Oakland renews phone-cracking contract over fierce public pushback
Oakland City Council: Council renewed a $140,000 Cellebrite phone-cracking contract 6-2, then imposed the full $915,135.40 fine on owners who illegally cut 38 protected trees.
SF's SB 79 alternative plan clears final vote (+ 50 new SFPD hires)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: SB 79 Alternative Plan cleared final vote with industrial-zone exemptions locked in. Plus $6.25M COPS grant funds 50 new SFPD officers.
SF clears street names for 7,200-home Candlestick rebuild
San Francisco Land Use Committee: Candlestick Point street names cleared 2-0 to the full Board, with Bill Walsh Way renamed Giants Drive.
SF committee advances $991M home-care deal through 2031
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: SF's 5-year, $991.3M IHSS Public Authority agreement advanced, plus a $158.4M HomeBridge amendment and a $1.5M Public Defender supplemental.
SF homeless dept budget drops $57M as Prop C revenue climbs
San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee: HSH proposes a 7% budget drop to $728M in year one with a 1.4% provider raise, even as Prop C revenue runs $93M above budget.
San Jose loosens rent caps at distressed affordable housing projects
San Jose City Council: Council expanded the Housing Director's authority to raise rents at distressed affordable units, but only at vacancy. 108-condo builder's remedy cleared.
Supervisors greenlight SB 79 alternative plan (+ July 1 deadline)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: SB 79 Alternative Plan cleared a first vote 10-0 with a Planning amendment to keep state certification on schedule before July 1.
SF lets staff fast-track block party permits, skipping ISCOTT
San Francisco Land Use Committee: Block parties under 3 blocks skip ISCOTT for admin approval. PUC gets expanded electric authority. Market Street hearing draws calls to close Waymo loophole.
SF advances drug-free supportive housing rule (+ ICE amendments)
San Francisco Public Safety Committee: Drug-Free Permanent Supportive Housing ordinance advanced 3-0. Sanctuary resolution amended on SFPD language. Plus JROTC and a Haight liquor license.