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Charter Amendment#260537Scheduled for Committee Hearing
In plain English
Asks voters to change the city charter: Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to increase the amount of funding the City must set aside money to the Housing Trust Fund each fiscal year that is used for the creation, acquisition, and rehabilitation of affordable rental and ownership housing, for downpayment loans and housing stabilization for certain households, and for housing-related infrastructure. In short: it commits city money.
Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to increase the amount of funding the City must appropriate to the Housing Trust Fund each fiscal year that is used for the creation, acquisition, and rehabilitation of affordable rental and ownership housing, for downpayment loans and housing stabilization for certain households, and for housing-related infrastructure; provide for a temporary freeze and temporary reduction in the annual appropriation to the Housing Trust Fund under certain circumstances; extend the sunset date of the Housing Trust Fund from July 1, 2043 to July 1, 2058; and delete obsolete provisions; at an election to be held on November 3, 2026.
Introduced: May 19, 2026
Final action: —
Sponsors: Stephen Sherrill, Danny Sauter, Alan Wong, Bilal Mahmood, Matt Dorsey, Myrna Melgar, Shamann Walton
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Full action history
Jun 16, 2026Planning Department: RESPONSE RECEIVED
Jun 16, 2026Controller: RESPONSE RECEIVED
Jun 16, 2026Human Resources Department: RESPONSE RECEIVED
May 26, 2026Clerk of the Board: REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
May 19, 2026President: ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE