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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.
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San Francisco
Land Use and Transportation Committee Meeting
June 1, 2026

TL;DR

  • New convenience stores in the Tenderloin and South of Market would need 18 months of added review under a committee vote.
  • A Balboa Reservoir housing project got committee approval for a design change to let two market-rate buildings start construction.
  • San Francisco moved to back a state bill giving renters 14 days, up from 3, to pay overdue rent before eviction.

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