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Schedules a public hearing about: Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on July 21, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., to consider renewal and expansion of a property-based business improvement district, known as the Downtown Community Benefit District, pursuant to the California Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (Streets and Highways Code, Sections 36600 et seq.), and City and County of San Francisco the city's business-tax rules, Article 15.
Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on July 21, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., to consider renewal and expansion of a property-based business improvement district, known as the Downtown Community Benefit District, pursuant to the California Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (Streets and Highways Code, Sections 36600 et seq.), and City and County of San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code, Article 15; scheduled pursuant to Resolution No. 295-26 (File No. 260466); adopted on May 19, 2026.
Proposes a change to city law: Changing the Fire and Public Works Codes to waive application review and processing fees for permits to abate violations related to the Department of Building Inspection’s Internal Quality Control Audit Amnesty Program.
Ordinance amending the Fire and Public Works Codes to waive application review and processing fees for permits to abate violations related to the Department of Building Inspection’s Internal Quality Control Audit Amnesty Program; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
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, beginning March 1, 2027, eliminate the real property transfer tax foreclosure exemption for the transfer of all properties other than the transfer of residential and mixed-use properties with fewer than five residential units, and to make other non-substantive clarifications to the real property transfer tax.
Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 3, 2026, an Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to, beginning March 1, 2027, eliminate the real property transfer tax foreclosure exemption for the transfer of all properties other than the transfer of residential and mixed-use properties with fewer than five residential units, and to make other non-substantive clarifications to the real property transfer tax; and increasing the City’s appropriations limit by the amount of real property transfer tax collected for four years from November 3, 2026.
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.
Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 3, 2026, an Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code 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; and increasing the City’s appropriations limit by the amount collected under the tax for four years from November 3, 2026.
An internal Board decision: Motion approve phased Final Map No.
Motion approving phased Final Map No. 12681, Candlestick Point Major Phase 2, relating to portions of the Candlestick Point-Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2 Project, for condominium purposes, a merger and re-subdivision resulting in a total of 50 lots, consisting of 12 development lots, 24 lots intended for public right-of-way use, and 14 remainder lots, and authorizing up to 441 residential condominium units and up to 15 commercial condominium units, subject to specified conditions; and approving a Public Improvement Agreement related to Final Map No. 12681.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow the Recreation and Park Department (RPD) to enter into an agreement with the San Francisco Downtown Development Corporation (DDC) regarding potential improvements and renovations at Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park.
Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department (RPD) to enter into an agreement with the San Francisco Downtown Development Corporation (DDC) regarding potential improvements and renovations at Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park; and to accept cash grants of approximately $20,000,000 for the project, 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.
A formal position or approval by the Board: To establish the property-based business improvement district known as the “Downtown Community Benefit District,” ordering the levy and collection of assessments against property located in that district for 10 years commencing with Fiscal Year 2026-2027, subject to conditions as specified, and making environmental findings.
Resolution to establish the property-based business improvement district known as the “Downtown Community Benefit District,” ordering the levy and collection of assessments against property located in that district for 10 years commencing with Fiscal Year 2026-2027, subject to conditions as specified, and making environmental findings.
An internal Board decision: Motion directing the Budget and Legislative Analyst to initiate a performance and management audit, in collaboration with the Controller’s office, of the Academy of Sciences in Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
Motion directing the Budget and Legislative Analyst to initiate a performance and management audit, in collaboration with the Controller’s office, of the Academy of Sciences in Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's zoning/building rules to exempt Post-Secondary Educational Institutions located in a C-3 (Downtown Commercial) District or the Art and Design Educational Special Use District from the requirements for Institutional Master Plans.
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt Post-Secondary Educational Institutions located in a C-3 (Downtown Commercial) District or the Art and Design Educational Special Use District from the requirements for Institutional Master Plans; require Post-Secondary Educational Institutions located elsewhere to file Institutional Master Plans with a development application; require updates to such plans only when the institution will increase by 10,000 square feet or by 25% of its total square footage (whichever is less); exclude student housing from the definition of Post-Secondary Educational Institution; and remove the three-month hold on hearing Conditional Use applications after an Institutional Master Plan has been accepted; 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.
An internal Board decision: Motion reappointing Maria Davis, term ending July 1, 2030, to the Entertainment Commission.
Motion reappointing Maria Davis, term ending July 1, 2030, to the Entertainment Commission.
Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's business-tax rules to extend the waiver of certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location until the earlier of: July 1, 2027, or the date on which all funds appropriated to reimburse departments for the waived fees have been expended.
Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend the waiver of certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location until the earlier of: July 1, 2027, or the date on which all funds appropriated to reimburse departments for the waived fees have been expended.
Proposes a change to city law: Allow the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Power Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $138,164,937 to finance the costs of various capital projects benefitting the Power Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco enacted by the voters on June 5, 2018, as Proposition A.
Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Power Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $138,164,937 to finance the costs of various capital projects benefitting the Power Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco enacted by the voters on June 5, 2018, as Proposition A; authorizing the issuance of Power Revenue Refunding Bonds and the retirement of outstanding Power Enterprise Commercial Paper; declaring the Official Intent of the Commission to reimburse Itself with one or more issues of tax-exempt or taxable bonds or other forms of indebtedness; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith.
Proposes a change to city law: Allow the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Wastewater Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,165,736,266 to finance the costs of various capital wastewater projects benefitting the Wastewater Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco enacted by the voters on November 5, 2002, as Proposition E.
Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Wastewater Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,165,736,266 to finance the costs of various capital wastewater projects benefitting the Wastewater Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco enacted by the voters on November 5, 2002, as Proposition E; authorizing the issuance of Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds and the retirement of outstanding Wastewater Enterprise Commercial Paper; declaring the Official Intent of the Commission to reimburse itself with one or more issues of tax-exempt or taxable bonds or other forms of indebtedness; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein.
Proposes a change to city law: Allow the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Water Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $570,508,918 to finance the costs of various capital water and Hetch Hetchy Water projects benefitting the Water Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco enacted by the voters on November 5, 2002, as Proposition E.
Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Water Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $570,508,918 to finance the costs of various capital water and Hetch Hetchy Water projects benefitting the Water Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco enacted by the voters on November 5, 2002, as Proposition E; authorizing the issuance of Water Revenue Refunding Bonds and the retirement of outstanding Water Enterprise Commercial Paper; declaring the Official Intent of the Commission to reimburse Itself with one or more issues of tax-exempt or taxable bonds or other forms of indebtedness; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith.
Proposes a change to city law: Approve amended Surveillance Technology Policies for the Department of Public Works’ use of unmanned aerial vehicles (“Drones”), and the Department of Public Works’ use of an illegal dumping camera system with automatic license plate reader technology and cameras.
Ordinance approving amended Surveillance Technology Policies for the Department of Public Works’ use of unmanned aerial vehicles (“Drones”), and the Department of Public Works’ use of an illegal dumping camera system with automatic license plate reader technology and cameras; and making required findings in support of said approvals.
Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's operating rules to create the 1) North Beach Entertainment Zone (on Powell Street between Columbus Avenue and Vallejo Street.
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to create the 1) North Beach Entertainment Zone (on Powell Street between Columbus Avenue and Vallejo Street; Union Street between Powell Street and Grant Avenue; Green Street between Powell Street and Grant Avenue; Columbus Avenue between Union Street and William Saroyan Place; William Saroyan Place and Jack Kerouac Alley; Stockton Street between Filbert and Vallejo Streets; Vallejo Street between Stockton Street and Grant Avenue; Grant Avenue between Columbus Avenue and Filbert Street; Broadway between Columbus Avenue and Kearny Street; Bannam Place between Union and Green Streets; and Jasper Place between Union and Green Streets); 2) Ferry Building Entertainment Zone (the area bounded by the east side of The Embarcadero on the west, Ferry Plaza on the south, northern boundary of Parcel 9900274 on the north, and San Francisco shoreline on the east); and 3) Belden Place Downtown Activation Zone (on Belden Place between Bush and Pine Streets); to authorize the outdoor consumption of alcoholic beverages during an Entertainment Zone Event starting at 11:00 a.m. rather than noon; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Retroactively allow the Office of Cannabis to accept and expend a grant award in the not to exceed amount of $2,169,952 and to expend interest earned or accrued on grant funds for the grant term of April 1, 2026, through October 31, 2027, from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for the Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of Cannabis to accept and expend a grant award in the not to exceed amount of $2,169,952 and to expend interest earned or accrued on grant funds for the grant term of April 1, 2026, through October 31, 2027, from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for the Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions; to execute the agreement with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, and any extensions or amendments thereto, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco; to indemnify the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for liability arising out of the performance of this contract; and approving the grant agreement pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(a).
A formal position or approval by the Board: Retroactively approve Amendment No.
Resolution retroactively approving Amendment No. 4 to a grant agreement between the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) for management of the Community Economic Recovery Hubs grant; to increase the contract amount by $1,500,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $16,779,999 for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026, 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 contract.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-21 off-sale general beer, wine, and distilled spirits liquor license to Harlan Records LLC, doing business as Harlan Records, located at 447 Bush Street/18 Harlan Place (District 3), 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.
