SF clears $195M in bond money for health, streets, and public spaces

San Francisco
Board of Supervisors Meeting
June 9, 2026

TL;DR

• Supervisors approved $195M in voter-approved bond money for health and mental health facilities, street and pedestrian safety, and public spaces.
• The Board approved financing to rehabilitate a 100% affordable, 72-unit building at 1820 Post Street, including a loan up to $22,578,308.
• Supervisors cleared the Public Utilities Commission to borrow up to $1,165,736,266 for wastewater, $570,508,918 for water, and $138,164,937 for power projects.
• The Board added $13,691,234 to keep homelessness respite and stabilization beds funded through June 30, 2028.
• Mayor Daniel Lurie presented his proposed budget, which he said closes a $642 million two-year deficit; no vote was taken.

What happened

1. Supervisors approve $195 million in bond money for health facilities, streets, and public spaces
   1. The Board gave final approval to spend $195 million in voter-approved bonds. The money goes to four city departments for health, nursing, and mental health facilities, street and pedestrian safety work, and public space improvements. The funds sit on the Controller's Reserve until the bonds are sold.
   2. What this means for you: The money is approved but held on reserve until the city sells the bonds, so spending does not start right away. When it does, it is set for health, nursing, and mental health facilities, pedestrian and street safety, and public space upgrades citywide.
2. The city backs a 72-unit affordable housing rehab at 1820 Post Street
   1. The Board signed off on financing to rehabilitate a 100% affordable building at 1820 Post Street, with 71 homes plus a manager's unit. The deal includes a 75-year ground lease on the city-owned land at $15,000 a year. It also includes a loan of up to $22,578,308 and a separate note of up to $18,736,700.
   2. What this means for you: This puts city money behind rehabilitating one affordable building at 1820 Post Street, with 71 homes for low-income renters. The source does not give a construction or move-in timeline.
3. Supervisors let the Public Utilities Commission borrow for water, sewer, and power projects
   1. The Board cleared the Public Utilities Commission to borrow for utility capital projects through revenue bonds. The authorizations cover up to $1,165,736,266 for wastewater, $570,508,918 for water and Hetch Hetchy projects, and $138,164,937 for power. The Board also approved the PUC's two-year capital budget.
   2. What this means for you: These are revenue bonds, repaid from utility revenue rather than the city's general taxes. The vote lets the PUC borrow for water, sewer, and power infrastructure. The source does not list specific projects or any effect on your utility bills.
4. Homelessness respite and stabilization beds stay funded through 2028
   1. The Board extended its agreement with Westside Community Mental Health Center by two years, through June 30, 2028. It added $13,691,234, bringing the contract to a total of $21,466,168. The program provides short-term respite beds and health stabilization support for people experiencing homelessness.
   2. What this means for you: Short-term respite and stabilization beds for people experiencing homelessness stay funded for two more years. The money extends an existing contract rather than starting a new program.
5. Mayor Lurie presents a budget; the Board takes no vote
   1. Mayor Daniel Lurie appeared before the Board to present his proposed budget. He said it closes a $642 million two-year deficit and reduces the city's long-term structural deficit by about $300 million. The Board filed the item without a vote, and budget talks now move to committee.
   2. What this means for you: This is a proposal, not a final budget, and the Board has not voted on it. Supervisors will take it up in committee, where they can change it before adopting a final budget.

What residents brought up

• Ella Hill Hutch Community Center. Several Fillmore residents and community members pressed the Board over the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, even with no related item on the agenda. They said it is unclear whether youth summer programming will run at the site at all, and that the process has lacked transparency. A former supervisor and longtime pastor said the community had not received due process. Speakers asked their district supervisor and the Board to take the issue seriously and open up the process.
• Homelessness services. A resident living in a city shelter asked the Board to expand job support for unhoused people. They suggested résumé and interview help and city apprenticeship slots aimed at people in the shelter system. They said better employment support would help many people in shelters.

Also happened

• Created two entertainment zones (North Beach and the Ferry Building) and a Belden Place activation zone. Outdoor drinking at entertainment-zone events can now start at 11 a.m. instead of noon. Advanced a separate Downtown Hospitality Zone on a first vote.
• Set 18-month interim controls requiring special approval for new convenience stores in the Tenderloin and SoMa public safety zone. Advanced Balboa Reservoir zoning changes and accepted Geneva Avenue infrastructure for an affordable housing project, both on first votes.
• Set a June 16 hearing to consider a $200,000,000 transit loan for Muni operations; the loan itself was not voted on.
• Extended the term of a $15,326,301 retail-theft-prevention grant for police and accepted a $43,200 Naloxone gift. Approved a $2,169,952 cannabis equity grant, a behavioral health services contract, and a $1,000,000 Portsmouth Square grant.
• Approved a $16,779,999 Community Economic Recovery Hubs grant, with Supervisor Walton recused, and an airport contract raised to $16,780,546. Also approved a DPH office lease, four labor and pay measures on first votes, and three liquor license transfers. Approved three sidewalk-injury settlements ($150,000, $210,000, and $500,000).
• Adjusted building permit fees, updated Public Works surveillance technology policies, extended a school-event parking-tax exemption, and extended review windows for 17 possible historic landmarks. Honored retiring leaders Ken Bukowski, Virginia Donohue, and Shireen McSpadden, promoted Sergeant Drewkai Butler, and recognized Jefferson Johnson for saving a life. Marked the 50th anniversary of Dykes on Bikes and adjourned in memory of retired firefighter Ken Jones.

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