Sign in Subscribe
4 min read San Francisco Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee

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.
Share
San Francisco 
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee Meeting
April 9, 2026

TL;DR

  • Mandatory spay/neuter ordinance paused for up to a year; SF SPCA will take at least 300 dogs per year from the city shelter and UC Davis will analyze shelter data.
  • ICE resolution condemning a March 22 SFO incident continued to April 23 after DA Brooke Jenkins, Chief Derrick Lew, and Sheriff Paul Miyamoto disputed its characterization of SFPD's role.
  • Bark 77 sports bar at 77 Cambon Drive in Parkmerced cleared committee on a 3-0 vote despite opposition from two neighbors over noise and security.
  • Tazza D'Amore Cafe at 700 4th Street inside the Caltrain station won a 3-0 recommendation to add beer, wine, and spirits sales.

This post is for paying subscribers only


You might also like...

16
Jun

Muni gets a $200M loan it must repay even if two taxes fail

San Francisco Board of Supervisors: The board approved a Muni loan of up to $200M for operations through 2038, and cleared a first vote on a citywide ban on uncertified lithium-ion batteries.
4 min read
15
Jun

SF delays a downtown exemption for universities after pushback

San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee Meeting June 15, 2026 TL;DR * The committee put a downtown exemption for
2 min read
12
Jun

SF budget vote delayed as crowd opposes pretrial move to probation

San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee: The committee finalized no budget, continuing the Mayor's two-year budget and two ordinances to June 18 after a dozen department hearings.
2 min read
11
Jun

SF delays budget vote as departments lay out cuts

San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee: The committee heard 13 departments on the mayor's budget and delayed every budget vote to June 12. Health, arts, and jobs face proposed cuts.
4 min read
10
Jun

SF backs $275M in housing bonds; budget vote waits till June 11

San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee: Up to $275M in affordable-housing bonds and the redevelopment agency's budget cleared committee, both headed to the full Board July 14.
3 min read