Resolution determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-21 off-sale general beer, wine, and distilled spirits liquor license to Harlan Records LLC, doing business as Harlan Records, located at 447 Bush Street/18 Harlan Place (District 3), 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.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-20 off-sale beer and wine liquor license to Castro Bottle Shop Inc., doing business as Castro Bottle Shop, located at 2306 Market Street (District 8), 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.
Resolution determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-20 off-sale beer and wine liquor license to Castro Bottle Shop Inc., doing business as Castro Bottle Shop, located at 2306 Market Street (District 8), 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.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-48 on-sale general public premises beer, wine, and distilled spirits liquor license to OZABOT LLC, doing business as Indie Darling, located at 537 Stevenson 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.
Resolution determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-48 on-sale general public premises beer, wine, and distilled spirits liquor license to OZABOT LLC, doing business as Indie Darling, located at 537 Stevenson 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.
Proposes a change to city law: Fixing compensation for persons employed by the City and County of San Francisco whose compensation is subject to the provisions of Section A8.409 of the Charter, in job codes not represented by an employee organization, and establishing working schedules and other terms and conditions of employment and methods of payment effective July 1, 2026.
Ordinance fixing compensation for persons employed by the City and County of San Francisco whose compensation is subject to the provisions of Section A8.409 of the Charter, in job codes not represented by an employee organization, and establishing working schedules and other terms and conditions of employment and methods of payment effective July 1, 2026.
An internal Board decision: Motion approve/rejecting the Mayor’s nomination for the reappointment of Lieutenant Leonard Poggio to the Entertainment Commission, term ending July 1, 2030.
Motion approving/rejecting the Mayor’s nomination for the reappointment of Lieutenant Leonard Poggio to the Entertainment Commission, term ending July 1, 2030.
Proposes a change to city law: Allow settlement of the lawsuit filed by Pauline Silva-Re against the City and County of San Francisco for $65,000.
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Pauline Silva-Re against the City and County of San Francisco for $65,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 7, 2024, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-24-612917; entitled Silva-Re v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.
Schedules a public hearing about: Hearing on strategies to address San Francisco's unfunded affordable housing mandate, including assessment of the mid-cycle progress in meeting the 2031 Regional Housing Needs Assessment's requirements for below-market-rate homes affordable to the local workforce, from the lowest income workers to middle income households.
Hearing on strategies to address San Francisco's unfunded affordable housing mandate, including assessment of the mid-cycle progress in meeting the 2031 Regional Housing Needs Assessment's requirements for below-market-rate homes affordable to the local workforce, from the lowest income workers to middle income households; the impact and forecast created by the removal of impact fees and inclusionary requirements that have been used to support the development of affordable housing; the efficacy of the City’s reliance on one-time funds or funds tied to market conditions versus other possible revenue strategies; the ability of City strategies to meet the gaps in the City's affordable housing delivery system to meet the unique needs of particular vulnerable communities and neighborhoods and strategies; and the actions that are needed to accelerate public investments that are at scale, counter cyclical, and not one-time infusions; and requesting the Office of the Budget and Legislative Analyst, Mayor's Policy Advisor on Housing and Economic Development, Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development, Office of the Controller, and Planning Department to report.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Approve Amendment No.
Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through, the Department of Public Health (DPH), and Richmond Area Multi Services, Inc., to provide peer-to-peer employment and peer specialist mental health certificate services, to extend the term by three years from June 30, 2026, for a new term of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2029, and to increase the amount by $19,095,330 for a new total not to exceed amount of $48,211,511; and to authorize DPH to enter into amendments or modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement or this Resolution.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Approve Amendment No. In short: a symbolic stance, not a binding law.
Resolution approving Amendment No. 3 to the agreement between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through, the Department of Public Health (DPH), and Medline Industries, Inc., for Low Unit of Measure (LUM) distribution of medical, surgical, and laboratory supplies, to extend the term by four years from June 30, 2026, for a total term of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2030; to increase the amount by $156,250,791 for a new total not to exceed amount of $301,562,341; to update the Medline Master Distribution Agreement; and to authorize DPH to enter into amendments or modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement or this Resolution.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Approve Amendment No. In short: a symbolic stance, not a binding law.
