SF clears 541-home One Oak project for full Board
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: One Oak's 541-home project cleared 3-0 with a 140-foot podium height. SB 79 and curbside EV charging continued to April 20.
San Jose youth, mentors crowd City Hall as $100M in county cuts loom
San Jose Neighborhood Services and Education Committee: A dozen youth and alumni asked the city to keep funding Clean Slate, Safe Schools, and San Jose Works as nearly $100M in county safety-net cuts loom.
SF spay/neuter ordinance on hold (+ SPCA to take 300+ shelter dogs/year)
San Francisco Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee: Mandatory dog spay/neuter ordinance paused up to a year; SPCA to take 300+ shelter dogs annually. ICE resolution continued.
SF retirees describe denied cancer care (+ Blue Shield commits to fixes)
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Retirees described denied cancer, knee, and post-surgical care from Blue Shield. Blue Shield agreed to meet with Protect Our Benefits by end of April.
SF two-year deficit drops to $642.8M (+ federal cuts loom)
San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee: SF's two-year deficit projected at $642.8M, a nearly $300M improvement from December, with H.R. 1 driving ~$306M of the shortfall.
SF Board upholds North Beach merger denial (+ 3-unit compromise fails)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: North Beach unit-merger appeal at 524-526 Vallejo denied 10-0; a 3-unit compromise failed 5-5. Plus a 158-unit affordable project at Balboa Reservoir.
San Jose carves out 50 housing units for police, 6-5
San Jose City Council: A 6-5 vote gave San Jose police a preference for 50 units in a new workforce housing program. Plus $8.4M for 204 affordable homes by VTA Capitol Station.
SF codifies climate targets into law, sends to full Board next day
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: Climate Action Plan codifying 61% by 2030 and net zero by 2040 advanced to the Board as a Committee Report. Plus 14 D8 landmarks.
SF advances behavioral health plan ahead of state overhaul
San Francisco Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee: 3-0 vote sent the FY 2025-2026 Behavioral Health Services Act Annual Update to the full Board ahead of the state's Prop 1 shift.
SF Youth Commission asks Board to save 8 SF Environment jobs
San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee: Youth Commission asked supervisors for $3.4M to save 8 SF Environment jobs and flagged 5 of 24 SFUSD Title IX cases investigated in 2022.