Chyanne Chen
Chyanne Chen is near-perfect voting attendance, a frequent dissenter who breaks from the pack. Primary beat: Transportation.
Chyanne.Chen@sfgov.orgFocus areas
Authored legislation
- Resolution#260560PassedJun 12, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Commending June Jordan School for Equity (JJSE) for its outstanding contribution to educational equity, youth leadership, education, and community empowerment. In short: a symbolic stance, not a binding law.
- Resolution#260559PassedJun 11, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Retroactively approve Amendment No.
- Resolution#260498PassedMay 22, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Commending Yau Kung Moon San Francisco for its outstanding contribution to Chinese cultural heritage, education, and community. In short: a symbolic stance, not a binding law.
- Charter Amendment#260535Scheduled for Committee HearingMay 19, 2026
Asks voters to change the city charter: Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to allow the establishment of a Municipal Finance Corporation and Public Bank as nonprofit corporations, and to set forth the mission, principles, and governance structure of those corporations. In short: voters would decide.
- Hearing#260564Pending Committee ActionMay 19, 2026
Schedules a public hearing about: Hearing to discuss the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing’s award of $4.7 million to a single organization for general civil legal services.
- Ordinance#260419Mayors OfficeApr 21, 2026
Proposes a change to city law: Accepting public infrastructure on Geneva Avenue associated with the affordable housing project at 2340 San Jose Avenue.
- Hearing#260227FiledMar 3, 2026
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.
Recent votes
- Aye
Resolution adding the commemorative street name “Tony Stefani Way” to Falmouth Street between Folsom Street and Shipley Street in recognition of retired San Francisco Fire Department Captain Tony Stefani.
Land Use and Transportation Committee · Jun 15, 2026
- Aye
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.
Land Use and Transportation Committee · Jun 15, 2026
- Aye
Hearing to consider the Mayor's Proposed Budget for the Departments of the City and County of San Francisco for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2026-2027 and 2027-2028.
Budget and Appropriations Committee · Jun 12, 2026
- Aye
Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of May 30, 2026, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028.
Budget and Appropriations Committee · Jun 12, 2026
- Aye
Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.
Budget and Appropriations Committee · Jun 12, 2026
- Aye
Hearing to consider the Mayor's Proposed Budget for the Departments of the City and County of San Francisco for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2026-2027 and 2027-2028.
Budget and Appropriations Committee · Jun 11, 2026
- Aye
Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of May 30, 2026, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028.
Budget and Appropriations Committee · Jun 11, 2026
- Aye
Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.
Budget and Appropriations Committee · Jun 11, 2026
- Aye
Ordinance waiving the competitive solicitation requirement under Administrative Code, Chapter 21G, and authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Works to retroactively enter into a grant agreement with The Transgender District in the amount of $24,516.19, for the purposes of printing and installing placemaking banners in the Transgender District in the southeastern Tenderloin and along Sixth Street south of Market.
Board of Supervisors · Jun 9, 2026
- Aye
Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives’ Association - Fire, to be effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030.
Board of Supervisors · Jun 9, 2026
- Aye
Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives’ Association - Police, to be effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030.
Board of Supervisors · Jun 9, 2026
- Aye
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.
Board of Supervisors · Jun 9, 2026
- Aye
Ordinance adopting and implementing the First Amendment to the 2024-2027 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Machinists Union, Local 1414 International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Machinists Automotive Trades District Lodge 190, effective July 1, 2026, to adopt a side letter agreement updating the Appendix D Apprenticeship Program.
Board of Supervisors · Jun 9, 2026
- Aye
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to make adjustments to the Balboa Reservoir Special Use District that allow for a connecting element between two buildings adjacent to South Street and across from the Brighton Paseo; establishing certain design parameters, authorizing residential and certain other uses, and adopting a maximum height at this location; affirming the Planning Commission’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 adopting Planning Code, Section 302 findings of public necessity, convenience and general welfare related to the proposed amendments.
Board of Supervisors · Jun 9, 2026
- Aye
Ordinance accepting public infrastructure on Geneva Avenue associated with the affordable housing project at 2340 San Jose Avenue; dedicating this public infrastructure for public use; designating the public infrastructure for public street and roadway purposes; accepting the public infrastructure for City maintenance and liability purposes, subject to specified limitations; establishing official public right-of-way width and street grade; amending Ordinance No. 1061 entitled “Regulating the Width of Sidewalks” to establish official sidewalk widths on a portion of Geneva Avenue; accepting a Public Works Order recommending various actions regarding the public infrastructure; waiving Administrative Code, Chapter 23, and authorizing an interdepartmental transfer of City property from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to Public Works; authorizing official acts, as defined, in connection with this Ordinance; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
Board of Supervisors · Jun 9, 2026
- Aye
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to create the Downtown Hospitality Zone, in the area bounded by 5th Street from Folsom Street to Market Street; Cyril Magnin Street from Market Street to Eddy Street; Eddy Street from Cyril Magnin Street to Mason Street; Mason Street from Eddy Street to Ellis Street; Ellis Street from Mason Street to Taylor Street; Taylor Street from Ellis Street to Post Street; Post Street from Taylor Street to Mason Street; Mason Street from Post Street to Bush Street; Bush Street from Mason Street to Kearny Street; Kearny Street from Bush Street to Market Street; Market Street from 3rd Street to 2nd Street; 2nd Street from Market Street to Folsom Street; and Folsom Street from 2nd Street to 5th Street; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Board of Supervisors · Jun 9, 2026