states big! And our per-capita spending is twice that of our peer cities!
And yes, for the budget nerds, we're only looking at combined city-and-counties, and even removed the enterprise departments
growsf.org/research/2025-…
I was in an Tesla Uber today and felt a little sick. Entirely separately my wife texted me she was in a Tesla Uber and literally got out a half mile early because she felt sick.
The abrupt acceleration and braking (with no sound cues) seems to mess with human bodies.
Crowds at Sky Harbor: The day after the CDC recommended people cancel their Thanksgiving travel plans, #azfamily viewer Ed Westerfield caught this scene of passengers waiting at their gates
This morning I walked from Hayes Valley to the Tenderloin and it was clean. Zero tents. No drug dealers. Power washed sidewalks. Lots of foot traffic.
The line at @ArsicaultBakery was out the door!
My wife just got home from seeing John Mulaney at the Golden Gate Theatre tonight (Tenderloin). Her comments:
* OMG that area is awful
* Yes, he joked negatively about San Francisco
* There are so many drug dealers and drug users
* I didn't feel safe walking out to the car to
Outdoor dining is one of the best things to happen in San Francisco recently. But two years ago Dean Preston tried to kill outdoor dining forever.
Every day that Dean Preston is a supervisor, San Francisco will get worse. We must vote him out as soon as possible.
Reason #15 to Dump Dean Preston: Outdoor dining saved countless small businesses during Covid, but Dean tried to kill the program.
Dean Preston supported Aaron Peskin's attempt to kill the outdoor dining program by making it illegal to secure the spaces overnight.
This is fucking crazy. Criminals have no fear of walking into a mall, robbing a jewelry store, and walking out.
I predict this will be the next store to leave SF. Our officials are failing to provide the basics for a functioning society.
93 days until we vote. Follow @GrowSF.
