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.
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.
SF green-lights 158 affordable units at Balboa Reservoir
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Balboa Reservoir Building A's 158 affordable units cleared with a $29.3M city loan and up to $112.7M revenue note. Plus Health Access Point renewals.
SF supervisors green-light $1.4B Potrero bus yard (+ cut housing plan)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: SF approved a $1.4B Potrero Yard contract that dropped a planned 365-unit housing podium, and passed a police location tracking policy 9-1.
SF lines up 18 landmark protections, from Mel's to Mr. Cudworth
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: 18 District 2 landmark designations advanced 3-0 to the full Board, including Mel's Drive-In, the Vogue, and First AME Zion Church.
SF approves $1.4B Potrero bus yard (+ 365 homes cut from plan)
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Potrero Yard bus facility approved at $1.4B, but the podium that would have held 365 affordable units was cut. About 100 units on Bryant remain.
SF budget chair sets priorities, plans August exit from role
San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee: Committee sent the FY2026-27 and FY2027-28 budget priorities motion to the full Board 3-0. Chair Connie Chan plans to step down in August 2026.