Daniel Lurie

Daniel Lawrence Lurie was born and raised in a Jewish{{Cite web |title=Interview with Daniel Lurie |url=https://www.maxraskin.com/interviews/daniel-lurie |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Interviews with Max Raskin}} family in San Francisco, the son of Mimi (née Ruchwarger) and Rabbi Brian Lurie.{{Cite web |last= |first= |authorlink= |date= |title=Daniel Lurie: A Man Who's Wearing Two Hats & Making a Super Difference for Our Greater Community |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-mayoral-race-daniel-lurie-18934956.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731012957/https://siliconvalleytalk.com/news/view/7342/Daniel_Lurie_A_Man_Whos_Wearing_Two_Hats_-_Making_a_Super_Difference_for_Our_Greater_Community |archive-date=July 31, 2019 |accessdate=July 30, 2019 |publisher=SiliconValleyTalk.com}}{{Cite web|first=Kara |last= Swisher|authorlink= |title=Full transcript: Tipping Point Community CEO Daniel Lurie on Recode Decode - His nonprofit works with local governments to solve problems like chronic homelessness. |publisher=Vox Media|date=April 11, 2017 |url= https://www.vox.com/2017/4/11/15250810/transcript-tipping-point-community-philanthropy-homeless-ceo-daniel-lurie-recode-decode |accessdate=}} His parents divorced when he was two; his mother remarried to Peter E. Haas and his father remarried Caroline Fromm Lurie. Daniel is an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune as Peter is the great-grandnephew of Levi Strauss.{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/levi-strauss-heir-will-reportedly-challenge-breed-18204498.php|title=SF Mayor London Breed will reportedly face another 2024 challenger: a Levi Strauss heir|website=SFGATE|author-first1=Alec|author-last1=Regimbal|date=2023-07-18}} Lurie says he grew up "most of the time in [Haas's] house." Brian was executive director of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco.{{Cite web|first=Kelly E. |last=Carter|authorlink= |title= One-on-One with Daniel Lurie, CEO of Tipping Point Community |publisher=Haute Living|date=January 8, 2016 |url=https://hauteliving.com/2016/01/one-on-one-with-daniel-lurie-ceo-of-tipping-point-community/598066/ |accessdate=}}

Daniel has two brothers, Ari{{Cite web|first= Meredith |last=May |authorlink= |title= Daniel Lurie of Tipping Point does what's right |publisher=SFGate|date=July 31, 2011 |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Daniel-Lurie-of-Tipping-Point-does-what-s-right-2352738.php |quote= At 34, he is emerging as a leader for a new generation that is tackling poverty with its business expertise as well as its dollars.}} and Alexander, and one sister, Sonia. He attended the Town School for Boys and University High School in San Francisco. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Duke University. After school, he worked on Bill Bradley's 2000 presidential campaign where he worked as a field organizer in Iowa.

In 2001, Lurie moved to New York City to work for the Robin Hood Foundation, founded by Paul Tudor Jones. In 2003, he returned to San Francisco where he received his Master of Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley, in 2005;{{Cite web|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Daniel Lurie (MPP '5) CEO and Founder, Tipping Point Community|publisher=Goldman School of Public Policy|date=|url=https://gspp.berkeley.edu/news/profiles/alumni/profile/daniel-lurie|accessdate=July 30, 2019|archive-date=July 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731012958/https://gspp.berkeley.edu/news/profiles/alumni/profile/daniel-lurie|url-status=dead}} his thesis consisted of a business plan for a charitable foundation based on the Robin Hood model.

After he graduated, he founded the Tipping Point Community, which has raised over $500 million from private donors.{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Connor Letourneau, J.D. |title=S.F. mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie says he knows how to fix nonprofits. Can he fix City Hall? |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-mayoral-race-daniel-lurie-18934956.php |access-date=May 7, 2024 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}} Other founding members of the board were former football player Ronnie Lott, Katie Schwab Paige (daughter of Charles R. Schwab), and Chris James (founder of activist investment firm Engine No. 1). Tipping Point focuses on education, housing, employment, and family wellness.

