Daniel Lurie

Background

Daniel Lurie was born and raised in San Francisco. He graduated from Duke University and earned a master's degree in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley. In 2005 he founded Tipping Point Community, a Bay Area anti-poverty organization that the city says has raised more than $500 million; as its chief executive he directed $100 million to a chronic homelessness initiative. In 2013 Mayor Ed Lee chose him to lead the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, and after the 2017 North Bay fires he organized the Band Together benefit concert, which raised $17 million. He lives in the city with his wife, Becca, and their two children. He was elected mayor on November 5, 2024, defeating incumbent London Breed after 14 rounds of ranked-choice counting.

In office

Lurie took office January 8, 2025, as the city's 46th mayor. In June 2025 he unveiled the Family Zoning Plan, which would allow larger multifamily buildings in residential areas and more density along commercial corridors; the state's housing element mandate calls for 82,069 new units in San Francisco by 2031.

After voters recalled District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio, Lurie appointed Beya Alcaraz to the seat in November 2025. She resigned about a week later, after reports about her former pet store, and Lurie said, "I regret that I didn't do more to make sure she could succeed."

In October 2025 his office awarded OpenGov a $5.9 million, one-year permitting contract without formal bidding. On September 2, 2026, a board committee sent a proposed $33 million extension to the full board without a recommendation, and the city's inspector general is reviewing the company's permitting safeguards.

On homelessness, his office rejected several civil grand jury recommendations on oversight in August 2026 while agreeing to judge operators on resident safety. On August 31, 2026, his administration began re-awarding about $500 million in homelessness contracts through competitive bidding tied to performance.

On October 16, 2026, he signed a 45-day moratorium on new data centers, sponsored by Supervisor Shamann Walton and approved unanimously by the board.

On the ballot

Lurie is not on the November 3, 2026 ballot. His term runs to January 8, 2029, and the office is next on the ballot November 7, 2028. Measure B, on the June 2, 2026 ballot, set lifetime term limits for the mayor and supervisors. On November 3 he is the proponent of Propositions D, E and F, which would raise the signature threshold for ordinance initiatives, centralize city contracting with the City Administrator and widen the mayor's power over department heads and commissioners. Their campaign had raised $12.8 million by mid-October.