This ordinance authorizes the City to settle a lawsuit for $350,000 related to claims of inverse condemnation filed by Joe Fong and Soon Kang. The settlement is currently pending committee action.
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Joe Fong and Soon Kang against the City and County of San Francisco, for $350,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 14, 2025, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-25-624317, entitled Joe Fong, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of inverse condemnation.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a lawsuit involving allegations of inverse condemnation against the City and County of San Francisco.
Joe Fong and Soon Kang filed a lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging inverse condemnation due to a break in a water main.
The City Attorney proposed a settlement of the lawsuit for $350,000, which was then received from the department.
The President of the Board of Supervisors received and assigned the ordinance authorizing the settlement of the lawsuit.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record