Richie Greenberg is an American conservative commentator, columnist, activist, and politician.
San Francisco, once a global symbol of innovation, has faced significant challenges in recent years: rising crime, homelessness, business departures, and public safety concerns that have drawn national attention.
The Background: Decades of policy decisions contributed to visible disorder, strained services, and resident frustration in one of the country’s most progressive cities. From soft-on-crime approaches to debates over ballot measures and leadership priorities, many voters sought practical solutions over ideology.
Richie Greenberg is a longtime San Francisco resident and experienced voice on urban issues. A native New Yorker who has called San Francisco home since 2001, he previously ran as a Republican candidate for mayor in 2018. Greenberg has been actively involved in local civic efforts, including helping launch the grassroots campaign that contributed to the successful 2022 recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin. He also opposed the ballot measure to lower the local voting age to 16 and led the “BREEXIT” initiative to challenge incumbent London Breed's leadership ahead of the 2024 mayoral race.
A columnist whose work appears in the New York Post, California Post, California Globe, and other national and local TV and Talk Radio news outlets, Greenberg offers an insider’s perspective on city governance, public safety, and policy reform. He brings firsthand experience and data-driven commentary to discussions about what’s working — and what isn’t — in major American cities.
Media bookers, producers, and journalists: If you need the authentic, experience-driven conservative perspective on what’s really happening in America’s failing cities - and how to fix them - Richie Greenberg is your expert.