Lurie said part of what’s going to help keep San Francisco moving in the right direction is a commitment from residents. Past leaders, he said, “took San Francisco for granted,” thinking “we could just continue on and our success would continue as well.” To make San Francisco resilient, able to weather economic changes and tech booms and busts, Lurie said its leaders have to be “relentless in fighting for [their] city, standing up for [their] city, and welcoming people, saying, ‘We want you here and we're going to create the conditions for your success.’”