San Francisco has been an outlier among American cities in its inability to rebound from pandemic lockdowns. Mayor London Breed, a lifelong San Franciscan, opened up about the challenges that the city faces.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed at City Hall, in San Francisco on April 27, 2023.
San Francisco is also dealing with a crisis of homelessness and drug overdoses in certain downtown neighborhoods. When a Whole Foods supermarket not far from City Hall closed in April after making more than 500 emergency calls over 13 months, many saw it as a symbol of the city’s woes. A: No one wants to be in the ashes. I’ve been in this city my whole life and I know what it’s capable of. Time and time again, San Francisco reinvents itself. Every single time we have emerged a better city.Well before the current influx of tech workers, San Francisco was known for art and culture. Do you think San Francisco will ever be affordable again to artists and musicians?
A: It just passed the Board of Supervisors yesterday. It appears to have broad support. Part of what my legislation is doing is getting rid of those requirements which make absolutely no sense.A: It is definitely bloated. I think that’s the biggest obstacle to the challenges we experience — bureaucracy. It’s telling you five different ways why you can’t do something. Years and years of solving for issues that aren’t issues anymore.
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