Legislation

The ordinance removes the 200-foot distance requirement for nighttime entertainment venues near residential areas in the Western SoMa Special Use District, allowing such uses closer to residential enclaves. It also permits general and nighttime entertainment at a specific location on Folsom Street while affirming compliance with environmental and planning regulations.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to eliminate the 200-foot buffer restriction in the Western SoMa Special Use District for Nighttime Entertainment uses located within 200 feet of a RED (Residential Enclave) or RED-MX (Residential Enclave-Mixed) District and delete references to the buffer restriction in the SALI (Service/Arts/Light Industrial) and WMUO (WSoMa Mixed-Use Office) Districts; principally permit General Entertainment and Nighttime Entertainment uses at 655 Folsom Street (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3750, Lot No. 050) located in the MUR (Mixed-Use Residential) District; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

This ordinance exempts certain leases with the Port Commission from real property transfer taxes if they start between November 1, 2024, and December 31, 2034. It amends the Business and Tax Regulations Code to implement this exemption.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to exempt from real property transfer taxes certain leases with the Port Commission with effective dates on or after November 1, 2024, and on or before December 31, 2034.

The ordinance moves various employment-related rules, such as Prevailing Wage and apprenticeship requirements, from the Administrative Code to the Labor and Employment Code, while also updating enforcement procedures and definitions. It eliminates some exemptions for certain types of work and introduces new exemptions for Modular Furniture Installers.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code and Labor and Employment Code to move certain employment-related provisions, including, among others, certain Prevailing Wage requirements, apprenticeship requirements, and hours and days of labor requirements, from the Administrative Code to the Labor and Employment Code; establish new defined terms encompassing the projects and contracts subject to Prevailing Wage requirements; revise penalty and enforcement requirements and procedures for Prevailing Wage and certain other labor requirements; change the process for fixing and determining Prevailing Wage rates; move and revise the Transition Employment requirements and create new enforcement procedures for those requirements; apply Notice of Forfeiture/Certification of Forfeiture procedures for violations of Prevailing Wage requirements on Covered Real Estate Projects; renumber certain Municipal Code sections or provisions; and make other substantive or technical amendments to the Administrative Code and Labor and Employment Code, including, among others, eliminating certain exemptions from Prevailing Wage requirements for Broadcast Services work and the work of loading and unloading Commercial Vehicles on City property, while creating an exemption from Prevailing Wage requirements for work covered by the Modular Furniture Installers (Carpenters) classification.

This resolution allows VBC SF LLC to obtain a liquor license for their business, Vita Brevis Club, at 969 Market Street, stating that it will benefit the public. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the license's issuance.

Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-48 on-sale general public premises liquor license to VBC SF LLC, to do business as Vita Brevis Club, located at 969 Market Street (District 6), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license.

The ordinance amends various city codes to eliminate certain fees and raise the gross receipts threshold for fee reductions if voters approve Proposition M in 2024. It also extends waivers and suspensions for certain business fees and modifies provisions related to license fees.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code, Administrative Code, Health Code, Police Code, and Public Works Code to make the following changes if the voters approve Proposition M in the November 5, 2024, election: 1) eliminate certain fees beginning in 2026, and 2) increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,500,000 to $5,000,000 for reductions to annual curbside shared spaces fees beginning in 2026; and to make the following additional changes regardless of whether the voters approve Proposition M: 3) extend indefinitely the waiver of business location and device fees for businesses with taximeter devices; 4) extend indefinitely the suspension of the registration certificate and fee requirements for taxi drivers and drivers for transportation network companies; 5) authorize the Tax Collector to collect certain additional license fees on the unified license bill; and 6) amend the delinquency date and penalty provisions and add interest provisions relating to license fees collected on the unified license bill.

The ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit with Scott Edwards for $650,000 related to an employment dispute. This lawsuit was filed on October 17, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Scott Edwards against the City and County of San Francisco for $650,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 17, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-609826; entitled Scott Edwards v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

The ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit with Rick Lam for $350,000 related to an employment dispute. This settlement resolves the legal case filed in December 2021.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Rick Lam against the City and County of San Francisco for $350,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-597312; entitled Rick Lam v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

This resolution endorses a financial agreement for the modernization of the Potrero Yard by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, outlining specific milestone payments and terms for the project. It includes provisions for payments totaling up to $75 million initially, with additional payments and adjustments over a 30-year maintenance term, pending final approval by the Board of Supervisors.

