
Danny Sauter
Danny Sauter is near-perfect voting attendance, an almost-automatic yes vote. Primary beat: Honorary / Symbolic.
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Authored legislation
- Resolution#260742PassedJul 23, 2026
This resolution approves a lease agreement for a restaurant space at 1300 Battery Street, allowing the tenant to occupy approximately 4,635 square feet indoors and 2,992 square feet outdoors for a monthly rent starting at $5,000, with scheduled increases and additional percentage rent based on sales. It also authorizes the Port's Acting Executive Director to make minor modifications to the lease as needed.
- Resolution#260820Mayors OfficeJul 14, 2026
This resolution extends the time by 90 days for the Historic Preservation Commission to respond to the landmark designation request for the Fugazi Building at 678 Green Street. It is currently under consideration by the Mayor's Office.
- Resolution#260793New BusinessJul 7, 2026
This resolution authorizes the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to purchase a property at 758 Pacific Avenue for $2,178,786 to develop 175 units of affordable housing for low-income seniors. It also allows leasing portions of the property for affordable housing and community-serving commercial space, while ensuring compliance with local planning policies.
- Resolution#260794New BusinessJul 7, 2026
This resolution allows the Director of Property to forgive about $1.17 million of rent owed and reduce the monthly rent to $5,000 for a tenant until September 30, 2026. It also authorizes the Director and the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to take necessary actions related to this agreement.
- Resolution#260624PassedJun 18, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow the Director of Transportation to enter into a loan agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission as lender, for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency public transit operating purposes, up to a maximum principal amount of $200,000,000, for a 12 year term from July 1, 2026, through June 3, 2038, pursuant to Assembly Bill No. In short: it commits city money.
- Resolution#260468Mayors OfficeJun 16, 2026
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#260715Mayors OfficeJun 16, 2026
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.
- Ordinance#260399PassedJun 11, 2026
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.
- Resolution#260452PassedJun 11, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Retroactively allow the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant from the California Natural Resources Agency in the amount of $1,000,000 for the General Fund Specified Grant for the project of Portsmouth Square Improvement Project.
- Resolution#260455PassedJun 11, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Retroactively allow the Police Department to sign amendment to the grant agreement with the Board of State and Community Corrections for the Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program, extending the grant term from June 1, 2027, for a new grant term of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2028, with no change to the grant amount of $15,326,301.
- Resolution#260456PassedJun 11, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Retroactively allow the Police Department to accept and expend an in-kind gift of 1,800 units of Naloxone in 2025 valued at $43,200 through the Naloxone Distribution Project, which is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and administered by the Department of Health Care Services.
- Resolution#260514PassedJun 10, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a grant in the amount of up to $14,500,000 from the San Francisco Downtown Development Corporation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, to fund the Powell Street Improvement Project. In short: it commits city money.
- Ordinance#260685Unfinished Business-Final PassageJun 9, 2026
Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's streets/public-works rules to allow the Department of Public Works to recover the City’s costs for abating illegal dumping through administrative enforcement proceedings against persons responsible for the illegal dumping.
- Hearing#260696Pending Committee ActionJun 9, 2026
Schedules a public hearing about: Hearing on the City's enforcement efforts on illegal dumping.
Recent votes
- Aye
Resolution approving the Third Amendment between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through the Office of Contract Administration, and Resource Design Interiors for system furniture, increasing the amount by $1,630,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $10,630,000; extending the term by three years from September 14, 2026, for a term of nine years from September 15, 2020, to September 14, 2029; and authorizing the Office of Contract Administration to make necessary, non-material changes to the Amendment prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary or advisable to effectuate the purposes of the Agreement.
Budget and Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026
- Aye
Resolution approving the Third Amendment between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through the Office of Contract Administration, and Resource Design Interiors for system furniture, increasing the amount by $8,750,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $17,750,000; extending the term by three years, three months, and 17 days from September 14, 2026, for a term of nine years from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2029; and authorizing the Office of Contract Administration to make necessary, non-material changes to the Amendment prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary or advisable to effectuate the purposes of the Agreement.
