
Matt Dorsey
Matt Dorsey is a heavy hitter who turns bills into law, near-perfect voting attendance. Primary beat: Budget & Taxes.
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Authored legislation
- Resolution#260551PassedJul 30, 2026
This resolution intends to issue bonds to finance improvements in newly annexed areas of Treasure Island as part of the city's Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District No. 1. It is currently awaiting action from the committee.
- Resolution#260552PassedJul 30, 2026
This resolution seeks approval for changes to the financial plan related to the infrastructure and revitalization of Treasure Island. It is currently awaiting action from a committee.
- Resolution#260428PassedJul 23, 2026
This resolution allows the Port of San Francisco to accept a $4 million grant from UCSF to fund the Mission Bay Ferry Landing project from May 2026 to March 2028. It also authorizes the Acting Executive Director to make necessary amendments to the grant agreement without increasing the city's obligations.
- Ordinance#260732PassedJul 23, 2026
This ordinance approves the health insurance plans and the contribution rates that city employees will pay for their health coverage in 2027. It is currently scheduled for a committee hearing for further discussion.
- Resolution#260850Mayors OfficeJul 21, 2026
This resolution designates August 2026 as Afghan American Heritage Month in San Francisco to recognize and celebrate the contributions of Afghan Americans to the community. It is a formal acknowledgment by the city's government.
- Resolution#260851Mayors OfficeJul 21, 2026
This resolution designates August 21, 2026, as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day in San Francisco to honor those affected by the overdose crisis and support efforts in prevention and treatment. It also acknowledges the work of responders and service providers in addressing substance use disorders.
- Motion#260822PassedJul 14, 2026
This motion appoints Madison Tam as an alternate member to Supervisor Matt Dorsey on the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. The appointment lasts indefinitely or until Supervisor Dorsey's term ends.
- Resolution#260137PassedJun 11, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Imposing interim zoning controls for 18 months to require a Conditional Use authorization for the establishment of new Convenience Store uses in the Tenderloin and South of Market Public Safety Zone, as both terms are herein defined.
- Resolution#260549PassedJun 11, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Of intention to add territory to the City and County of San Francisco Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District No.
- Resolution#260517PassedJun 10, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Approve and allow the Director of Real Estate, on behalf of the following City Departments: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Police Accountability, Human Resources, Office of the City Administrator, Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Technology, Public Works, Civil Service Commission, Human Rights Commission, and City Attorney, to sign Second Amendment to the lease agreement with Hudson 1455 Market Street, LLC, as Landlord, to expand the premises to include an additional 502,082 rentable square feet of office space at 1455 Market Street, for an initial term of 21 years, and terminating on April 30, 2049, with two five-year options to extend the lease term with an annual base rent of $14,487,462 (year two), and resetting the rent to $40.00 per square foot beginning January 1, 2027, with 1% annual increases until year four and then 3% annually thereafter.
- Ordinance#26067930 Day RuleJun 9, 2026
Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's zoning/building rules to increase the allowable number and size of signs in Mixed Use Districts on lots over one-half acre and in the Mixed Use-Office District south of Townsend Street.
- Resolution#260689Mayors OfficeJun 9, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $4,500,000 from the San Francisco County Transportation Authority to fund the Mission Bay Ferry Landing project for the period of July 15, 2026, through September 30, 2028.
- Resolution#260690Consent AgendaJun 9, 2026
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow the Port of San Francisco to sign settlement agreement between the Port Commission and Bauer’s Intelligent Transportation, Inc.
- Ordinance#260300PassedJun 5, 2026
Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's operating rules to establish the San Francisco Hate Crime Reward Fund.
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