Resolution generally endorsing the form of an Infrastructure Facility Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain Agreement (Form Project Agreement) for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Potrero Yard Modernization Project, and the following pricing: 1) an initial milestone payment of up to $75,000,000 at financial close, 2) a relocation payment of up to $500,000 within 60 days of completing temporary relocation of Potrero Yard operations, 3) a milestone payment of up to $200,000,000 by no later than 2033, and 4) an initial maximum annual availability payment of up to $42,200,000 (in Fiscal Year 2030 dollars) over a maintenance term not to exceed 30 years after the scheduled substantial completion date, anticipated in 2029, subject to interest rate and credit spread fluctuations between commercial close and financial close and annual Consumer Price Index adjustments, with the part of the payment covering capital costs increasing 1% per year and sculpted to align with the SFMTA’s existing debt service obligations; and providing that the final terms of the agreement, including final pricing and inclusion of a Small Business Enterprise/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Plan, shall be subject to approval of the Board of Supervisors.

The ordinance exempts specific downtown projects that convert non-residential spaces to residential from certain development fees, including the Inclusionary Housing fee, and removes the application deadline for the Adaptive Reuse Program. It also mandates regular reporting to the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee and affirms compliance with environmental and planning regulations.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: exempt certain types of projects in the downtown area that replace non-residential uses with residential uses from development impact fees and requirements, including the Inclusionary Housing fee, remove the application deadline from the Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse Program, and require periodic reporting to the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

This ordinance establishes the Cole Valley Entertainment Zone, allowing events on specific streets without needing a special permit from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. It also confirms that the Planning Department's environmental review complies with state law.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to create the Cole Valley Entertainment Zone on Cole Street, between Frederick Street and Parnassus Avenue, and on Carl Street, between Shrader Street and Clayton Street; to delete the requirement that an Entertainment Zone Event be a special event permitted or licensed by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

This ordinance aims to change the definition of "Laboratory" in the Planning Code to include Biotechnology and prohibit Laboratory uses in the Urban Mixed Use zoning district. It also confirms the Planning Department's environmental assessment and aligns with the city's General Plan and priority policies.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise the definition of Laboratory to include Biotechnology, and to make Laboratory uses, as defined, a not permitted use in the Urban Mixed Use zoning district; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.

This legislation is a hearing for people to express their opinions about a decision made by the Planning Department that exempts a cannabis cultivation project at 1719 Wallace Avenue from environmental review. The hearing is scheduled because an appeal has been filed regarding this exemption.

Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the determination of exemption from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act issued as a Categorical Exemption by the Planning Department on October 10, 2024, for the proposed project at 1719 Wallace Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 5414, Lot No. 015, to allow the establishment of an industrial agriculture use for the purpose of cannabis cultivation in an existing, one-story industrial building within the PDR-1-B (Production, Distribution, Repair-Light Industrial Buffer) Zoning District and a 65-J Height and Bulk District. (District 10) (Appellant: Barbara Tassa) (Filed November 8, 2024)

This ordinance changes the reporting requirements for city-funded nonprofit organizations, applying them only to those receiving over $1,000,000 annually. It also reduces the amount of information they must provide and allows for redaction to protect personal information.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to change the Annual Economic Statement of City-Funded Organizations requirements to limit the application of nonprofit reporting requirements to organizations receiving more than $1,000,000 annually, reduce required information types, and permit redaction of information to avoid personal harm.

This ordinance allows hotel employees or their unions to sue tourist hotels for not following required cleaning and disease prevention standards. It also gives courts the power to impose penalties and provide remedies if the hotels are found in violation.

Ordinance amending the Health Code to authorize employees of tourist hotels, or the labor organizations that represent those employees, to file civil lawsuits against tourist hotels or operators for violations of certain cleaning and disease prevention standards and practices required in tourist hotels; and authorizing courts to impose appropriate legal and equitable relief, including civil penalties, against the defendants in any such lawsuits.

This resolution adopts a strategy report aimed at promoting the cultural, historical, housing, and economic sustainability of the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District. It is part of the city's efforts to support and enhance the community's resources and identity.

Resolution to adopt the Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District’s Cultural, History, Housing, and Economic Sustainability Strategy Report (CHHESS) under Administrative Code, Section 107.5.

This resolution approves a $49 million settlement between Stripe, Inc. and the City and County of San Francisco regarding unlitigated claims for various tax refunds. The claims include payroll expenses, gross receipts, and business registration fees, among others.

Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claims filed by Stripe, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $49,000,000; the claims were filed on April 5, 2023, and December 3, 2024; the claims involve a refund of payroll expense, gross receipts, homelessness gross receipts, overpaid executive gross receipts, and commercial rents taxes, and business registration fees; other material terms of the settlement relate to Stripe’s filing position with respect to City taxes.

