San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced a citywide hiring freeze to deal with the city's budget deficit, as one of his first actions as head of the city. The directive does not include departments that have suffered staffing difficulties and support public safety and health, including the police department.

New San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie wasted no time getting to business on his first full day on the job Thursday, ordering a citywide hiring freeze and other cost-saving measures to address the largest budget deficit in the city's history.