This legislation proposes a public hearing to discuss a new tax on property owners who keep grocery stores or pharmacies vacant or use them for different purposes, starting in 2027. The hearing is scheduled for July 21, 2026, pending approval of a related motion.
Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on July 21, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing to consider the proposed Initiative Ordinance imposing an excise tax, commencing in tax year 2027, on persons keeping vacant or using differently parcels last used, in whole or in part, as formula retail grocery stores or formula retail pharmacies on or after January 1, 2017 (File No. 260693); scheduled pending approval of the Motion contained in File No. 260823; to be considered on July 21, 2026.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a proposed initiative to impose an excise tax on vacant grocery stores and pharmacies in San Francisco.
The legislation targets parcels that were last used as formula retail grocery stores or pharmacies on or after January 1, 2017.
The Board of Supervisors scheduled a public hearing to consider the proposed Initiative Ordinance imposing an excise tax.
The Board of Supervisors is set to hold a public hearing on July 21, 2026, to discuss the proposed excise tax initiative.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
An internal Board decision: Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 3, 2026, an city law changing the the city's business-tax rules to impose an excise tax, commencing in tax year 2027, on persons keeping vacant or using differently parcels last used, in whole or in part, as formula retail grocery stores or formula retail pharmacies on or after January 1, 2017.
The motion aimed to introduce a tax on properties that have been vacant or used for purposes other than grocery stores or pharmacies since 2017, starting in 2027. It was scheduled for a public hearing in July 2026 but has been killed and will not proceed.
The motion aimed to introduce a tax on properties that have been vacant or used for purposes other than grocery stores or pharmacies since 2017, starting in 2027. It was scheduled for a public hearing in July 2026 but has been killed and will not proceed.
An internal Board decision: Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 3, 2026, an city law changing the the city's business-tax rules to impose an excise tax, commencing in tax year 2027, on persons keeping vacant or using differently parcels last used, in whole or in part, as formula retail grocery stores or formula retail pharmacies on or after January 1, 2017.