This ordinance allows specific health service businesses up to 5,000 square feet to operate in the West Portal area without needing a special permit. It also confirms that this change aligns with environmental regulations and the city's overall planning goals.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit certain Health Service Uses up to 5,000 gross square feet without a conditional use permit in the West Portal Neighborhood Commercial District; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

This resolution approves an increase in funding for the Mid-Market/Tenderloin Community-Based Safety Program by nearly $3.8 million, bringing the total grant amount to just over $64.8 million for the period from July 2022 to June 2025. It also allows the Executive Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to make minor amendments to the contract as needed.

Resolution approving Amendment No. 5 to a grant agreement between the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Mid-Market Foundation for management of the Mid-Market/Tenderloin Community-Based Safety Program to increase the grant amount by $3,761,186 for a total not to exceed amount of $64,851,756 for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025, and effective upon approval of this Resolution by the Board of Supervisors; and to authorize the Executive Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to enter into amendments or modifications to the contract prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement.

This resolution extends a contract with Professional Business Providers, Inc. for airport services by two years and increases the total contract amount by over $13 million, bringing it to approximately $26.5 million. It also allows the Airport Commission to make minor adjustments to the contract as needed without significantly increasing the city's obligations.

Resolution approving Modification No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement for Airport Contract No. 50240 between the City, acting by and through the Airport Commission, and Professional Business Providers, Inc., to extend the contract term two years from July 31, 2025, for a total contract term of August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2027; to increase the contract amount by $13,349,549 for a total not to exceed contract amount of $26,464,164; and authorizing the Airport Commission to enter into modifications to Modification No. 3 that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of Modification No. 3.

This ordinance allows certain distilleries, wineries, and breweries to open on-sale liquor establishments in the Bayview Neighborhood Commercial District with a conditional use permit. It also confirms that this decision aligns with environmental regulations and the city's planning goals.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create an exception for certain distilleries, wineries, and breweries to establish on-sale liquor establishments in the Bayview Neighborhood Commercial District, subject to a conditional use authorization; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

This ordinance removes all regulations related to public bathhouses in San Francisco, including rules about fees, operations, and permits. As a result, there are no longer any specific city regulations governing these establishments.

Ordinance repealing Article 26 of the Police Code to delete in its entirety the City’s regulations governing public bath houses, including but not limited to fee requirements, operating requirements, and permitting requirements.

This resolution allows the San Francisco Police Department to accept and use a $72,275 grant from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for training and equipment for the Criminology Laboratory. The funding will support the program from April 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Police Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $72,275 from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program to train and procure equipment for the Criminology Laboratory with the project period beginning on April 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.

This resolution approves a 10-year water service contract between San Francisco and the U.S. Department of Energy to supply water to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, expected to generate approximately $66.4 million in revenue. The contract will be effective from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2034.

Resolution approving and authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, a new 10-year water service contract with the United States Department of Energy for continued water service to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2034, with an estimated revenue of $66,436,590 pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118.

This resolution allows the transfer of a liquor license to AJ's Bar at 1250 Market Street, determining it will benefit the public. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the license issuance.

Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type-48 on-sale general public premises liquor license to Club Allure, Inc., doing business as AJ's Bar, located at 1250 Market Street (District 6), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license.

This resolution allows Nihon SF Inc. to obtain a liquor license for their establishment, Nihon Whisky Lounge, at 1779 Folsom Street, as it is deemed beneficial for the community. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the license's issuance.

Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-48 on-sale general public premises liquor license to Nihon SF Inc., to do business as Nihon Whisky Lounge, located at 1779 Folsom Street (District 9), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license.

This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to partner with BXP Embarcadero Plaza LP and other organizations to improve Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park, with funding of approximately $2.5 million for design and project management, and potential additional grants of up to $10 million for construction services. It also permits the department to make necessary adjustments to the agreement without increasing the city's obligations.

Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department (RPD) to enter into an agreement with BXP Embarcadero Plaza LP (BXPE), the Downtown San Francisco Partnership, and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development regarding potential improvements and renovations at Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park; and to accept cash and in-kind grants from BXPE of approximately $2,500,000 for design and RPD project management services; and to accept potential additional grants of approximately $10,000,000 that could include cash grants from Downtown Community Benefit District (known as the Downtown San Francisco Partnership) or in-kind grants of construction services from BXPE, for the period starting on the execution date of the agreement through December 2028; and authorizing the RPD to enter into amendments or modifications to the agreement provided they do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Project or this Resolution.

This motion establishes the regular meeting schedule for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2025, including the cancellation of specific meetings and breaks during which no meetings will occur. It also modifies certain rules to facilitate the meeting schedule.

