# daniel lurie (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover daniel lurie. Page: Feed: --- ## [SF tried to ban its way to lower rents. Then the AI boom hit](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/21/sf-ban-rent-software-ai-boom/) _2026-08-21 · Maggie Angst · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ A 2024 law that banned landlords from using rent-setting algorithms has yet to produce a single lawsuit. ## [Feds confiscated Eric Swalwell’s iPhone and Macbook Pro, document shows](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/20/eric-swalwell-investigation-fbi-raid-congressman/) _2026-08-20 · Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Authorities appear to be building a civil rights case against the former congressman, according to the statute cited in a search warrant obtained by The Standard. ## [$6M bought Hernandez a dead heat against Wahab. Now the real race begins](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/19/power-play-aisha-wahab-melissa-hernandez-congress/) _2026-08-20 · Maggie Angst · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Plus: Pelosi’s fundraising machine for Chan, YIMBY getting feisty, and endorsement season kicks off. ## [SF’s Data Center Debate Heats Up As One Site Looms Large on the County Line](https://thefrisc.com/sfs-data-center-debate-heats-up-as-one-site-looms-large-on-the-county-line/) _2026-08-19 · Adam Brinklow · The Frisc_ Last month Sup. Connie Chan, who’s running for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat, released a campaign ad excoriating San Francisco’s AI boom. “AI data centers are driving up our utility costs, displacing our community, and jeopardizing our environment,” she said, standing in front of a public library. Chan’s not the only one raging against the machines. \[…\] The post SF’s Data Center Debate Heats… ## [Bitter Democratic fight for Swalwell’s seat goes down to the wire](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/18/bitter-democratic-fight-swalwell-s-seat-goes-wire/) _2026-08-19 · Maggie Angst · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Outside groups poured $6 million into boosting Melissa Hernandez, helping erase Aisha Wahab’s 26-point lead in the June primary. ## [Connie Chan wants to ban congressional stock trading. Her top backers are famous for it](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/18/connie-chan-wants-ban-congressional-stock-trading-top-backers-famous/) _2026-08-18 · Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ The supervisor’s opponent says her endorsements from Reps. Ro Khanna and Nancy Pelosi undercut her branding as the working families’ candidate. ## [A two-supervisor brawl tests Lurie’s kumbaya era at City Hall](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/17/san-francisco-city-hall-rafael-mandelman-bilal-mahmood-daniel-lurie/) _2026-08-18 · Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ The 11-member legislative board is having its first major rift of the mayor’s term. ## [It’s a foggy first day of school in SF. Here are 5 storylines we’re watching this year](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/17/sfusd-first-day-of-school/) _2026-08-17 · Ezra Wallach · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Test scores, closures, screen time, and a record-breaking board race: The biggest fights are just starting. ## [The barely watched SF race bringing in eye-watering amounts of money](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/16/growsf-school-board-november-election-powerplay/) _2026-08-17 · Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Plus: Rep. Ro Khanna helps a congressional candidate, Nancy Tung’s brother enters the school board race, and a committee forms to squash an affordable housing measure. ## [Somebody tell Xavier Becerra his website needs updating](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/14/xavier-becerra-governor-election-website-steve-hilton-november/) _2026-08-14 · Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Parts of the campaign website for the presumptive winner of the governor’s race are stuck in June. ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/n5hMeahXJvCZ) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Housing advocates sue SF, saying it illegally carved SoMa out of state density law](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/13/lawsuit-san-francisco-yimby-nimby-housing/) _2026-08-13 · Max Harrison-Caldwell · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ The suit centers on an ordinance Mayor Daniel Lurie signed in May, which YIMBY groups say violates SB 79. ## [Thanks, Daniel Lurie. Now every SF official thinks they’re an influencer](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/12/powerplay-everyone-wantstocopy-daniel-lurie-instagram/) _2026-08-13 · Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Plus: Garry Tan hosts Xavier Becerra, Bilal Mahmood goes to the mat for YIMBY, and new City College board candidates emerge. ## [SFUSD Debuts a New School in Booming Mission Bay. It Also Plans to Reopen the Closure Debate](https://thefrisc.com/sfusd-debuts-a-new-school-in-booming-mission-bay-it-also-plans-to-reopen-the-closure-debate/) _2026-08-12 · Taylor Barton · The Frisc_ With squeaky giggles, a few of San Francisco’s youngest students took the mic last week to help school officials and other bigwigs open the city’s first new public school in 20 