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"content": "\u003cp>Every time \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017880/bay-area-braces-quadruple-threat-rain-wind-surf-king-tides\">waves from king tides\u003c/a> crash against San Francisco’s hard city edge like they did Friday, officials brace for flooding along the Embarcadero southeast of the Ferry Building. It’s a reminder that as baseline sea levels continue to rise, future floodwaters could inundate a vital part of the city’s transportation infrastructure: commuter rail lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city is working on two solutions to cure its bayside flooding woes. The first is a shorter-term plan to raise the shoreline and \u003ca href=\"https://propellerclubnortherncalifornia.org/wp-content/uploads/WRP017_DCRP_Propeller-Club_D1.pdf\">use deployable temporary infrastructure (PDF)\u003c/a> to block water from getting into the train system. 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The king tides reached around 7.36 feet in San Francisco, according to the commission, which encourages people to \u003ca href=\"https://www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/#:~:text=The%20next%20California%20King%20Tide,December%2013%2D15%2C%202024.&text=Sign%20up%20to%20receive%20email,the%20highest%20tides%20of%20today.\">capture and submit photos of flooding\u003c/a> this weekend. But Forbes noted that seas are projected to rise several feet by the end of the century.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means every time a king tide occurs in the not-so-distant future, the impact on the city will be compounded. Plus, Forbes said the flooding could be even worse if tides occur during a flood-inducing atmospheric river or a smaller storm like the one \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017880/bay-area-braces-quadruple-threat-rain-wind-surf-king-tides\">bearing down on Northern California\u003c/a> this weekend with heavy rain, strong wind and high surf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12018231\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12018231\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water flows onto the sidewalk during a high king tide at Pier 14 along the Embarcadero in San Francisco on Dec. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A king tide gives us an idea of what is coming in the future,” she said. “Right now, it’s infrequent flooding, but it will become intermittent to frequent flooding over time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the 1880s, the Pacific Ocean has risen by about 8 inches along the West Coast, but state scientists predict more than a foot of bay rise by 2050 and more than 6 feet by the end of the century in the worst-case scenario.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forbes is particularly worried about the area that floods today. To the naked eye, this area several hundred feet southeast of the Ferry Building looks like a pedestrian path and road next to the bay. But underneath the paved ground is a Muni portal, where trains enter the underground system, including BART.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12018233\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12018233\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-82.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-82.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-82-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-82-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-82-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-82-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-82-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People walk along the Embarcadero during a high king tide in San Francisco on Dec. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This area is the most at-risk segment of the city’s seawall for future sea level rise. As seas rise and storms intensify, the promenade and railing could fail, and flooding could cause regular road shutdowns and damage the train system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The water would overtop and move right in and over into those tracks and down into the system,” Forbes said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley professor Kristina Hill, a leading sea level rise scientist, said San Francisco’s current seawall is “a joke” because it was built quickly out of rubble, rocks, posts and concrete during the gold rush era.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12017880 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/241122-StormHitsBayArea-21-BL-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is kind of an unusually fragile seawall for a city of this size,” she said. “There are even ships that were scuttled in it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The long-term fix from the port and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aims to reinvent 7.5 miles of the bayside shoreline at a cost of more than $13 billion. The draft plan for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfport.com/wrp/usace\">San Francisco Waterfront Flood Study\u003c/a>, released last year by the port, includes rebuilding the seawall — which would help stop water from harming the train system — and raising structures. The final report is tentatively set for public release in early 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, the\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfport.com/files/2023-04/Embarcadero%20Early%20Projects_Downtown%20Coastal%20Resilience_2023Q1_Update.pdf\"> Downtown Coastal Resilience Project\u003c/a> could potentially raise the shoreline and put in new protective railings and deployable structures to block water at a cost of more than $250 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next year, the port will select a consultant to complete the concept and detailed design. 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However, they foreshadow a far wetter future for the city on the bay because of sea level rise caused by human-caused climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12018232\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12018232\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-38.