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Mayor London Breed warns conventions and businesses are wary; pledges to maintain fully funded tenant right‑to‑counsel program
Summary
Mayor London Breed told the Board of Supervisors that convention business and corporate decisions are being affected by rising concerns about public safety, homelessness and substance use. In a budget‑season exchange, Supervisor Preston asked the mayor to reaffirm city commitment to fully fund San Francisco's tenant right‑to‑counsel program; the
Mayor London Breed told the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 8 that San Francisco must act quickly on public safety and homelessness to retain conventions, business investment and visitors.
Speaking as part of a 2 p.m. special order, Breed said business leaders told her during a recent trip to Chicago, Washington and New York that, while they remain fond of San Francisco, "they have very real and legitimate concerns" about housing affordability, property and violent crime, and substance use and homelessness. "We…
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