Good morning! We have a lot of questions for you.

Mayor Breed announced two ballot measures for March 2024: one to loosen SFPD’s longstanding vehicle pursuit policy, and the second to require drug tests for city welfare recipients if they want to keep their housing or benefits. Does she really want more high-speed car chases? More drug users back on the streets? Joe Eskenazi says these “sloganeering wedge issues” aren’t about actual governance, but politicsโ€”and raising a lot of money.

So will Breed succeed in outflanking mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie on the right? Come hear Joe ask him directly, this Friday at Manny’s, and join the conversation. Get your tickets now.

Catch up on the news by testing yourself with our weekly quiz. Who walked out of the police commission meeting, who walked out of Mission High, and who’s being turned away from pop-up food pantries?

More soon,

Sara


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By Walter Mackins

Volunteer and author of the daily newsletter. I'm a writer whoโ€™s covered wars, politics, and religion. Iโ€™ve lived in the Mission for over 30 years, and have appreciated the work of Mission Local since it began.