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-38.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-38-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-38-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-38-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-38-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-38-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water flows onto the sidewalk during a high king tide at Pier 14 along the Embarcadero in San Francisco on Dec. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“King tides are a very helpful visual representation of what our shoreline is likely to look like every single day in the not very distant future,” said Annie Kohut Frankel, manager of the California King Tides Project at the California Coastal Commission. “They are a warning more than a problem yet, but hopefully, we will listen to that warning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, that warning came in the form of bay water gushing onto the sidewalk on the Embarcadero, forcing people to walk around the waves. The king tides reached around 7.36 feet in San Francisco, according to the commission, which encourages people to \u003ca href=\"https://www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/#:~:text=The%20next%20California%20King%20Tide,December%2013%2D15%2C%202024.&text=Sign%20up%20to%20receive%20email,the%20highest%20tides%20of%20today.\">capture and submit photos of flooding\u003c/a> this weekend. But Forbes noted that seas are projected to rise several feet by the end of the century.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means every time a king tide occurs in the not-so-distant future, the impact on the city will be compounded. Plus, Forbes said the flooding could be even worse if tides occur during a flood-inducing atmospheric river or a smaller storm like the one \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017880/bay-area-braces-quadruple-threat-rain-wind-surf-king-tides\">bearing down on Northern California\u003c/a> this weekend with heavy rain, strong wind and high surf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12018231\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12018231\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/241213-PortFlood-33-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water flows onto the sidewalk during a high king tide at Pier 14 along the Embarcadero in San Francisco on Dec. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A king tide gives us an idea of what is coming in the future,” she said. “Right now, it’s infrequent flooding, but it will become intermittent to frequent flooding over time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the 1880s, the Pacific Ocean has risen by about 8 inches along the West Coast, but state scientists predict more than a foot of bay rise by 2050 and more than 6 feet by the end of the century in the worst-case scenario.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forbes is particularly worried about the area that floods today. To the naked eye, this area several hundred feet southeast of the Ferry Building looks like a pedestrian path and road next to the bay. 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Muni is faster and more frequent and more reliable than it has been in decades,” Tumlin told KQED. “I have such an incredible crew at the MTA who’s ready to step it up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tumlin stepped into the role in 2019 and has steered the public transportation agency through \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014573/sf-muni-dire-need-funding-without-cuts-could-be-devastating\">one of its worst fiscal crises\u003c/a> in recent history. 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Starting Friday, according to the weather service’s \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?format=ci&glossary=1&issuedby=mtr&product=afd&site=mtr&version=1\">online forecast discussion\u003c/a>, “there are going to be poor conditions everywhere, especially on the water or at the beach.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The storm door is now opening up for us,” said Rick Canepa, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Bay Area office. “We’re still in the early stages of the winter season. 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Three Sonoma County waterways could flood: Laguna de Santa Rosa, the Russian River and Mark West Creek.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If a thunderstorm or really heavy showers were to develop, that poses a risk for flooding,” Sarment said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>King tides — caused by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1955598/king-tides-are-here-why-they-happen-and-what-they-teach-us\">a stronger than normal gravitational pull\u003c/a> when the sun, moon and Earth align — could push water up the coast and bayshore with high-tide levels between \u003ca href=\"https://www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/participate.html#tidemap\">5 and 12 feet through Monday\u003c/a>. On top of the higher tides, the weather service has issued a high surf advisory from 1 p.m. Thursday through 4 p.m. Saturday with large breaking waves on the order of 18 to 22 feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because the tide overall is going to be higher, those bigger waves will be able to run up the beach farther,” Sarment said. “Overall, it’s not going to be a good weekend to go out and about.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The higher tides increase flooding risk in places like San Francisco’s Embarcadero and the Mill Valley–Sausalito Bike Path in Marin County. The highest tides could reach nearly 12 feet on Saturday north of San José’s bayshore community of Alviso, according to the California King Tides Project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Coastal Commission asks the public \u003ca href=\"https://www.coastal.ca.gov/kingtides/#:~:text=The%20next%20California%20King%20Tide,December%2013%2D15%2C%202024.