Lurie was named by San Francisco mayor Ed Lee to lead the 2016 San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl Bid Committee; after a successful bid, he was able to ensure that 25% of revenue was designated to local non-profits to help fight poverty. In 2018, Lurie committed to raising $100 million in two years to reduce chronic homelessness in San Francisco by 50%.{{Cite web|first=Heather |last=Knight |title=Progress slow for philanthropist with $100 million vision for cutting SF homelessness |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|date=May 31, 2019 |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/Philanthropist-with-100-million-vision-for-13911194.php#photo-17579512 |accessdate=}} Tipping Point's Chronic Homelessness Initiative (CHI) was a catalyst for bringing city government and nonprofit service providers together to work in new ways, spurred innovation and legitimized promising new solutions before tax dollars were spent.{{Cite news |last=Stiffman |first=Eden |date=February 10, 2023 |title=Can $100 Million Change San Francisco's Response to Homelessness? |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/can-100-million-change-san-franciscos-response-to-homelessness-one-grant-maker-tried-heres-what-happened |access-date=February 1, 2024 |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy}} On November 16, 2019, Lurie stepped down as CEO of Tipping Point Community after 15 years of leading the organization. Lurie remains with Tipping Point as chair of the board.{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon |date=2013-05-09 |title=Tipping Point Community - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/202121739 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=ProPublica |language=en}}

{{See also|2024 San Francisco mayoral election}}

On September 26, 2023, Lurie launched his candidacy for mayor of San Francisco in the 2024 election, challenging incumbent mayor London Breed.{{cite web|last=Knight|first=Heather|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/us/san-francisco-mayor-levis-daniel-lurie.html|title=Levi Strauss Heir to Challenge Mayor London Breed of San Francisco|work=The New York Times|date=September 26, 2023|accessdate=September 26, 2023}} A committee supporting his candidacy received a $1 million donation from his mother Mimi Haas.{{Cite web |last=Regimbal |first=Alec |date=January 30, 2024 |title=Billionaire mother of SF mayoral candidate spends $1M on her son's race |url=https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/billionaire-mom-gives-1m-to-son-s-sf-mayoral-race-18638051.php |access-date=February 1, 2024 |work=SFGATE}} A report by The San Francisco Standard concluded that this was possibly "the largest contribution to a committee in support or opposition of a candidate in San Francisco history."{{Cite web |last=Koehn |first=Josh |date=January 30, 2024 |title=Mom Drops $1M to Help Lurie Win San Francisco Mayor's Race |url=https://sfstandard.com/2024/01/30/daniel-lurie-mom-spends-million-dollars-san-francisco-mayor-race/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=The San Francisco Standard |language=en}} Other donors included Jan Koum (co-founder of WhatsApp) and the biotech investor Oleg Nodelman, who each contributed $250,000 to the committee, which raised about $3.5 million in total by January 2024. On November 5, 2024, Lurie was elected Mayor of San Francisco. Incumbent mayor London Breed, who finished as runner-up, conceded the race on November 7.{{Cite magazine |last=Har |first=Janie |date=2024-11-08 |title=Daniel Lurie Wins San Francisco Mayoral Race—Ousting London Breed |url=https://time.com/7174049/san-francisco-mayor-election-daniel-lurie-london-breed/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |magazine=TIME}}

