SF green-lights 158 affordable units at Balboa Reservoir
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Balboa Reservoir Building A's 158 affordable units cleared with a $29.3M city loan and up to $112.7M revenue note. Plus Health Access Point renewals.
Oakland could double dumping fines and add drone detection
Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: Backed doubling dumping fines (up to $5,000) and a no-plate offense, plus a $150,000 drone pilot to map dumping. All head to council April 14.
A grocery store may become the library Oakland lost in 1981
Oakland Life Enrichment Committee: Members backed buying a $3,495,000 San Pablo Ave grocery store to become the Hoover Branch Library (4-0), and voted 3-1 on continuing kids' food contracts.
SF supervisors green-light $1.4B Potrero bus yard (+ cut housing plan)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: SF approved a $1.4B Potrero Yard contract that dropped a planned 365-unit housing podium, and passed a police location tracking policy 9-1.
Oakland reports 614 officers as rivals offer up to $70K bonuses
Oakland Public Safety Committee: OPD's first vehicle GPS tracker policy, which adds new reporting, heads to a council vote April 14. OPD reported 614 sworn field officers in a recruiting update.
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.