&text=Sign%20up%20to%20receive%20email,the%20highest%20tides%20of%20today.\">to submit photos of waves and rising groundwater\u003c/a> during this weekend’s king tides. 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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bay-bridge\">Bay Bridge\u003c/a> will soon be relit, according to the nonprofit behind the iconic light installation that spanned the San Francisco skyline for a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Illuminate \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/IlluminatedArts/status/1866191587841077537\">announced\u003c/a> Monday that crews have begun installing 50,000 new LED bulbs across the western span of the bridge and that the renewed installation could be up and running within months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ben Davis, the founder of Illuminate, told KQED that he is eyeing late March for the grand relighting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We anticipate celebrating the return of The Bay Lights to our skyline later this winter. … We hope you will join us on the waterfront,” the company said in a post on social media platform X.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Lights — then thought to be the world’s largest LED sculpture — debuted in March 2013, and on its 10th anniversary, it was shut down amid uncertainty over a fundraising effort for repairs. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Update, Dec. 12: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12017884/sf-mayor-elect-daniel-lurie-taps-former-giants-executive-lead-staff\">SF Mayor-Elect Daniel Lurie Taps Former Giants Executive to Lead Staff\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his first major announcement as mayor-elect of San Francisco, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/daniel-lurie\">Daniel Lurie\u003c/a> said he would change the governance structure of the mayor’s office when he is sworn in next month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie, a philanthropist with no prior experience in elected office, unseated incumbent Mayor London Breed after running a campaign focused on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013667/daniel-lurie-san-franciscos-next-mayor-what-will-that-look-like\">bringing change and stronger accountability\u003c/a> to City Hall. On Wednesday, Lurie announced that rather than having the city’s 56 agencies report to the mayor’s chief of staff and hiring a centralized policy director, he would create four policy director positions alongside the chief of staff, all reporting directly to the mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The current way of doing business at City Hall is outdated, ineffective, and lacks focus on outcomes,” Lurie said in a statement. “The changes we’re making at the top will help break down barriers to effective governance that impact every San Franciscan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The four policy directors will focus on housing and economic development; infrastructure, climate and mobility; public health and well-being; and public safety. Lurie has not yet announced who his chief of staff or the policy directors will be. He is meeting with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014714/san-francisco-mayor-elect-daniel-lurie-taps-openai-founder-transition-team\">a team of advisers\u003c/a> to craft his first 100 days in office and finalize his picks for senior positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former city controller Ben Rosenfield, who is on the mayor-elect’s transition team, said the reorganization could improve issues like San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11993388/new-state-law-slashed-sfs-housing-permit-timeline-will-builders-follow\">notoriously slow permitting process\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Parents and the teachers’ union, however, worry about the impact of losing so many veteran teachers in one fell swoop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“More older, experienced teachers leaving our schools replaced by new, younger, less experienced teachers will result in poorer learning outcomes for our students,” Cindy Chung, whose first-grader attends Starr King Elementary School, said at Tuesday’s meeting. “We’ve already seen high turnover of [paraeducators] and lower-paid staff who have less financial stability, can’t afford to live in SF and have incredibly long commutes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staff ranging from paraeducators to upper management will be eligible for the Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan so long as they have permanent full-time positions, are over 55, and will have worked within SFUSD for a consecutive five years as of June 2025. The district plans to send notification letters with information for employees who qualify beginning Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many positions will be filled with “lower-paid new hires,” whose starting salaries are $18,000 to $30,000 lower, while an estimated 69 positions could be eliminated. Together, SFUSD said, this could save over $30 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12013574 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/06/RS41635_002_KQED_Election_Prop13_02262020_4349-qut-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those who agree to the buyout by mid-February will receive a one-time payment equal to 60% of their salary upon their resignation while retaining their retirement benefits. If fewer than 314 employees sign up to participate, though, the offer could be retracted entirely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cassondra Curiel, the president of United Educators San Francisco, said that although early retirement could be beneficial to some of the union’s members, it will destabilize overall school staffing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have classrooms right now with students in them who don’t have permanent teachers. They’ve had substitutes since August,” she told KQED. “We feel like that is management and the district’s negligence, and now they’re going to compound that vacancy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The early retirement program is one part of the district’s three-pronged fiscal stabilization plan, which it said will help balance its budget and avoid state takeover. That plan was also passed by the board on Tuesday, giving Superintendent Maria Su direction to take any and all steps necessary to present balanced budgets for the next three cycles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFUSD is expected to have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011347/sf-schools-wont-close-yet-but-the-city-still-has-questions-about-huge-budget-cuts\">a $113 million budget shortfall\u003c/a> this year and an even larger structural deficit by 2027.