San Francisco's New Mayor on Homelessness, Unaffordability, and AI
Odd Lots3 Nov 2025

San Francisco's New Mayor on Homelessness, Unaffordability, and AI

New York City is about to elect a new mayor, and whoever it is will have to address growing challenges like unaffordability, homelessness, and other basic quality-of-life challenges. Very few of these challenges are distinct to NYC. San Francisco, in particular, has also faced this weird tension, where it's incredibly dynamic and wealthy, and also famous for its obvious symptoms of dysfunction. The city is one year into the new Daniel Lurie administration, and many of the quality-of-life statistics have been improving (which is the case in other cities as well). The city is ground zero for the world's AI industry, which is heavily concentrated in SF, rather than the Bay Area writ large. So we spoke with Lurie about his approach to city management, what he's learned in his first year on the job, his vision for improving zoning, and what, if any, advice he'd offer to the next NYC mayor.

Read more:
Uber to Take on Waymo in San Francisco With Lucid, Nuro Robotaxis
Trump Cancels San Francisco Raids After Benioff, Huang Calls

Only Bloomberg - Business News, Stock Markets, Finance, Breaking & World News subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox each week, plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episoder(1182)

Philip Lane on the Big Problems Facing the Euro-zone Economy

Philip Lane on the Big Problems Facing the Euro-zone Economy

There's a pretty widespread recognition that the EU is facing a bunch of economic challenges right now. Growth has been slowing and, as in many places, there's been post-pandemic inflation. But there ...

7 Feb 202546min

This Is Palantir's Vision for Changing How the US Does Defense Spending

This Is Palantir's Vision for Changing How the US Does Defense Spending

This week, we saw shares of software maker Palantir soar after reporting earnings and describing demand for AI as being "untamed." But what does Palantir do, and what do they actually sell to the fede...

6 Feb 202547min

The Treasury Payment System Elon Musk Now Has Access To

The Treasury Payment System Elon Musk Now Has Access To

Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have gained access to a unit within the Treasury Department called the Bureau of Fiscal Service. But what does this unit actually do? How c...

5 Feb 202528min

The Tariff Announcement That Shocked Financial Markets

The Tariff Announcement That Shocked Financial Markets

Over the weekend, President Trump announced that he was following through with his plan for aggressive tariffs. Imports from Canada and Mexico will now be hit with a 25% tariff, while China will get a...

3 Feb 202521min

Marko Kolanovic Is Back With a Warning for Stocks

Marko Kolanovic Is Back With a Warning for Stocks

Marko Kolanovic was one of the biggest names in markets, earning the nickname 'Gandalf' for some eerily prescient calls over the years. But last July he left his role as JPMorgan's chief global market...

3 Feb 202548min

Lots More with Matt Levine on MicroStrategy's Infinite Money Machine

Lots More with Matt Levine on MicroStrategy's Infinite Money Machine

Everyone knows by now that MicroStrategy looks a lot like a giant Bitcoin ETF. Its founder, Michael Saylor, is a huge supporter of the cryptocurrency and his company has been snapping up billions of d...

31 Jan 202514min

Get Ready For Another Shock to Housing Affordability

Get Ready For Another Shock to Housing Affordability

One of the primary drivers of elevated inflation — and the high cost of living in general — is the price of shelter. Whether you're buying or renting, housing is very expensive. Thankfully, over the l...

30 Jan 202535min

The AI Model That Tanked the Stock Market

The AI Model That Tanked the Stock Market

On Monday, the stock market tanked, seemingly in reaction to the emergence of DeepSeek, an open source AI model developed in China. Nvidia, the semiconductor giant that has been the largest winner of ...

28 Jan 202521min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
dine-penger-pengeradet
e24-podden
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
pengepodden-2
finansredaksjonen
utbytte
liberal-halvtime
pengesnakk
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
rss-markedspuls-2
rss-politisk-preik
lederpodden
rss-pa-konto
rss-impressions-2
rss-densannepodden
rss-finanslunsj