Lurie is a moderate Democrat, and was endorsed by some Republican groups,{{Cite web |last=Waddick |first=Karissa |title=Outsider Daniel Lurie beats incumbent London Breed in San Francisco mayoral race |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/08/daniel-lurie-london-breed-san-francisco-mayor/76126964007/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=USA TODAY}}{{Cite web |last=Lu |first=Xueer |date=2024-10-04 |title=See how they run: Lurie, the Democrat, gets support from S.F. Republican group |url=https://missionlocal.org/2024/10/see-how-they-run-lurie-the-democrat-gets-supports-from-republican-group/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=Mission Local}} such as the San Francisco Briones Society. The co-founder of this group, Jay Donde, said that Lurie was the only candidate who could deny being involved in the politics that led to the mess that the city is currently in. Lurie reacted to this endorsement by stating that he is a lifelong Democrat but welcomes the endorsement because he looks for support from anyone, and his policy views are common sense and not political: improve safety, end homelessness, and crack down on drug problems. Former San Francisco mayor and police chief Frank Jordan endorsed Lurie, saying that their political ideals aligned.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=SF mayor candidate Daniel Lurie gets big endorsement |url=https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/sf-mayor-candidate-daniel-lurie-gets-big-endorsement/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=KRON4}} For example, Lurie called for a fully staffed police department and sheriff's office during the 2024 election.

The San Francisco Chronicle initially endorsed both Breed and Lurie for Mayor, saying that Breed was the safe choice and Lurie was the candidate for change.{{Cite news |last=Beckett |first=Lois |date=2024-11-08 |title=Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie elected mayor of San Francisco |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/07/san-francisco-mayor-election |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-15 |title=Mayoral Candidates Slam SF Chronicle's Support For London Breed, Daniel Lurie For Mayor – California Globe |url=https://californiaglobe.com/fl/san-francisco-mayoral-candidates-slam-san-francisco-chronicles-support-for-london-breed-daniel-lurie-for-mayor/ |access-date=2024-12-03}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=T. R. D. |date=2024-10-16 |title=San Francisco Chronicle endorses Levi's scion Daniel Lurie for SF mayor |url=https://therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2024/10/16/san-francisco-chronicle-endorses-levis-daniel-lurie-for-sf-mayor/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=The Real Deal}} Then, the Chronicle endorsed Lurie due to his balance of compassion and toughness on key policy issues.{{Cite web |last=Torrez |first=Andre |date=2024-11-07 |title=San Francisco Mayor London Breed concedes, congratulates Daniel Lurie on victory |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/san-francisco-mayor-london-breed-offers-concession-congratulates-daniel-lurie-victory |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=KTVU FOX 2}} Also, it mentioned how Lurie, despite his lack of political experience, can use his connections to surround himself with politically smart people who understand policy.

Daniel Lurie was seen as a centrist Democrat.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Levi's heir and political outsider Daniel Lurie wins San Francisco mayor's race |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-07/levis-heir-daniel-lurie-wins-san-francisco-mayors-race |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=Los Angeles Times}} Lurie’s moderate views lead him to gain support from the business community. Tech companies were influential in this mayoral race as they spent millions of dollars on candidate’s campaigns for more centrist policies and thus benefited Lurie. Lurie campaigned on tough-on-crime policies. His campaign also criticized City Hall insiders for not building more housing and needing to provide both funding and staff for the police and sheriff departments. Lurie had family wealth, allowing him to contribute more than $8 million to his campaign.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-09 |title=Photos: Who is Daniel Lurie, San Francisco's new mayor? |url=https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/09/photos-daniel-lurie-mayor/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=The San Francisco Standard}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie pledges to make San Francisco safer as mayor |url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-b8dd4c53f330290faab4feb49cc6ae3c |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=AP News}}{{Cite web |last1=Carson |first1=Biz |last2=Kamisher |first2=Eliyahu |last3=Bloomberg |date=November 8, 2024 |title=Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie set to win San Francisco mayor's race |url=https://fortune.com/2024/11/08/levi-strauss-heir-daniel-lurie-win-san-francisco-mayor-race-london-breed/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=Fortune}} Also, his mother contributed more than $1 million to an independent committee that supported Lurie’s mayoral campaign. Overall, Lurie’s campaign raised more than $16 million.

