San Francisco Politics and Urbanism Daily
SF Reform Agenda Hits Stores, Housing, Schools and the Budget
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 · 9 min
San Francisco City Hall is weighing a Tenderloin/SoMa corner-store crackdown as home prices hit records, a 107-unit affordable tower advances, Phil Kim wins his school board race, and Daniel Lurie’s $16.9 billion budget fight moves to supervisors.
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San Francisco City Hall is weighing a Tenderloin/SoMa corner-store crackdown as home prices hit records, a 107-unit affordable tower advances, Phil Kim wins his school board race, and Daniel Lurie’s $16.9 billion budget fight moves to supervisors.
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