{"id":660952,"date":"2025-04-05T18:42:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T15:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sf-mayor-lurie-to-tech-ceos-how-can-we-get-you-back\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T18:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T15:42:57","slug":"sf-mayor-lurie-to-tech-ceos-how-can-we-get-you-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sf-mayor-lurie-to-tech-ceos-how-can-we-get-you-back\/","title":{"rendered":"SF Mayor Lurie to tech CEOs: &#8216;How can we get you back?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a374c58798c5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a374c58798c5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sf-mayor-lurie-to-tech-ceos-how-can-we-get-you-back\/#Building_an_AI_Hub\" >Building an AI Hub<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sf-mayor-lurie-to-tech-ceos-how-can-we-get-you-back\/#Robotaxis_in_SF\" >Robotaxis in SF<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to bring his city back to its glory days. And he\u2019s convinced tech leaders \u2014 who often pitch utopian ideals of their own \u2014 can help him deliver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m a mayor that is picking up the phone and calling CEOs,\u201d said Lurie during TechCrunch\u2019s StrictlyVC event on Thursday night. \u201cI\u2019m calling entrepreneurs and saying, \u2018How can we keep you here?\u2019 or \u2018How can we get you back?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first step to winning these folks back, he said, is addressing a rampant drug and homelessness crisis that\u2019s pushed many business leaders out of the city. Lurie has spent much of his first 100 days in office walking the city\u2019s most troubled neighborhoods. This week, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/02\/us\/san-francisco-drug-supplies.html\">he rolled back a longstanding program<\/a> in which San Francisco handed out free pipes, foil, and straws that were used to ingest drugs, such as fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lurie\u2019s \u201ccommon sense policies,\u201d as he called them during his 2024 mayoral campaign, are largely being championed by <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> leaders. As Ryan Peterson, the CEO of Flexport, walked off the stage at StrictlyVC while the San Francisco Mayor walked on, he yelled to Lurie:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThanks for cleaning up the city a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the public safety initiative, Lurie emphasized the need to make it easier to \u201cbuild\u201d in San Francisco \u2014 referring to construction of houses and creation of businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city recently unveiled a new initiative, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sf.gov\/mayor-lurie-launches-permit-reform-effort-with-focus-on-housing-and-small-business\">Permit SF<\/a>, which would reduce the amount of red tape that startups must wade through to operate in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, the mayor also introduced a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/article\/lurie-housing-rezoning-plan-20255343.php\">new zoning proposal<\/a> that would allow taller buildings \u2014 and thus, more housing \u2014 in neighborhoods that traditionally have only allowed lower, single family homes. If passed, it could be the first rezoning of San Francisco since 1970.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe want our entrepreneurs starting businesses and then staying here,\u201d said Lurie. \u201cThat means streamlining permitting, making it easier to start a restaurant, a bar, or a startup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat we need more of is people coming together and being [\u2026] practical. We sort of lost that here in San Francisco,\u201d said Lurie. \u201cI believe the business community that has stayed here, that did not leave, understands our values, and we\u2019re going to attract businesses back in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-building-an-ai-hub\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Building_an_AI_Hub\"><\/span>Building an AI Hub<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of that effort, Lurie said he wants to get \u201ccompetitive on the tax front,\u201d suggesting he\u2019s willing to give tax breaks to companies in the city. The San Francisco mayor said he\u2019s already worked with the city\u2019s leading AI companies to build more offices and hold more conferences in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Lurie said he convinced Databricks to hold its AI conference in San Francisco through 2030, instead of moving to Las Vegas as the company originally planned. Last month, the mayor also attended the ribbon cutting for a new OpenAI office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While these AI companies may get tax cuts, the mayor wants them to invest in San Francisco in other ways. Specifically, he wants OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to \u201cget loud about\u201d their investments in San Francisco\u2019s arts and culture scenes, which he says the company has already been doing quietly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Lurie doesn\u2019t just want the tech industry\u2019s dollars, he\u2019s after their ideas as well. The city recently announced the Partnership for San Francisco \u2014 a consortium of business leaders, including The Atlantic owner and Steve Jobs widow Laurene Powell Jobs, famed <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le designer Jony Ive, and Altman \u2014 to help give businesses a clear channel to talk with city hall.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-robotaxis-in-sf\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robotaxis_in_SF\"><\/span>Robotaxis in SF<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But some San Franciscans are concerned the tech industry is pushing out other communities. That tension recently flared up when Waymo tried obtaining a permit to map out the SFO airport, allowing its robotaxis to take riders to and from the airport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waymo successfully obtained an SFO mapping permit, but it came with a strict carveout to ensure Waymo wouldn\u2019t move commercial goods to and from the airport. Thanks to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, delivery drivers hold great power in San Francisco\u2019s city hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lurie said he worked out deals with labor unions to get Waymo\u2019s SFO permit done, but clarified that \u201cWaymo is not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mayor said he\u2019s convinced that autonomous vehicles are \u201cwhere the future is going,\u201d and that he\u2019s talked with other companies about having a larger presence in city. Lurie also didn\u2019t rule out building the city\u2019s infrastructure to accommodate more autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While much of the tech industry\u2019s innovation has historically happened in Silicon Valley, about 40 miles south of the city, the AI boom seems firmly centered in San Francisco. Lurie says that\u2019s given the city some momentum to really bring innovation back to the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen we\u2019re done, everyone\u2019s going to be like, \u2018I got to be in San Francisco. Otherwise I\u2019m missing out.\u2019 That\u2019s where we\u2019re going,\u201d said Lurie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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