Lurie self-funding a majority of his campaign caused some people to see him as a political outsider competing against people in City Hall amidst corruption and scandals. His campaign played into this view and focused on how he was an outsider with no government experience. The campaign centered on Lurie being a political newcomer with a business background, pitching himself as common-sense and accountable. Some people argued that Lurie won because of high public support for his policy issues and a lack of government experience, which is historic as Lurie was the first candidate to be elected mayor of San Francisco with no government experience since 1911. There was controversy over Lurie’s lack of political experience and self-funding, with opponents critiquing Lurie for spending so much on his campaigns. For example, some critics said that Lurie was buying the election and was a "trust fund kid" relying on family wealth, while others said he was simply campaigning seriously to increase his name recognition.

First-choice votes for the top five candidates were 26.3% for Daniel Lurie, 24.4% for incumbent Mayor London Breed, 22.9% for Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, 18.5% for former Supervisor Mark Farrell, and 2.9% for Supervisor Ahsha Safai.{{Cite web |last=Pehling |first=Dave |date=2024-11-07 |title=Lurie leads Breed, fights off others challengers in San Francisco mayoral race - CBS San Francisco |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/california-san-francisco-mayor-race-2024-election/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=www.cbsnews.com}} Lurie was the only top candidate who was an outsider to politics, never holding a position in local government. San Francisco mayoral elections use a ranked-choice voting system where voters rank candidates based on their order of preference. The election goes on until one candidate has the majority of the votes. This is done by the candidate with the least number of votes being eliminated, and everyone who voted for them their vote is redistributed, but this time it is for their next choice candidate. Lurie led all rounds of ranked choice voting with an ultimate 56% of votes for Lurie and 43% of votes for Breed. There were 14 rounds of counting. It took two days to validate the winner of San Francisco’s ranked-choice voting system.

San Francisco State University political science professor Jason McDaniel said this election represented change with Lurie, having never held political office but running a well-funded campaign capitalizing on how ranked choice voting works and focusing on how he will do things differently in office. Jim Ross, a veteran Bay Area Democratic strategist, said this was a billionaire election with high spending on campaigns.

On January 8, 2025, Lurie was sworn in as the 46th mayor of San Francisco.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-08 |title=Daniel Lurie was sworn in as S.F. mayor. Here's what he wants to tackle right away |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/daniel-lurie-was-sworn-in-as-s-f-mayor-20013863.php |accessdate=2025-01-08 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}{{Cite news|date=2025-01-08 |title=Daniel Lurie sworn in as 46th Mayor of San Francisco|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/daniel-lurie-sworn-in-as-46th-mayor-of-san-francisco/ |accessdate=2025-01-08 |work=CBS News San Francisco}} He announced prior to inauguration that his salary would be capped at $1 per year instead of the full $364,582 salary.{{Cite news |date=2024-12-03|title= San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie plans to take $1 annual salary|url= https://www.ktvu.com/news/san-francisco-mayor-elect-daniel-lurie-plans-take-1-annual-salary |author= Sharon Song|work=Fox 2 KTVU}}