Budget and Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026
- Aye
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to increase the number of guest rooms for Hotel uses permitted as a Conditional Use in RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family), RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family), RM-1 (Residential Mixed, Low Density), RM-2 (Residential Mixed, Moderate Density), RM-3 (Residential Mixed, Medium Density), RM-4 (Residential Mixed, High Density), RTO-1 (Residential Transit-Oriented Neighborhood), and RTO-M (Residential Transit-Oriented, Mission) Districts from five or fewer rooms to ten or fewer rooms; specify that the Planning Commission shall consider the effects on an existing home’s quality and viability as an independent Dwelling Unit where a Conditional Use application seeks to establish a Hotel within a single-family home; 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.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Ordinance approving Health Service System plans and contribution rates for calendar year 2027.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Resolution approving an Amendment between the City, acting by and through the Office of Contract Administration, and Sigillo Supply Inc for plumbing supplies, extending the term by two years from November 30, 2029, for a new total term of December 1, 2024, through November 30, 2031, and increasing the contract amount by $12,310,000 for a new total not to exceed amount of $15,510,000; and to authorize the Office of Contract Administration to make necessary, non-material changes to the Amendment prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary or advisable to effectuate the purposes of the Agreement.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Resolution authorizing the Department of Technology and the Office of Contract Administration to enter into the First Amendment to the Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Zones, LLC for Microsoft Enterprise Products, to increase the contract amount by $60,000,000 for a new total not to exceed amount of $115,000,000; and to extend the term by 36 months from September 1, 2026, for a total term of September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2029, with the option of three one-year extensions.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Resolution approving and authorizing the First Amendment to the Loan Agreement between the City, acting by and through the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”), and 1234 Great Highway LLC to finance predevelopment costs associated with the development of an approximately 216-unit multifamily residential project affordable to low-income and formerly homeless seniors, including a commercial shell for community serving space (the “Project”) on the property located at 1234, 1270, and 1280 Great Highway in a total amount not to exceed $27,248,500; adopting findings that the Project and proposed transactions are consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of MOHCD to make certain modifications to the Loan Agreement, as defined herein, and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution, as defined herein.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Resolution approving and authorizing the Director of Property and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”) to enter into a Ground Lease for real property owned by the City located at 1939 Market Street (“Property”) with Mercy Housing California 109, L.P. for a lease term of 75 years and one 24-year option to extend and an annual base rent of $15,000 (“Ground Lease”) in order to construct a 187-unit (including two managers’ units) multifamily rental housing development affordable to low-income households (the “Project”); adopting findings that the Project and proposed transactions are consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; determining that the less than market rent payable under the Ground Lease will serve a public purpose by providing affordable housing for low-income households in need, in accordance with Administrative Code Section 23.30; and authorizing the Director of Property and the Director of MOHCD to execute the Ground Lease, and make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution, as defined herein.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Motion approving the Mayor’s nomination for appointment of Vanessa Hartigan to the Port Commission, term ending May 1, 2030.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Motion approving the Mayor's nomination for the reappointment of Lydia So to the Planning Commission, term ending June 30, 2030.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-42 On-Sale Beer and Wine - Public Premises liquor license to The Love Potion Library LLC, located at 284 Noe 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.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
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 Del Rio Produce Market Inc., doing business as Del Rio Produce Market located at 2214 Clement Street (District 1), 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.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Resolution determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-20 off-sale beer and wine liquor license to Food Folk LLC, doing business as Food Folk, located at 210 Clement Street (District 1), 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.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Motion appointing Robert Eaton, Gayle Geary, Catherine Ann Miller, Christopher Ingram (residency requirement waived) and Brandon Bracamonte (residency requirement waived), for one-year terms beginning upon the Council’s first meeting, to the Fire Code Technical Advisory Council.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Resolution approving the second amendment to Contract No. 1000028798 between Children’s Council of San Francisco and the Department of Early Childhood (“DEC”) for the provision of the Early Care Workforce Compensation and Administrative Services to support the City’s implementation of the San Francisco citywide plan for Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Development and Compensation Initiatives; increasing the agreement amount by $70,545,604 for a total amount not to exceed $234,891,608, for a term of October 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027; and authorizing DEC to enter into any additions, amendments, or other modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities, or materially decrease the benefits to the City.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
- Aye
Resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”), on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to accept an in-kind gift of consulting services provided by seven FUSE Fellows through the FUSE Fellows Program valued at $2,520,000 from FUSE Corp for the term to commence on August 1, 2026, and to expire October 20, 2028, to strengthen coordination, strategy, and systems across public health, housing, homelessness, and human services to improve service delivery for San Francisco residents; and the Director MOHCD (or designee) to execute a Master Agreement for the acceptance of the in-kind gift of consulting services.
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026