Blue city mayor embraces government efficiency in new memo to city employees

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie directed city employees in a memo on Tuesday to return to the office at least four days a week to improve government efficiency.

Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2025. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The memo outlines how working in-office benefits performance, communication and collaboration, while making more employees available to deliver for San Franciscans.

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Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office terminating all remote work in the federal government as part of the Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to improve productivity. Governors and mayors across the country have followed suit by directing their employees to return to the office. 

While San Francisco employees are now expected to return to the office, California state employees can still follow a hybrid schedule. Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ordered state employees to return to the office at least two days a week. The governor's office did not provide comment on Lurie's memo by the deadline for this article. 

San Francisco Mayor David Lurie worked to pass the Fentanyl State of Emergency Ordinance this month "to get drugs off the street and keep San Franciscans safe." (Getty Images)

Earlier this month, Lurie launched the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Hospitality Task Force to increase the police presence in San Francisco’s business and tourist districts and dedicate more resources to high-traffic areas. 

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San Francisco also passed the Fentanyl State of Emergency Ordinance this month, which will provide resources "to get drugs off the street and keep San Franciscans safe" by increasing shelter capacities, expanding health initiatives and unlocking funding for expanded treatment options. 

Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital. 

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