A podcast exploring San Francisco government, public policy, and local issues <br/><br/><a href="https://sfworks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">sfworks.substack.com</a>
SF Works
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A podcast exploring San Francisco government, public policy, and local issues <br/><br/><a href="https://sfworks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">sfworks.substack.com</a>
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Recent Episodes
March 5, 2026
Power to the People
<p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>0:57: Waymos failed en masse during the December city-wide power outage, blocking traffic and getting in the way of first responders. Until recently, the company didn’t admit they had almost 1,600 stalled vehicle incidents in one day.</p><p>1:52: The power outage’s cause was a fire owing to faulty equipment at a PG&E substation at Mission & 8th—not the first time a fire there has caused a blackout. Unsurprisingly, the City has been trying to breakup with PG&E for years.</p><p>4:10: State Sen. Scott Wiener is leading a renewed push for SF to take over PG&E’s local operations via eminent domain, and have the city run the electric utility themselves. It’s not a far-fetched idea: Sacramento, Palo Alto, and Los Angeles all have public utilities, and their customers pay much cheaper rates. Still, many obstacles remain to a takeover.</p><p>8:25: Across the street from SF General Hospital is the casual neighorhood seafood fiesta of your dreams. “Miches and ceviches” and a laid-back vibe make Dolores Waterfall feel like a vacation spot.</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong></p><p>Here is a <a target="_blank" href="https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/727762c5-4d51-4974-bfe9-31629100a1f9">“NotebookLM”</a> compiling (most of) the sources I used in researching this episode.</p><p><strong>ICYMI:</strong></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://sfworks.substack.com/p/six-months-in">Episode 6: “Six Months In”</a> — Lurie’s early tenure: budget “chops,” Labubus, and a surprising IG game; creative coffee drinks for actual coffee lovers</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://sfworks.substack.com/p/shop-or-flop">Episode 5: “Shop or Flop”</a> — SF Centre is dying, but Stonestown Galleria is on the come up; my most-consumed pastry</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://sfworks.substack.com/p/tahanan">Episode 4: “Tahanan”</a> — The new mayor gets “unprecedented” powers; a novel approach to affordable housing; incredible smashburgers</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://sfworks.substack.com/p/homi-slide">Episode 3: “Homi-slide”</a> — SF has a new mayor; a deep dive into the City’s 2024 crime statistics; a new pop-up’s modern take on pan dulce</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://sfworks.substack.com/p/follow-the-money">Episode 2: “Follow the Money”</a> — SF’s $876 million budget deficit shock; how the City gets revenue and spends money; a favorite casual Lebanese eatery</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://sfworks.substack.com/p/the-mayor-and-the-supes">Episode 1: “The Mayor & the Supes”</a> — An intro to SF Works; the role of the Mayor and Board of Supervisors; an incredible Mission sandwich spot</p><p><strong>Programming note:</strong></p><p>This show has a newly-setup <a target="_blank" href="http://instagram.com/sfworks.pod">Instagram account</a>, which may feature videos and photos not included here.</p><p>You can also find SF Works episodes on <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sf-works/id1785113284">Apple</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/58drO1Wmim5ExB51ErmpYl">Spotify</a>. Subscribe there if you already listen to podcasts on those platforms, and please consider leaving a rating or review!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://sfworks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">sfworks.substack.com</a>
July 20, 2025
Six Months In
<p><strong>In this episode: </strong>Lurie’s early tenure: budget “chops”, Labubus, and a surprising IG game; creative coffee drinks for actual coffee lovers</p><p>1:39: A recap and assessment of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s first six months in office, based on how he’s handled the City budget, homelessness, crime, business, and communications.</p><p>2:19: Lurie and the Board of Supervisors just came to terms on the City’s budget, closing a projected deficit of over $800 million. Getting there involved some speedbumps—including a protestor at a public hearing cutting off her hair in the hopes of that being “the only chop”.</p><p>4:33: Lurie had previously demanded that all city departments slash their budgets by 15%, but in the version that passed, 31 of 52 departments actually got increases!