San Francisco’s Mayor Asks Voters for More Power

“Mayor Daniel Lurie is asking a lot of San Francisco voters in next month’s election as he starts to test the limits of his political popularity,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

“The mayor wants the electorate to give him and his successors more power over the way City Hall operates. He’s pushing a parcel tax that would extend a financial lifeline to Muni. He’s backing one ballot measure that would fund affordable housing while opposing another that seeks to earmark certain tax proceeds for affordable homes.”