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Ned Siegel

8 bits across the podcasts they've appeared on

The list always starts with clean and safe because that's foundational to so many of the things that we do, whether it's for a company or for a family. And then we think about the mental health and drug crises on our streets and then we think about our economy.

Ned Siegel

Anthropic in Talks to Raise $30 Billion…

If you want to paint your logo on the window of your store, you don't need a permit anymore... If you want to put tables and chairs outside your bar or restaurant, you don't need to come see us once a year... and you don't need to pass $2,500 a year for that permit.

Ned Siegel

Anthropic in Talks to Raise $30 Billion…

We need a lot more people to live in San Francisco. Dan Docteroff, who had a job like mine in New York, he said to me once, he said, 'if the city isn't growing, it's dying.' And we know that we need a road map for people to build against.

Ned Siegel

Anthropic in Talks to Raise $30 Billion…

Just as we were talking about small businesses where we need to be cheerleaders, we need the big companies to know that we are open for business... We've always been a place where people start companies. Over time, we tend to export those companies. We need them to stay.

Ned Siegel

Anthropic in Talks to Raise $30 Billion…

Government

20 pieces of legislation

Anthropic in Talks to Raise $30 Billion at $900 Billion Val… · May 13, 2026

The city of San Francisco has aggressively cut bureaucratic regulations to support housing developers and small business operations.

Business

$2,500 permit fee eliminated

Anthropic in Talks to Raise $30 Billion at $900 Billion Val… · May 13, 2026

Administrative simplification efforts now allow local restaurants and shops to bypass historically tedious permit and payment cycles.

Government

Family zoning map passed

Anthropic in Talks to Raise $30 Billion at $900 Billion Val… · May 13, 2026

Designed to tackle local housing shortages, the new zoning map offers a blueprint to dramatically expand housing volume within urban lines.

Government

Clean & safe baseline priority

Anthropic in Talks to Raise $30 Billion at $900 Billion Val… · May 13, 2026

Ensuring basic civic stability forms the foundation that enables families, retail stores, and global tech corporations to thrive.