Resolution approving Amendment No. 4 to the agreement between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through, the Department of Public Health (DPH), and Medline Industries, Inc., for bulk medical, surgical, and laboratory supplies and services, to extend the term by four years from June 30, 2026, for a new term of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2030; to increase the amount by $70,835,221.36 for a new total not to exceed amount of $165,038,293; to update the Medline Master Distribution Agreement, and to authorize DPH to enter into amendments or modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement or this Resolution.
Proposes a change to city law: Changing the Administrative, Environment, Health, Labor and Employment, Park, Planning, Police, Public Works, Subdivision, Transportation, and Building Inspection Commission Codes to modify numerous reporting requirements, including those related to 1) value of City-owned parcels, 2) code enforcement violations, 3) updates to nutrition standards and guidelines, 4) rental of City vehicles, 5) revenue recovery for damage to City property, 6) representations of women on City property, 7) the Commission on Disability and Aging, 8) meetings of the State Legislation Committee, 9) the City records center, 10) claims to the Bureau of Delinquent Revenue Collection, 11) the District Attorney State Forfeiture Fund, 12) the Food Empowerment Market Fund, 13) the Infant and Toddler Early Learning Scholarship Fund, 14) the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Credits Sales Fund, 15) the Mayor’s Home Ownership Assistance Loan Fund, 16) the Mayor’s Housing Programs Fees Fund, 17) the Public Health Environment Enforcement Fund, 18) Proposition 1B Local Street and Road Improvement Funds, 19) the Community Mental Health Service, 20) studies and plans to develop the Moscone Center Garage and the Performing Arts Garage, 21) managed care contracts, 22) Good Food Purchasing Standards, 23) the City’s telecommunications program, 24) City property leased for fossil fuel extraction, 25) the Redevelopment Agency, 26) the Healthy Nail Salon Recognition Program, 27) loans related to the designation of residential rehabilitation areas, 28) the Housing Code Enforcement Loan Program, 29) residential hotels, 30) the Short-Term Residential Rental Program, 31) the Affordable Housing and Home Ownership Bond Program, 32) nonprofit arts organizations, 33) the Healthy Food Retailer city law, 34) the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, 35) the historical property contract (Mills Act) program, 36) the Housing Innovation Program, 37) Healthcare Impact Reports, 38) the Better Streets Policy, 39) Navigation Centers, 40) the Cooperative Living Opportunities for Mental Health Program, 41) the Safe Oversight Parking Pilot Program, 42) surveillance technology audits, 43) the Neighborhood Anchor Business Registry, 44) the Citywide Project Labor Agreement city law, 45) work performed under Chapter 6 public works contracts, 46) the 706 Mission Fund, 47) the Animal Shelter Fund, 48) the County Surveyor’s Survey Monument Preservation Fund, 49) the Cultural District Fund, 50) the Disability and Aging Services Community Living Fund, 51) the Jackson Playground Park Fund, 52) the Public Works Adopt-a-Tree Fund, 53) the San Francisco Film Production Fund, 54) San Francisco Gift Funds, 55) housing production, 56) the city's operating rules Chapter 31 appeals pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, 57) sexual harassment complaints, 58) City employee overtime, 59) the Early Care and Education for All Initiative, 60) the Homeward Bound Program, 61) the Open Data Policy, 62) the Office of Emerging Technology, 63) the Commission on the Status of Women, 64) management information services, 65) the Entertainment Commission, 66) fees associated with water conservation certification, 67) notices and orders issued to Large Refuse Generators, 68) compliance with the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing city law, 69) restrictions on City purchases of bottled water, 70) the lead poisoning prevention program, 71) the Hunters Point Shipyard health and safety city law, 72) the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program, 73) Equal Pay Reports, 74) noise assessment and prevention in land use planning and environmental review, 75) amplified sound from unenclosed tour buses, 76) adjustments to the street damage restoration fee, 77) fixed pedestal zones, 78) cost of parking places, 79) use of a Public Works revolving fund, 80) offset of use of fresh water due to the Nonpotable and Reclaimed Water Use Master Plan, 81) surface-mounted facility site permits, 82) Tier 3 Love Our Neighborhood Project Applications, 83) limited equity housing cooperative conversions and related fees, 84) Police Department and Municipal Transportation Agency costs associated with street fairs, 85) jobs-housing fit, 86) progress of the Transit Center District, Market/Octavia, East SOMA, West SOMA, Inner Mission, Lower Potrero/Showplace Square, and Central Waterfront Area Plans, 87) the Short Term Rental program, 88) the Housing Inventory, 89) impact fees for Area Plans, 90) Housing Balance, 91) bicycle parking requirements for City properties, 92) the Transportation Demand Management Implementation, 93) the Affordable Housing Bonus Program, 94) the Van Ness Special Use District, 95) office development limits, 96) the Market Octavia Plan Area, 97) economic feasibility of the Transportation Sustainability Fee, 98) the Rincon Hill Community Improvements Fund, 99) the SOMA Community Stabilization Fund, 100) General Advertising Sign Inventory, 101) Neighborhood Commercial District Zoning Controls, 102) residential density exceptions in RH (Residential, House) Districts, 103) replacing auto-oriented uses with housing, 104) the Local Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, 105) the State-mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, 106) the legalization of Unauthorized Dwelling Units, 107) the Van Ness & Market Community Facilities Fee, 108) Better Roof implementation, 109) the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program, 110) settlement of litigation not exceeding $25,000, 111) the Urban Agriculture Program, 112) Police Department staffing, 113) payments for requested Police services for events.
