Mayor Lurie outlines 90‑day Mission Street plan, cites early safety gains

Mayor Daniel Lurie appeared before the Board of Supervisors to describe a 90‑day, multi‑agency effort targeting conditions at the Mission Street BART plazas that combines enforcement, outreach and supportive services.

Lurie said the initiative has increased routine patrol checks — “up 56% at 16th Street and 36% at 24th Street” — and reported early declines in related calls and encampments. “These plazas belong to the community,” he said, framing the effort as enforcement plus services, new lighting and cameras, and the deployment of ambassadors and a dedicated outreach team under the Department of Public Health.

Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who requested the mayor’s appearance, said residents and small businesses continue to report visible disorder and substance use and asked which metrics will measure success. Lurie said the city is strengthening real‑time interagency visibility of deployments and integrating observation data “so we can identify what’s working, make adjustments, and get more effective over time.”

Several supervisors welcomed the additional resources but pressed for more specific benchmarks and for attention to service gaps after dark. Lurie acknowledged the work is “far from finished,” noting that services “still get worse at night when resources are limited” and that many residents decline offers of services.

The exchange closed with the mayor urging continued collaboration as the administration finalizes a mayoral budget that he said would protect core services and close a projected $642 million deficit.