Motion establishing the 2025 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Schedule, pursuant to Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, Sections 4.2 and 4.2.1, by cancelling the Regular Board meetings of January 21, February 18, May 27, September 23, October 14, November 11, and November 25; and all Regular Board and Committee meetings during the spring, summer, and winter breaks beginning March 31 through April 4, 2025 (returning on April 7, 2025), beginning August 4 through August 29, 2025 (returning on September 2, 2025), and beginning December 17, 2025, through January 2, 2026 (returning on January 5, 2026); and further suspending portions of Board Rule 4.2. to effectuate certain dates within the regular meeting schedule to augment the flow of business.

The ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit with the Stern Grove Festival Association for $225,016.38 related to damages from a water pipeline break in 2021. This settlement resolves claims of property and economic damages filed in August 2024.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Stern Grove Festival Association against the City and County of San Francisco for $225,016.38; the lawsuit was filed on August 23, 2024, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-24-617454; entitled STERN GROVE FESTIVAL ASSOCATION, a California Nonprofit Corporation - Public Benefit v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves alleged property and economic damages arising from the August 23, 2021, break of the SFPUC’s water transmission pipeline at or near the intersection of Sloat Boulevard and 19th Avenue.

The ordinance moves various employment-related rules, such as Prevailing Wage and apprenticeship requirements, from the Administrative Code to the Labor and Employment Code, while also updating enforcement procedures and definitions. It also revises exemptions related to certain types of work and establishes new rules for determining Prevailing Wage rates.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code and Labor and Employment Code to move certain employment-related provisions, including, among others, certain Prevailing Wage requirements, apprenticeship requirements, and hours and days of labor requirements, from the Administrative Code to the Labor and Employment Code; establish new defined terms encompassing the projects and contracts subject to Prevailing Wage requirements; revise penalty and enforcement requirements and procedures for Prevailing Wage and certain other labor requirements; change the process for fixing and determining Prevailing Wage rates; move and revise the Transition Employment requirements and create new enforcement procedures for those requirements; apply Notice of Forfeiture/Certification of Forfeiture procedures for violations of Prevailing Wage requirements on Covered Real Estate Projects; renumber certain Municipal Code sections or provisions; and make other substantive or technical amendments to the Administrative Code and Labor and Employment Code, including, among others, eliminating certain exemptions from Prevailing Wage requirements for Broadcast Services work and the work of loading and unloading Commercial Vehicles on City property, while creating an exemption from Prevailing Wage requirements for work covered by the Modular Furniture Installers (Carpenters) classification.

This ordinance exempts certain commercial spaces from the commercial vacancy tax if they are in designated neighborhood districts affected by long-term city construction projects starting January 1, 2025, and also exempts specific areas from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024. The goal is to support businesses in areas undergoing significant public infrastructure work.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to exempt from the commercial vacancy tax beginning on January 1, 2025, any taxable commercial space located in a named neighborhood commercial district or named neighborhood commercial transit district in which a City public infrastructure or construction project has a construction duration of more than 180 days in a calendar year, and from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024, any taxable commercial space located in the Taraval Street Neighborhood Commercial District or the Inner Taraval Street Neighborhood Commercial District.

This legislation calls for a hearing to review a report from the Controller regarding invoices related to a grant agreement between the San Francisco Police Department and SF SAFE. It requests updates from various city offices and the SF SAFE Board on this matter.

Hearing on the Controller's report on the assessment of invoices reviewed under a grant agreement between the San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco SAFE (SF SAFE); and requesting the Controller's Office, San Francisco Police Department, Mayor's Office of Economic Workforce Development, and SF SAFE Board of Directors to report.

This resolution supports Proposition 6, which aims to amend the California Constitution to eliminate the exception that allows involuntary servitude as a punishment for crimes. If passed, it would formally end all legal forms of slavery in California.

Resolution supporting Proposition 6 to amend Article 1, Section 6, of the California Constitution to remove the exception clause permitting involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime, effectively ending all legal vestiges of slavery in the state.

This ordinance allows the Tax Collector to waive certain taxes, penalties, and interest for unregistered taxpayers who voluntarily disclose and pay back taxes until December 31, 2027. It also permits the Tax Collector to charge fees for reviewing applications and providing advance determinations during the same period.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to authorize the Tax Collector to waive taxes, penalties, and/or interest under a program ending December 31, 2027, that allows unregistered taxpayers to voluntarily disclose and pay back taxes; and to authorize the Tax Collector to collect fees through December 31, 2027, for reviewing applications for and providing advance determinations to taxpayers.