Ordinance amending the Administrative, Environment, Health, Labor and Employment, Park, Planning, Police, Public Works, Subdivision, Transportation, and Building Inspection Commission Codes to modify numerous reporting requirements, including those related to 1) value of City-owned parcels, 2) code enforcement violations, 3) updates to nutrition standards and guidelines, 4) rental of City vehicles, 5) revenue recovery for damage to City property, 6) representations of women on City property, 7) the Commission on Disability and Aging, 8) meetings of the State Legislation Committee, 9) the City records center, 10) claims to the Bureau of Delinquent Revenue Collection, 11) the District Attorney State Forfeiture Fund, 12) the Food Empowerment Market Fund, 13) the Infant and Toddler Early Learning Scholarship Fund, 14) the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Credits Sales Fund, 15) the Mayor’s Home Ownership Assistance Loan Fund, 16) the Mayor’s Housing Programs Fees Fund, 17) the Public Health Environment Enforcement Fund, 18) Proposition 1B Local Street and Road Improvement Funds, 19) the Community Mental Health Service, 20) studies and plans to develop the Moscone Center Garage and the Performing Arts Garage, 21) managed care contracts, 22) Good Food Purchasing Standards, 23) the City’s telecommunications program, 24) City property leased for fossil fuel extraction, 25) the Redevelopment Agency, 26) the Healthy Nail Salon Recognition Program, 27) loans related to the designation of residential rehabilitation areas, 28) the Housing Code Enforcement Loan Program, 29) residential hotels, 30) the Short-Term Residential Rental Program, 31) the Affordable Housing and Home Ownership Bond Program, 32) nonprofit arts organizations, 33) the Healthy Food Retailer Ordinance, 34) the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, 35) the historical property contract (Mills Act) program, 36) the Housing Innovation Program, 37) Healthcare Impact Reports, 38) the Better Streets Policy, 39) Navigation Centers, 40) the Cooperative Living Opportunities for Mental Health Program, 41) the Safe Oversight Parking Pilot Program, 42) surveillance technology audits, 43) the Neighborhood Anchor Business Registry, 44) the Citywide Project Labor Agreement Ordinance, 45) work performed under Chapter 6 public works contracts, 46) the 706 Mission Fund, 47) the Animal Shelter Fund, 48) the County Surveyor’s Survey Monument Preservation Fund, 49) the Cultural District Fund, 50) the Disability and Aging Services Community Living Fund, 51) the Jackson Playground Park Fund, 52) the Public Works Adopt-a-Tree Fund, 53) the San Francisco Film Production Fund, 54) San Francisco Gift Funds, 55) housing production, 56) Administrative Code Chapter 31 appeals pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, 57) sexual harassment complaints, 58) City employee overtime, 59) the Early Care and Education for All Initiative, 60) the Homeward Bound Program, 61) the Open Data Policy, 62) the Office of Emerging Technology, 63) the Commission on the Status of Women, 64) management information services, 65) the Entertainment Commission, 66) fees associated with water conservation certification, 67) notices and orders issued to Large Refuse Generators, 68) compliance with the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Ordinance, 69) restrictions on City purchases of bottled water, 70) the lead poisoning prevention program, 71) the Hunters Point Shipyard health and safety ordinance, 72) the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program, 73) Equal Pay Reports, 74) noise assessment and prevention in land use planning and environmental review, 75) amplified sound from unenclosed tour buses, 76) adjustments to the street damage restoration fee, 77) fixed pedestal zones, 78) cost of parking places, 79) use of a Public Works revolving fund, 80) offset of use of fresh water due to the Nonpotable and Reclaimed Water Use Master Plan, 81) surface-mounted facility site permits, 82) Tier 3 Love Our Neighborhood Project Applications, 83) limited equity housing cooperative conversions and related fees, 84) Police Department and Municipal Transportation Agency costs associated with street fairs, 85) jobs-housing fit, 86) progress of the Transit Center District, Market/Octavia, East SOMA, West SOMA, Inner Mission, Lower Potrero/Showplace Square, and Central Waterfront Area Plans, 87) the Short Term Rental program, 88) the Housing Inventory, 89) impact fees for Area Plans, 90) Housing Balance, 91) bicycle parking requirements for City properties, 92) the Transportation Demand Management Implementation, 93) the Affordable Housing Bonus Program, 94) the Van Ness Special Use District, 95) office development limits, 96) the Market Octavia Plan Area, 97) economic feasibility of the Transportation Sustainability Fee, 98) the Rincon Hill Community Improvements Fund, 99) the SOMA Community Stabilization Fund, 100) General Advertising Sign Inventory, 101) Neighborhood Commercial District Zoning Controls, 102) residential density exceptions in RH (Residential, House) Districts, 103) replacing