Mayor Lurie pitches downtown revitalization, backs 'family zoning' and business protections

Mayor Daniel Lurie told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9 that his newly announced “heart of the city” executive directive aims to make downtown San Francisco a 24/7 neighborhood where people can “live, work, play and learn.” The mayor said the strategy combines housing conversions, business incentives, cultural programming and education partnerships to restore downtown activity.

Lurie said the city will create a downtown revitalization financial district to make office-to-residential conversions easier, streamline permitting through PermitSF, modernize older office stock, and activate public spaces with more concerts and entertainment zones. He told the board that in the first 100 days his team secured more than $40,000,000 in private commitments for street beautification, small-business support and plaza activation,…