Mayor Daniel Lurie on Wednesday praised a new contract with a tech company to overhaul San Francisco’s embattled permitting system, despite reports this morning that revealed one of Lurie’s deputies overruled staff recommendations in awarding the contract to a product that had “gaps so significant” that it “shouldn’t be considered.”

The company that won the $5.9 million contract, OpenGov, had significant ties to Lurie: Advisory board member Katherine August-deWilde is a major donor to and sits on the board of Tipping Point Community, the foundation where Lurie served as CEO until 2019 and board chair until 2023. She and her husband donated $60,000 to a pro-Lurie PAC in the 2024 election and $100,000 to Lurie’s inauguration.

Its co-founder and former chairman Joe Lonsdale and CEO Zac

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