auto-oriented uses with housing, 104) the Local Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, 105) the State-mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, 106) the legalization of Unauthorized Dwelling Units, 107) the Van Ness & Market Community Facilities Fee, 108) Better Roof implementation, 109) the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program, 110) settlement of litigation not exceeding $25,000, 111) the Urban Agriculture Program, 112) Police Department staffing, 113) payments for requested Police services for events; 114) crime victim and domestic violence data, 115) the Narcotics Forfeiture and Assets Seizure Fund; 116) the Office of Small Business; 117) convention facility public works; 118) employment discrimination; and 119) Area Plan Progress Reports; remove various obsolete reporting requirements; eliminate defunct funds, agencies, plans, staffing requirements, and programs; make other updates, including to 1) remove reference to library fines, 2) modify the library fee amnesty program, 3) modify the permissible uses of the Administrative Services Vehicle Leasing Program Fund, 4) eliminate approval of certain expenditures from the Library Special Collections and Services Fund, 5) streamline the process for preparing departmental equal employment opportunity plans, 6) reduce the scope of report regarding compliance with the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Ordinance, 7) reduce the scope of reporting required for Tier 3 Love Our Neighborhood Project Applications, 8) eliminate the Parking Authority as a responsible party to report costs to maintenance districts of maintaining public improvements and facilities, 9) eliminate the Human Rights Commission as a body that verifies the absence of evictions for parcels whose owners apply for conversion of the form of ownership and for the purpose of the residential condominium conversion lottery, 10) update requirements for the Health Care Service Master Plan, 11) change the department responsible for submitting annual reports for the Van Ness & Market Community Facilities Fee; 12) eliminate Planning Department monitoring of the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans, and 13) modify the membership of the Interagency Planning and Implementation Committee and consolidate its committee structure; other conforming amendments; 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 necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.
Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's zoning/building rules to principally permit the relocation of Bar Uses with Alcohol Beverage Control licenses as of May 19, 2003, within the Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use District (RUD) and the Bayview Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD).
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to principally permit the relocation of Bar Uses with Alcohol Beverage Control licenses as of May 19, 2003, within the Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use District (RUD) and the Bayview Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD); allow establishments with Alcohol Beverage Control licenses as of May 19, 2003, to re-establish the use under the existing license within the RUD and NCD; 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.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow the Recreation and Park Department to issue an amended permit allowing Another Planet Entertainment to hold ticketed concerts at the Golden Gate Park Polo Field, to take place on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday either following or preceding the Outside Lands Festival in 2027, 2028 and 2029, in exchange for a minimum permit fee of $1,530,000 per year for two-day events and $2,295,000 per year for three-day events through 2029, and with options to extend the permit until 2035 and with increased minimum permit fees during any such extensions.
Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to issue an amended permit allowing Another Planet Entertainment to hold ticketed concerts at the Golden Gate Park Polo Field, to take place on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday either following or preceding the Outside Lands Festival in 2027, 2028 and 2029, in exchange for a minimum permit fee of $1,530,000 per year for two-day events and $2,295,000 per year for three-day events through 2029, and with options to extend the permit until 2035 and with increased minimum permit fees during any such extensions; affirming a categorical exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act; and authorizing the Recreation and Park Department General Manager to enter into amendments or modifications to the permit that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the permit or this Resolution.
Proposes a change to city law: Modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years (FYs) 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, to enable the City to use the interest earned from the Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for those baseline programs.
Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years (FYs) 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, to enable the City to use the interest earned from the Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for those baseline programs.
Proposes a change to city law: Temporarily suspending the cap on the use of Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax revenues to fund short-term rental subsidies.
Ordinance temporarily suspending the cap on the use of Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax revenues to fund short-term rental subsidies; and finding that temporarily allowing for increased expenditures on short-term rental subsidies will further the purposes of the Our City, Our Home Fund pursuant to Business and Tax Regulations Code, Section 2811.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow the Mayor or his designee to cast an assessment ballot in the affirmative for the proposed renewal and expansion of a property and business improvement district known as the Downtown Community Benefit District, with respect to certain parcels of real property owned by the City that would be subject to assessment in said district.
Resolution authorizing the Mayor or his designee to cast an assessment ballot in the affirmative for the proposed renewal and expansion of a property and business improvement district known as the Downtown Community Benefit District, with respect to certain parcels of real property owned by the City that would be subject to assessment in said district.
Proposes a change to city law: Changing the Administrative, Business and Tax Regulations, Campaign and Governmental Conduct, Environment, Health, Labor and Employment, Municipal Elections, Park, Planning, Police, Public Works, and Transportation Codes to: 1) define and distinguish between Commissions and Advisory Bodies (collectively, “bodies”) and establish certain standard provisions, some of which generally apply to Commissions, some to Advisory Bodies, and some to both.
Ordinance amending the Administrative, Business and Tax Regulations, Campaign and Governmental Conduct, Environment, Health, Labor and Employment, Municipal Elections, Park, Planning, Police, Public Works, and Transportation Codes to: 1) define and distinguish between Commissions and Advisory Bodies (collectively, “bodies”) and establish certain standard provisions, some of which generally apply to Commissions, some to Advisory Bodies, and some to both; 2) generally establish the term and term limits of bodies, with four-year terms and three-term limits for Commissions, three-year terms and four-term limits for Advisory Bodies, and generally limit holdover service by members of bodies; 3) establish, modify, or clarify the sunset dates of certain bodies; 4) abolish certain bodies; 5) retain certain bodies, in some cases renaming them, modifying their powers and duties, and/or changing them from Commissions to Advisory Bodies; 6) for certain bodies, modify the composition, membership, or appointment structure of members, and change qualifications for service from required to desired qualifications; 7) transfer to Chapter 5 of the Administrative Code provisions for bodies that are currently located elsewhere in the Administrative Code or another part of the Municipal Code, so that the large majority of Commissions and Advisory Bodies are concentrated in Chapter 5; 8) modify the duties, responsibilities, definitions, and membership of the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council to conform with applicable state law; 9) add two state-required bodies, the Community Corrections Council and the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, to the Administrative Code; 10) make other minor or clarifying changes regarding Commissions and Advisory Bodies; and 11) authorize and direct the City Attorney to make clerical, non-substantive changes to update in the Municipal Code cross-references to renamed bodies and cross-references to section and subsection numbers changed by this Ordinance.
Proposes a change to city law: Changing the Health Code to repeal the prohibition on transporting bread in open baskets or containers on City streets, the prohibition on selling unsterilized rags and other types of cloth to be used for cleaning in industrial places of employment and related regulations, and the prohibition on operating a laundry for sterilizing such rags without a permit.
Ordinance amending the Health Code to repeal the prohibition on transporting bread in open baskets or containers on City streets, the prohibition on selling unsterilized rags and other types of cloth to be used for cleaning in industrial places of employment and related regulations, and the prohibition on operating a laundry for sterilizing such rags without a permit.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow the Recreation and Park Department to enter into an agreement to loan up to $8,500,000 to the San Francisco Zoological Society (“SFZS”) to support the operations and long-term financial sustainability of the San Francisco Zoo contingent on various milestones and terms and conditions effective upon approval of this an official statement, to be repaid over 10 years in the form of deductions from the SFZS’s Management Fee. In short: it commits city money.
Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to enter into an agreement to loan up to $8,500,000 to the San Francisco Zoological Society (“SFZS”) to support the operations and long-term financial sustainability of the San Francisco Zoo contingent on various milestones and terms and conditions effective upon approval of this Resolution, to be repaid over 10 years in the form of deductions from the SFZS’s Management Fee; allowing for the City to terminate the Lease and Management Agreement with the SFZS in the event the loan is not timely repaid or if the conditions in the loan agreement are otherwise not met; and authorizing the Recreation and Park Department General Manager to enter into amendments or modifications to the loan agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the permit or this Resolution.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow a six-month waiver of the City’s Behested Payments city law for the Mayor, members of the Mayor’s Office, and the Executive Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and each of their direct reports to solicit donations from nonprofits, private organizations, grantmakers, foundations, and other persons and entities for the purpose of supporting the continued economic revitalization of San Francisco, pursuant to Section 3.620(f) of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code. In short: a symbolic stance, not a binding law.
