ICE investment ban fails 4-4 in San Jose; study ordered instead
San Jose City Council: ICE-linked investment ban for Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft failed 4-4; council ordered a study of peer cities. $6.1M waiver cleared for Gateway and Bank of Italy.
Oakland pulls rent rule changes; park deal moves to council
Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee: A package of proposed rent rule changes was pulled 3-1 for more outreach. A $0 Tyrone Carney Park deal heads to the April 14 council vote.
SF lines up 18 landmark protections, from Mel's to Mr. Cudworth
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: 18 District 2 landmark designations advanced 3-0 to the full Board, including Mel's Drive-In, the Vogue, and First AME Zion Church.
SF approves $1.4B Potrero bus yard (+ 365 homes cut from plan)
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Potrero Yard bus facility approved at $1.4B, but the podium that would have held 365 affordable units was cut. About 100 units on Bryant remain.
SF budget chair sets priorities, plans August exit from role
San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee: Committee sent the FY2026-27 and FY2027-28 budget priorities motion to the full Board 3-0. Chair Connie Chan plans to step down in August 2026.
San Jose budget message advances 8-3 amid $56M shortfall
San Jose City Council: FY 2026-2027 budget message advances 8-3 amid a $56M shortfall, and 5 industrial hubs win an exemption from SB 79 housing rules. Plus historic resources direction 10-1.
SF Board signals it won't send Prop E charter amendment to voters
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: $47.6M approved for affordable housing and transit at 1939 Market. Mandelman signaled the full Prop E charter amendment is unlikely to reach November voters.
SF clears 200-foot height limit for affordable housing at 1270 Mission
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: 1270 Mission's height limit rises from 120 to 200 feet for a 100% affordable housing project. SF's flower stand permit program also overhauled.
SF supervisors hear hours of testimony on women's jail conditions
San Francisco Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee: Hearing on women's jail conditions continued to call of the chair after 30+ groups testified. Street sweeping ordinance advanced 3-0.
SF clears $47.5M funding for senior housing (+ $3M anti-scam program)
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: $47,579,100 in state AHSC funding cleared for 1939 Market Street LGBTQ senior housing 3-0, plus $3M JPMorgan grant for StopScamsSF.