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.
San Jose homeless team: 474 contacts, 3 took the ride to services
San Jose Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee: Homeless contact team logged 474 contacts and got 3 to accept a ride to services. ICE-linked review heads to March 10.
Oakland rewrites sex-work law and funds Sausal Creek land return
Oakland City Council: The city's prostitution law now penalizes buyers and creates a survivor support fund. Plus $843,875 in Measure DD funds toward a Sausal Creek land return.
San Jose to weigh childcare as economic policy on March 17
San Jose Neighborhood Services and Education Committee: childcare sent to March 17 budget message as an economic policy goal. FFN caregiver program ends July 1.
SF moves PG&E takeover resolution forward (+ worker protections added)
San Francisco Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee: PG&E acquisition resolution cleared 3-0 with new worker protections. Plus a continued hearing on the December 20 outage.
SF extends paratransit contract two more years (+ $18.5M dry dock fix)
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Transdev paratransit contract extended two years with $30.8M added, $18.5M pulled to stabilize Port dry docks, plus free Lunar New Year transit.