‘We took our business community for granted,’ San Francisco’s new mayor admits to city’s failings, but vows not to move fast and break things

Nearly one year into his tenure, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is offering a candid diagnosis of the city’s recent struggles: The municipal government became an adversary to the very economic engine it relied upon. Speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm AI conference in early December, Lurie admitted the city’s political class previously operated under the assumption businesses would tolerate endless hurdles.

“We took our business community for granted,” Lurie told Fortune Editorial Director Andrew Nusca.