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elliott Duchon, a state-appointed adviser who has veto power over SFUSD’s spending, told school board members on Tuesday that the reductions are crucial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have not attended a board meeting where people are not worried about losing their jobs, where the spend budget hasn’t been an issue, where staffing hasn’t been an issue,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since May, Duchon has had the ability to veto SFUSD’s spending decisions because its budget report was negative, indicating it will fail to cover its expenses in coming years. This year’s first budget report, presented Tuesday, was negative as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s unhealthy for the district,” Duchon said. “It’s unhealthy for your staff. It’s unhealthy for your children, the community, and for you as board members. It detracts from your goals and your ability to focus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the buyouts, the fiscal stabilization plan includes a review of all budget expenditures and potential layoffs at the end of the academic year. SFUSD needs to cut more than $113.8 million in expenses next fiscal year and $13 million more in 2026-2027 to get back on track.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teachers and certificated staff will be notified of layoffs by March, and civil staff will find out in mid-May. The district will look at how many people choose to participate in the early retirement program and how much funding SFUSD receives in January’s state budget to determine how many layoffs are necessary, Su said. District staffers have already created a seniority list of employees to share with labor partners ahead of the potential reductions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, Michele Huntoon, SFUSD’s associate superintendent of business services, said staff members will review all expenditures based on a few questions: “Are we using them? Are they meeting our purpose? Is it meeting our needs?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Duchon said that while the changes will be challenging, SFUSD needs to face the reality of its financial situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You are living in a time of declining enrollment, declining revenue,” he said. “You have used one-time revenues to pay for ongoing staffing, and that has put you in a position of staffing in a way that is richer than what your resources allow you to do. We want to be hopeful, but there may be pain to go through before you get there. And if you don’t go through the pain, the pain will continue on and on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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But other campaigns with big tech money behind them, like efforts to elect a more right-leaning mayor or to unseat progressive Supervisor Connie Chan, fell flat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mixed outcomes show the limits of campaign spending in local politics, but political analysts and campaign finance experts say that won’t stop billionaires from trying in San Francisco and, increasingly, in other cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They realize that they have skin in the game even at the local level, and it behooves them to try and have candidates on these city councils or county board of supervisors that are friendly to their policy views,” said Sean McMorris, who leads the transparency, ethics and accountability program at California Common Cause. “You will see it, I believe, in bigger cities where there are more opportunities for special interests to increase their bottom lines.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Silicon Valley power players have poured money into local elections for decades. But political analysts and grassroots organizers say tech and cryptocurrency billionaires’ spending went even further this past election cycle, which brought in more than $62 million in total donations. Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie raised about $16 million — about half of which was self-funded — making his campaign the most expensive in the city’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chris Larsen, an early donor for Mayor London Breed who co-founded the cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs, donated more than $1 million to San Francisco races this year, largely into a PAC supporting the mayor created by the Abundance Network, a YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) political organizing group. 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Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie raised about $16 million — about half of which was self-funded — making his campaign the most expensive in the city’s history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chris Larsen, an early donor for Mayor London Breed who co-founded the cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs, donated more than $1 million to San Francisco races this year, largely into a PAC supporting the mayor created by the Abundance Network, a YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) political organizing group. 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