San Francisco’s broken contracting system is A MESS. Rafael Mandelman is focusing on eliminating the out-of-date boxes that need checking and red tape that needs cutting. Abundance starts with getting rid of well-intentioned policy with misguided implementation. Blueprint for a Better San Francisco

Wild to see Dean Preston squawking away about how repealing Costa Hawkins is good for renters - even though voters overwhelmingly rejected repealing it in November.

New: SF city attorney warned a planning commissioner about voting on projects involving her past employer she continues to get income from. She ignored them. sfstandard.com/2025/07/15/san…

Kathrin Moore is another corrupt commissioner who must resign immediately. sfblueprint.org/take-action/te…

Even though Aaron Peskin lost the SF mayoral election, it’s going to take years to root out the corruption he sowed in local government.

Have you signed the petition? sfblueprint.org/take-action/te…

Thanks to Adam Shanks at the Examiner for this piece. Super excited about what we are building at Blueprint for a Better San Francisco sfexaminer.com/news/politics/…

A distant third-place finish in his bid for the Board of Supervisors didn’t stall Scotty Jacobs’ career in San Francisco politics. Instead, it launched it. sfexaminer.com/news/politics/…

According to the Chronicle, SF has one of the oldest populations of any metro in the US. This is a big problem (some have called it an entirely different doom loop). Here are three ideas to make San Francisco more affordable, more livable, and more fun.

This week’s Blueprint Briefing just dropped - and it’s got all the latest coming out of City Hall. Give it a read! sfblueprint.org/blog/blueprint…

The Coalition on Homelessness is another grifting organization amidst the constellation of orgs that feed off our city’s bloated budgets.

This should be a wake-up call to Democrats fighting for the cause of urbanism and well-governed cities: if our party won’t solve the problems of drug-driven lawlessness and disorder consistent with OUR values, MAGA Republicans will solve them consistent with THEIR values. (1/2)

Crime is down across every major category in San Francisco per new data from District Attorney Brooke Jenkins! Of note - the category that saw the steepest year-over-year decline was bipping (car break-ins), which at one point were nearly synonymous with San Francisco.

New university in downtown SF?! Vanderbilt University we are ready for you…have you heard about that big mall on Market Street? 👀

Downtown recovery starts with making our downtown a destination at all hours, on all days, for all people. We’ve already seen it at work: music and entertainment are hugely powerful economic engines for our city because San Francisco IS a music city. 🎥: Scotty Jacobs 🌉

We are seeing encouraging signs that San Francisco’s downtown recovery isn’t just happening - it’s accelerating. 🧵 🎥: Scotty Jacobs 🌉