San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has been basking in a glow of positive media coverage after a year on the job.

His approval rating is 73% in one poll.

That’s extraordinary, as reality on the streets paints a different, patchwork picture.

Lurie defeated incumbent London Breed last year over rampant crime and a staggering exodus of retailers and downtown office tenants.

Since then, Lurie has taken to social media as an influencer, peddling positivity.

Cheering on mom-and-pop shops, swanky restaurants and frequenting cafes to feed his caffeine addiction, he posts his visits to every corner of the city — and many locals love it.

The Insta-mayor is affecting public sentiment, bringing back optimism after years of sustained doom-loop despair.

Over the summer, Lurie and his team appeared at every major public gathering in the city.

(He loves a party.)

They were at neighborhood night markets, block parties and music festivals in Golden Gate Park, repeatedly telling attendees that the city is seeing better times.

But in August, the San Francisco Standard revealed that Lurie, uber-wealthy and willing to spend, had paid $350,000 of his own money to a seasoned PR team.

Their mission: counter San Francisco’s negative image.

Lurie’s supporters saw that move as the mayor using his personal resources at a critical juncture, steering the city away from the brink.

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