Resolution authorizing a six-month waiver of the City’s Behested Payments Ordinance for the Mayor, members of the Mayor’s Office, and the Executive Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and each of their direct reports to solicit donations from nonprofits, private organizations, grantmakers, foundations, and other persons and entities for the purpose of supporting the continued economic revitalization of San Francisco, pursuant to Section 3.620(f) of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to renew and expand the property-based business improvement district, known as the Downtown Community Benefit District (District), and to levy a multi-year assessment on all parcels in the District. In short: a symbolic stance, not a binding law.
Resolution declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to renew and expand the property-based business improvement district, known as the Downtown Community Benefit District (District), and to levy a multi-year assessment on all parcels in the District; approving the management district plan and engineer’s report and proposed boundaries map for the District; ordering and setting a time and place for a public hearing of the Board of Supervisors, sitting as a Committee of the Whole on July 21, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.; approving the form of the Notice of Public Hearing and Assessment Ballot Proceeding, and Assessment Ballot; directing environmental findings; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to give notice of the public hearing and balloting, as required by law.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow the temporary closure of the public sidewalk on both sides of Howard Street between 3rd Street and 4th Street, from November 14 through November 20, 2026, subject to Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation issuing a permit for this year’s event for Microsoft Ignite 2026.
Resolution authorizing the temporary closure of the public sidewalk on both sides of Howard Street between 3rd Street and 4th Street, from November 14 through November 20, 2026, subject to Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation issuing a permit for this year’s event for Microsoft Ignite 2026.
Schedules a public hearing about: Hearing on the impacts of proposed budget cuts on the voter mandated Free City College Program's implementation and sustainability, including: the impacts to student access and retention, particularly for those experiencing the greatest financial insecurity.
Hearing on the impacts of proposed budget cuts on the voter mandated Free City College Program's implementation and sustainability, including: the impacts to student access and retention, particularly for those experiencing the greatest financial insecurity; the potential elimination of universal free tuition for all San Franciscans and proposed reduction of eligibility for Free City; the program's role in workforce preparation, job training, and economic mobility; and the misalignment of current budget decisions with the City's stated commitment to expanding access to higher education; and requesting the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, the Controller's Office, City College of San Francisco, and the Free City Oversight Committee to report.
Proposes a change to city law: Changing Division I of the Transportation Code to allow the Director of Transportation to approve temporary street use permits under certain circumstances.
Ordinance amending Division I of the Transportation Code to authorize the Director of Transportation to approve temporary street use permits under certain circumstances; amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Director of Transportation to approve certain street closures proposed by Community Benefits Districts under the Downtown Entertainment Event Activation Program; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Retroactively allow the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5,000,000 from the California Natural Resources Agency for the preservation and revitalization of the Castro Theatre, a historic LGBTQ+ venue, to help advance economic development in the Castro neighborhood during the grant period of April 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5,000,000 from the California Natural Resources Agency for the preservation and revitalization of the Castro Theatre, a historic LGBTQ+ venue, to help advance economic development in the Castro neighborhood during the grant period of April 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
Schedules a public hearing about: Hearing to discuss the cause(s), escalation, response, and impacts of the widespread power outages that began on December 20, 2025, and which have disproportionately affected residents and small businesses in the Richmond, Sunset, Presidio, Civic Center, South of Market (SOMA), and other San Francisco neighborhoods, to understand how a localized substation incident escalated to affect nearly one-third of the City.
Hearing to discuss the cause(s), escalation, response, and impacts of the widespread power outages that began on December 20, 2025, and which have disproportionately affected residents and small businesses in the Richmond, Sunset, Presidio, Civic Center, South of Market (SOMA), and other San Francisco neighborhoods, to understand how a localized substation incident escalated to affect nearly one-third of the City; to assess communication failures and gaps in emergency response protocols; to evaluate economic impacts on small businesses and hardships faced by seniors, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable residents; to discuss and understand the remedies, claims processes and support being provided to affected residents and businesses; and requesting the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to report.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Approve the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Craig Banks against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000.
Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Craig Banks against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the claim was filed on March 26, 2014; the claim involves an employment dispute.