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Let’s Go SF!

San Francisco is back! In the last year, the City has made remarkable progress: crime is down, businesses and conferences are returning, downtown is recovering, and new industries are fueling innovation. SF Believes is dedicated to supporting the policies and leaders that are helping sustain SF's growth and resilience at a critical moment in the City’s renewal.

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November 2026 Voter Guide

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SF Standard

A pizzeria, a Yemeni cafe, snazzy storefronts: Inner Sunset gets the downtown treatment

SF New Deal announced the recipients of the Neighborhood Vibrancy Fund, which extends downtown’s small-business initiatives by providing grants and support.

ABC7

Nordstrom Rack returning to SF with new downtown store set to open fall 2027

Downtown San Francisco's retail recovery is set to gain another major tenant with the addition of a new Nordstrom Rack store near Union Square.

KTVU

Uniqlo returns to San Francisco with opening day street festival

Japanese fashion label Uniqlo on Friday opened a brick-and-mortar location in San Francisco, its first in the city since the brand closed its Powell Street store in 2021.

SF Chronicle

S.F.’s long-stalled Candlestick Point project finally breaks ground on 7,200 homes after 25 years

[T]he infrastructure work that begins this month will create the foundation for a project that, at full build-out, will deliver 7,200 homes in Bayview, along with parks, a hotel, retail and 2.8 million square feet of office space.

SF STandard

Hundreds more SF families are getting access to free or low-cost child care

The effort comes a few months after the city expanded eligibility for Early Learning for All. The program allows a family of four that earns less than $230,000 a year to receive free child care, while those earning $310,000 are eligible for a 50% subsidy.

KTVU

San Francisco crime fell 25% in 2025; homicides hit lowest level since 1954

San Francisco recorded a sharp decline in crime last year, with decreases across nearly every category, according to newly released police data.

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