Daniel Lurie has taken a policy position on housing, crime, and the economy. He has publicly stated that during his term in office, he wants to build more affordable housing and more homeless shelters.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Levi's heir and political outsider Daniel Lurie wins San Francisco mayor's race |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-07/levis-heir-daniel-lurie-wins-san-francisco-mayors-race |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite news |last=Beckett |first=Lois |date=2024-11-08 |title=Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie elected mayor of San Francisco |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/07/san-francisco-mayor-election |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} While working for his non-profit organization they built 145 units of supportive housing for the homeless.{{Cite web |title=Lurie Aims to Exempt Multifamily Projects from Transfer Tax |url=https://www.globest.com/2024/11/14/lurie-aims-to-exempt-multifamily-projects-from-transfer-tax-/?slreturn=20241206144941 |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=benefitspro.com}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=T. R. D. |date=2024-11-07 |title=Daniel Lurie, likely next mayor of San Francisco, has housing agenda |url=https://therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2024/11/07/leading-mayoral-candidate-daniel-lurie-has-housing-agenda/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |work=The Real Deal}} During his time in office, one of his goals is to create 1,500 beds for those who are struggling on the streets.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie pledges to make San Francisco safer as mayor |url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-b8dd4c53f330290faab4feb49cc6ae3c |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=AP News}} Additionally, he wants to reduce homelessness by 50%.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-05 |title=San Francisco mayoral race: Daniel Lurie details plans for city's recovery, homelessness and more |url=https://abc7news.com/post/sf-mayors-race-san-francisco-mayor-candidate-daniel-lurie-homelessness-crime-election-2024/15380954/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |work=ABC7 San Francisco}} Another goal is to create affordable housing for San Franciscans; he plans to do this by reducing the multifamily house tax that families typically pay because of the transfer tax to new houses. He also stated that he plans to lower the requirements for affordable housing to allow builders to either finish or start new projects. He plans to use the Joint Power Authority to help create bonds to put towards housing so that public workers will be able to afford to live in the city that they work. He states that he will hold the government accountable by creating an approval tracker that will show the entitlements, permits, and contact information to get the building process to move faster.

On policing, Lurie wants the police to patrol the streets more,{{Cite web |last=Torrez |first=Andre |date=2024-11-07 |title=San Francisco Mayor London Breed concedes, congratulates Daniel Lurie on victory |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/san-francisco-mayor-london-breed-offers-concession-congratulates-daniel-lurie-victory |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=KTVU FOX 2}} and has set a goal of recruiting 425 officers in his first three years as mayor and plans on providing more funds to the police department.{{Cite web |last=Waddick |first=Karissa |title=Outsider Daniel Lurie beats incumbent London Breed in San Francisco mayoral race |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/08/daniel-lurie-london-breed-san-francisco-mayor/76126964007/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=USA TODAY}} He wants to use the police department to address the drug and mental health crisis that occurs on the streets.{{Cite web |title=Mayoral election in San Francisco, California (2024) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mayoral_election_in_San_Francisco,_California_(2024) |access-date=2024-12-06 |work=Ballotpedia}} He also plans to have a stricter approach to crime. He has also taken a stance on other public issues such as the economy and downtown.{{Cite web |last=Sarah Rumpf-Whitten |first=Ashley Papa |date=2024-11-08 |title=San Francisco residents look towards future after firing Dem mayor in effort to clean up homelessness, drugs |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/san-francisco-residents-look-towards-future-firing-dem-mayor-effort-homelessness-drugs |access-date=2024-12-06 |work=Fox News}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:FOXNEWS (Politics and Science)).|date=January 2025}} He also has stated that he wants to increase transparency with the local government and San Franciscans.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-04 |title=Thank You Letter - Daniel Lurie for Mayor |url=https://daniellurie.com/ |access-date=2024-12-06}} Lurie said that he will eliminate funding to nonprofits that have failed to provide the city with results. He also has taken a stance on education, pledging to pay public teachers on time and recognize more students for their achievements.

In 2006, Lurie married Becca Prowda; they have a son and a daughter. In 2019, his wife was named Director of Protocol by California Governor Gavin Newsom.{{Cite web|first= |last= |title=Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 6.12.19 |publisher=Office of Governor Gavin Newsom |date=June 12, 2019 |url=https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/06/12/governor-newsom-announces-appointments-6-12-19/ |quote=Becca Prowda, 41, of San Francisco, has been appointed director of protocol in the Office of Governor Newsom. Prowda was director of community affairs at Levi Strauss & Co. from 2009 to 2019. She was deputy director of protocol in the Office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom from 2008 to 2009, where she also served as confidential assistant to the Mayor from 2004 to 2007. Prowda was events manager at the Robin Hood Foundation from 2000 to 2004. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100,008. Prowda is a Democrat.}} Lurie practices Transcendental Meditation.

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