SF pushes back fire sprinkler deadline 5 years (+ hardship rules expanded)
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: High-rise sprinkler retrofit deadline pushed from 2027 to 2032, parklet rules rewritten, and 25 District 8 landmark designations advanced 3-0.
SF moves PG&E takeover resolution forward (+ worker protections added)
San Francisco Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee: PG&E acquisition resolution cleared 3-0 with new worker protections. Plus a continued hearing on the December 20 outage.
SF extends paratransit contract two more years (+ $18.5M dry dock fix)
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Transdev paratransit contract extended two years with $30.8M added, $18.5M pulled to stabilize Port dry docks, plus free Lunar New Year transit.
SF approves sobering center as jail alternative (+ $40M hotel tax rebate)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: $14,537,426 RESET Center contract approved 9-2 as a jail alternative, plus $40M Hearst Hotel tax rebate and an AT&T cell tower at Diamond Heights.
SF clears wine and beer for movie theaters (+ Clay reopening)
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: SF movie theaters cleared 3-0 to sell wine, beer, and liquor, with an Upper Fillmore carve-out for the Clay. Twin Peaks Promenade advanced.
SF sends $40M Hearst Hotel deal to Board without recommendation
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: $40M Hearst Hotel tax incentive sent to full Board 3-0 without recommendation. Plus a $14.5M contract for a new 25-bed RESET Center at 44 6th Street.
SF approves $610M downtown TIF district (+ 4 supervisors push back)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: Downtown financing district approved 7-4 to subsidize office-to-housing conversions, projected $610M over 45 years. Lifetime term limits headed to June ballot.
SF advances Edgehill land swap (+ two new historic districts)
San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: Edgehill land swap recommended 3-0, trading Sunset paper-street parcels for five Kensington Way hillside lots. Plus two new historic districts.
SF approves $610M tax deal to convert empty offices into homes
San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Supervisors cleared a new downtown financing district that could direct up to $610M to office-to-housing conversions over 30 years.
SF puts $535M earthquake safety bond on June ballot (+ rent impact)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors: $535M earthquake safety bond placed on June 2026 ballot 11-0, with 50% property tax pass-through to renters. Plus Mission Bay South tower raised to 250 ft.