Lurie's term began on January 8, 2025. He announced prior to his inauguration that his salary would be capped at $1 per year instead of the full $364,582 salary. According to a
San Francisco Chronicle poll released on July 21, 2025, 73% of 961 respondents approved of Lurie's mayorship. Residents praised him for tackling cleanliness and crime while criticizing housing prices and the lack of shelters for the homeless.
Policy priorities and actions in office Lurie's administration has prioritized the building of more affordable housing. He has created measures to speed up housing approvals, and has removed some legal barriers for builders and lowered costs for developments. His administration introduced legislation on February 25, 2025, to make the process of converting empty office buildings into housing simpler and has launched an online tracker of permits to increase transparency and speed up project timelines. In December 2025, Lurie opposed the construction of a 25-story apartment complex (with 790 rental units, of which 86 would be affordable housing) with mixed retail on the lot of a Safeway in the Marina District. Lurie set a goal of hiring 425 new police officers, sheriff's deputies, and 911 dispatchers within his first three years to reduce response times and ensure consistent neighborhood patrols to deter crime. On May 13, 2025, Lurie announced a "Rebuilding the Ranks" initiative is aimed at restoring baseline staffing across public safety agencies and reducing reliance on overtime. Lurie has also committed to making local government more transparent and accountable. In February 2025, he launched a new permitting tracker to increase public visibility into city operations. His administration has pledged to review nonprofit contracts to ensure public funds are being used effectively and to shift resources away from underperforming providers. In 2026, Mayor Lurie announced a policy that would provide free childcare to families earning less than $250,000 a year and subsidized child care for those earning less than $310,000, as part of a broader affordability agenda.
Foreign diplomacy . On August 22, 2025, Lurie participated in a Ukrainian flag-raising ceremony at
San Francisco City Hall to commemorate
Ukraine's Flag Day and the 34th anniversary of the country's independence. On September 30, 2025, Lurie hosted the consul general of China in a
flag-raising ceremony and proclaimed October 1, 2025, the
National Day of the People's Republic of China, as "China-US Friendship and Heritage Day."
Beya Alcaraz On November 6, 2025, Lurie appointed
Isabella "Beya" Alcaraz to fill the vacant District 4 seat on the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors after the recall of
Joel Engardio. Alcaraz had no previous experience in any elected legislative or appointed administrative position. At the time of her appointment, she was one of the youngest and least experienced appointed board members in the previous 30 years. Between 2019 and 2025, Alcaraz owned and managed a pet store before selling the business in early 2025. Some of these issues had been identified by earlier inspections by the city's Department of Public Health and Animal Care and Control. There were also reports that Alcaraz had paid employees "
under-the-table" and had reported personal expenses as business write-offs in order to avoid paying taxes. On November 13, 2025, after seven days, Alcaraz resigned. In his statement announcing her resignation, Lurie said, "I regret that I didn't do more to make sure she could succeed." Lurie swore in
City College of San Francisco trustee
Alan Wong to replace Alcaraz on December 1, 2025. ==Personal life==