</p><p>5:46: On the campaign trail, Daniel Lurie’s signature campaign pledge was that he would add 1,500 shelter beds in the first six months of his term. He achieved 195 net new beds, and now, his administration says they have a good reason why his goal is being scrapped.</p><p>8:50: Crime is generally down, and SFPD funding is still increasing, but Lurie’s administration has traded one area beleaguered with open-air drug use (Civic Center) for another (Mission & 16th).</p><p>12:09: Decisive action is apparently coming to significantly reduce the number of RVs squatting long-term in a handful of City neighborhoods.</p><p>14:00: Lurie has moved especially quickly to tackled the red tape that has snarled small businesses in the city, introducing a well-received “PermitSF” program.</p><p>15:37: Lurie has lived up to expectations of being friendly to the tech industry, from convincing Databricks to recommit to SF to giving Waymo special privileges. The retail revival has been slower, but Nintendo and Pop Mart should hopefully be a shot in the arm for Union Square.</p><p>17:42: Lurie doesn’t have a naturally magnetic persona, but he has been a surprisingly effective communicator via social media videos. He has emerged as the City’s “cheerleader in chief” while raising awareness of his administration’s initiatives, hyping local small businesses, and coming across as responsive and relatable.</p><p>20:12: One topic he has steadfastly avoided is Donald Trump, practically treating that name like Voldemort’s.</p><p>21:44: New and buzzworthy on the coffee scene are Cafe Shoji and Warriors star Jimmy Butler’s pop-up Bigface. A more established, and still massively underrated spot for creative drinks for caffeine connoisseurs is The Coffee Movement.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://sfworks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">sfworks.substack.com</a>
April 20, 2025
Shop or Flop
<p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>1:28: I recently bought my wedding suit at SF Centre, making me a rare customer at the dying mall frequently cited in “doom loop” narratives about downtown</p><p>2:49: Visits to SF Centre have plunged, and in the past few years, retailers have stampeded for the exits</p><p>4:29: Housing? College campus? Soccer stadium? Many ideas have been floated on what to do with SF Centre, but none have gotten traction. Issues over financing and control of the property make change even harder</p><p>7:40: Stonestown Galleria, like SF Centre, opened in the late ’80s, and has had its share of ups and downs</p><p>9:08: Setting Stonestown apart these days is its reputation as a “foodie paradise”—particularly for inexpensive but trendy Asian food</p><p>11:08: There are big plans for Stonestown as a solution to SF’s housing shortage, too—but the timeline that’s been proposed is disappointing</p><p>13:08: A Hayes Valley bakery that opened in fall 2022 makes my most-consumed pastry of late (but I’ll tell you where else you can find it!)</p><p><strong>Some other things</strong>:</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/korea-theater-chain-cgv-san-francisco-1236348013/">The CGV movie theater on Van Ness lost $54 million in just 18 months?!</a> (I saw Dune and Top Gun 2 there, but it was always pretty empty...) | CEO says he was “chased” with a “Glock”; <a target="_blank" href="https://defector.com/tech-ceo-do-not-say-to-me-that-i-was-not-just-assassinated-by-the-jackal?utm_campaign=defector&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&giftLink=cdd805426fd835fa6a8289ba5ce905f8">SFPD and security footage confirm he just heard fireworks</a>. | Good news (except for bippers): <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-car-break-ins-are-lowest-in-two-decades/">“San Francisco car break-ins are lowest in two decades”</a>. | The Market St. Safeway has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/market-street-safeway-hides-stubborn-sf-mystery-20242869.php">the City’s last large neon billboard</a>, but its days are numbered. | <a target="_blank" href="https://missionlocal.org/2025/03/sf-police-raid/">“40 arrests, 0 charges”</a>—the Mayor and SFPD hyped a big drug raid, but did it have any impact? | Supe Walton: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02ZNrqbuhXbFnzr5x3i8aq23LC4jvgRnyXeaZhsJE53bYoQL4a48NSe8wpCnVgk3Yul&id=637859771">“Mayor Lurie is an oligarch… who does not care about collaboration.”</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/stephen-curry-s-f-headquarters-20257772.php">Steph Curry scraps Dogpatch HQ project</a>. | <a target="_blank" href="https://abc7news.com/post/worlds-most-beautiful-taco-bell-pacifica-reopens-remodeling-heres-look-changes-whats-new/16131649/">Pacifica Taco Bell gets a glow-up</a>.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://sfworks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">sfworks.substack.com</a>
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