Oakland panel backs a $10M ice rink fix and new Sharks lease, 4-0
Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee: A new Sharks Ice lease and up to $10M in bonds to overhaul the downtown rink cleared committee 4-0, heading to Council June 16.
Oakland bike share could keep running through 2032, after a 3-1 vote
Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: Members split 3-1 to extend Lyft's bike share to 2032 and backed about $26.5M for an MLK Jr. Way redesign. Council votes June 16.
SF moves to ban uncertified e-bike batteries; $17.9B housing gap
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: A citywide ban on uncertified lithium-ion batteries cleared the committee 3-0 and heads to the full Board. Plus a $17.9B housing gap hearing.
72 beds for homeless residents stay open, plus a $75M housing fix
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: The panel backed $13,691,234 to keep 72 beds for homeless residents at 1018 Mission open through 2028, plus a $75M Western Addition rehab.
San Francisco renews shelter and supportive housing deals across the city
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: Supervisors renewed shelter and supportive housing contracts, including a $303,609,319 master lease for 16 sites through December 2027.
Strong-mayor measure heads toward Oakland's November ballot, 5-3
Oakland City Council: A strong-mayor measure cleared a first vote 5-3, on track for November's ballot. A $45–47M violence plan passed 5-3; voter-approved tax rates set to rise 2.2–6.4%.
Three San Jose rate increases start July 1, garbage up 7%
San Jose City Council: Garbage and recycling rates rise 7% for single-family homes and 4% for multi-family July 1, on an 8-3 vote. Sewer and water rates went up too.
San Francisco moves to slow new convenience stores in the Tenderloin
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: The panel backed an 18-month review requirement for new Tenderloin and SoMa convenience stores. Balboa housing also cleared the panel.
SoMa waits far longer for police, and it may get worse
San Francisco Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee: Supervisors heard SoMa police understaffing, took no action; an Oct. expansion may add 23% more calls. A housing bill was held.
Dozens defend San Francisco Pretrial as its future heads to the full Board
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: The committee sent the Sheriff's $22,532,145 SF Pretrial contract to the full Board with no recommendation, amid a court push to move it.