years. When the school year starts next Monday, Mission Bay Elementary will welcome three- through five-year-olds. The ribbon-cutting might well be the easiest task \[…\] The post SFUSD Debuts a New School in Booming Mission… ## [SFUSD starts new year with fresh leadership team — and tough decisions ahead](https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/12/sfusd-starts-new-year-fresh-leadership-team-tough-decisions-ahead/) _2026-08-12 · Ezra Wallach · Politics - The San Francisco Standard_ Superintendent Maria Su has a stable budget and new team — but little movement on school closures and student assignment. ## [Tough Love vs. Drop-In: A SoMa Center Must Close As SF’s Sober Version Opens Nearby](https://thefrisc.com/tough-love-vs-drop-in-a-soma-center-must-close-as-sfs-sober-version-opens-nearby/) _2026-08-11 · Elinor Simek · The Frisc_ Advocates for public services cheered San Francisco’s budget compromise earlier this summer. The final tally avoided $28.5 million in proposed cuts to City College and to nonprofits that serve immigrants, the homeless, and more. But when supervisors ratified the record $16.9 billion two-year budget last month, one longtime homelessness nonprofit still took a hit. Hospitality \[…\] The post Tough… ## [Music Mogul’s Empty Downtown Bank Is One of Many Awaiting a Fresh Spin](https://thefrisc.com/music-moguls-empty-downtown-bank-is-one-of-many-awaiting-a-fresh-spin/) _2026-08-06 · Adam Brinklow · The Frisc_ Among recent signs of San Francisco’s downtown revival, this one stood out: a deadline. Planning Director Sarah Dennis-Phillips last month warned dawdling developers to hurry up and break ground on approved commercial projects, or else the city might penalize them in favor of new proposals. After years of fear that downtown spaces would sit vacant \[…\] The post Music Mogul’s Empty Downtown Bank Is… ## [Waymo Behavior Now Harder to Decipher, Even After July 4th Fiasco](https://thefrisc.com/waymo-behavior-now-harder-to-decipher-even-after-july-4th-fiasco/) _2026-08-03 · Kristi Coale · The Frisc_ On the 4th of July, San Francisco’s fog put a damper on an historic fireworks show. Adding to the summer bummer was a traffic meltdown, with stalled Waymo robotaxis in the middle of it all. The fiasco included long lines of Waymos blocking cars, shuttles, and Muni buses on one of the busiest days on \[…\] The post Waymo Behavior Now Harder to Decipher, Even After July 4th Fiasco appeared first on… ## [New Women’s Pro Baseball League Debuts, And This Bay Legend Is Calling Plays](https://thefrisc.com/new-womens-pro-baseball-league-debuts-and-this-bay-legend-is-calling-plays/) _2026-07-31 · Taylor Barton · The Frisc_ Rachelle “Rocky” Henley has been chasing baseball dreams since the 1970s. She went from being the only girl on South San Francisco’s Little League team to covering third base professionally for the Colorado Silver Bullets. In 2014 she founded the San Francisco Bay Sox, now the largest all-girls baseball program in the country. Henley is \[…\] The post New Women’s Pro Baseball League Debuts, And This… ## [SF’s Healthcare Safety Net Only Covers Some Immigrants Facing Medi-Cal Cuts](https://thefrisc.com/sfs-healthcare-safety-net-only-covers-some-immigrants-facing-medi-cal-cuts/) _2026-07-28 · Taylor Barton · The Frisc_ San Francisco has more than 200,000 residents who rely on Medi-Cal, California’s public health insurance for low-income residents. City officials say at least 25,000 of them could lose coverage in the next year and a half. Mayor Daniel Lurie and other local leaders have known this was coming ever since Republicans in Congress passed HR \[…\] The post SF’s Healthcare Safety Net Only Covers Some… ## [Where In SF 2026](https://thefrisc.com/where-in-sf-2026/) _2026-07-24 · The Frisc · The Frisc_ This year’s contest is over. Thanks to everyone who played. The answers are below, and we’ve also included one fun fact for each that we learned from you. Thank you! And congratulations to our top five scorers: Howard Wong, Laura, James Maher, Tom, and Sam Dodge! Don’t miss our next contest! Sign up for our \[…\] The post Where In SF 2026 appeared first on The Frisc . ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hbr0b07ZoYqJ) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Affordable Housing Will Be All Over SF’s Ballot This Fall](https://thefrisc.com/affordable-housing-will-be-all-over-sfs-ballot-this-fall/) _2026-07-22 · Adam Brinklow · The Frisc_ San Francisco has long been ground zero for calls to build more affordable homes. In recent years those calls have been amplified by the city’s new housing blueprint, approved in 2023, which requires making room for more than 40,000 below-market-rate units this decade. But the bottom line casts a long shadow over this demand. It \[…\] The post Affordable Housing Will Be All Over SF’s Ballot This… ## [SF Evictions Are Up, No Matter Who You Ask. Then It Gets Complicated](https://thefrisc.com/sf-evictions-are-up-no-matter-who-you-ask-then-it-gets-complicated/) _2026-07-17 · Adam Brinklow · The Frisc_ Market-rate rents in San Francisco have jumped nearly 20 percent in the past year, and there’s little sign that a years-long drought of new homes will end soon. In short, the latest tech boom is driving demand ever higher, and supply isn’t close to catching up. “The narrative around the AI boom is ‘San Francisco \[…\] The post SF Evictions Are Up, No Matter Who You Ask. Then It Gets Complicated…