SF pulls $4.15M from reserve, accepts $45M Treasure Island grant
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: $4.15M pulled from the General Reserve for overtime around drug markets and events, $45.1M Treasure Island grant accepted, $936M deficit ahead.
SF Environment Department faces 7.81 staff cuts (+ $3.4M ask to restore)
San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee: Hearing on SFE's FY26-27 budget continued 3-0 after the director said 7.81 positions face cuts and the commission asked for $3.4M to restore them.
Oakland pauses a Caltrans freeway deal, wants an encampment plan first
Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: A Caltrans freeway deal was held until March 10 over encampments. A West Oakland bridge retrofit and a $975,659 Home Depot deal head to council.
PayPal Park gets 15 concerts a year, with new neighborhood noise rules
San Jose City Council: PayPal Park approved for up to 15 concerts a year with new monthly noise reporting, plus $11.2M Lower Income Voucher Program passed 8-3 pending fair housing review.
Oakland pulls a $23M+ homeless funding item, no new date set
Oakland Life Enrichment Committee: The committee pulled a $23M+ homeless funding package to a no-date pending list. It forwarded a Black New Deal study and a Race and Equity update to council.
Oakland backs license plate readers, drones, and 5 more police tools
Oakland Public Safety Committee: The committee voted to keep all 7 OPD surveillance tools, from plate readers to drones, and sent it to a March 3 council vote. Plus $3,409,389 in paramedic gear.
SF approves $40M hotel subsidy (+ two dissents)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: $40M Hearst Hotel tax incentive approved 9-2, civil immigration enforcement barred on city property, Fisherman's Wharf Entertainment Zone created.
Taller buildings near Oakland transit? Council weighs in March 3
Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee: The committee backed exempting most properties from SB 79 until a local plan, and sent it to Council March 3. Unger's amendment failed 2-2.
SF pushes back fire sprinkler deadline 5 years (+ hardship rules expanded)
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: High-rise sprinkler retrofit deadline pushed from 2027 to 2032, parklet rules rewritten, and 25 District 8 landmark designations advanced 3-0.