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Mayor Lurie Appoints Steven Betz As Chief Of Public Safety

Betz Brings Years of Experience Working to Make San Francisco Safer at SFPD and in Mayor’s Office, Including Work to Staff SFPD and Sheriff’s Office Under Rebuilding the Ranks Initiative; Appointment Builds on Efforts to Drive Down Crime, Improve Public Safety Across San Francisco

Mayor Lurie Appoints Matthew Goudeau As City's First Executive Director Of Arts And Culture

Selected Following National Search, Goudeau Brings Years of Leadership Experience in San Francisco Arts Community; Arts Grant Funding on Track to Grow as City’s Economy Recovers; Continues Mayor Lurie’s Work to Support City's Creative Ecosystem Through Unified Strategy While Ensuring Arts Continue to Drive San Francisco’s Comeback

Mayor Lurie Announces Appointments of Civic Leaders to City Organizations

Appointees Will Work With Mayor Lurie to Drive San Francisco's Recovery, Support San Francisco Kids and Families.

Mayor Lurie Announces Appointments to San Francisco Committees, Commissions

Appointees Will Work With Mayor Lurie to Accelerate City’s Economic Recovery, Support San Francisco Families.

Mayor Lurie Announces Appointment of New Fire, Human Services, and Library Commissioners

Appointees Will Work With Mayor Lurie to Support San Francisco Kids and Families, Accelerate City’s Comeback.

Mayor Lurie Appoints Derrick Lew Police Chief, Marks New Generation of Leadership for Police Department

Lew Brings More Than 20 Years of Experience Serving in Neighborhoods Across San Francisco, Leading SFPD’s Work to Tackle Drug Crisis; Interim Chief Paul Yep to Remain as Senior Advisor Through Major Events in 2026; Under Mayor Lurie’s Leadership, Crime Down Nearly 30% Citywide, With Homicides at Lowest Level Since 1950s and Car Break-Ins at Two-Decade Low.

Mayor Lurie Appoints Sherrice Dorsey-Smith as Executive Director of San Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families

Appointment of Dorsey-Smith to Lead Department Will Continue Mayor Lurie’s Work to Support San Francisco Families

Mayor Lurie Announces Appointment of Dr. Diana Aroche to Lead Department of Status of Women

Dr. Aroche Brings Decades of Experience Driving Policy, Working With Communities Across San Francisco and Bay Area; Will Work to Improve the Lives of San Francisco’s Women and Girls, Ensure Accountability, Effectiveness of Public Funding

Mayor Lurie Announces Appointment of Mawuli Tugbenyoh As Human Rights Commission Executive Director

Tugbenyoh Will Bring Nearly Two Decades of Public Service Experience to Support San Francisco Communities, Ensure Accountability for Public Funding.

Mayor Lurie Takes Major Step in San Francisco's Comeback, Appoints New Leaders to Key Economic Development Positions

Sarah Dennis Phillips, Anne Taupier, and Liz Watty Bring Proven Track Records to New Roles Leading Planning, OEWD, and PermitSF; Team Will Work Across City Departments and With Private and Community Partners to Drive San Francisco’s Economic Recovery, Revitalize Downtown