San Francisco Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors is San Francisco's main legislative body. They pass the laws, approve the budget, and set policy direction for the City and County. What passed, what changed, and what this means for you.
24
Mar

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.
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17
Mar

SF Board signals it won't send Prop E charter amendment to voters

San Francisco Board of Supervisors: $47.6M approved for affordable housing and transit at 1939 Market. Mandelman signaled the full Prop E charter amendment is unlikely to reach November voters.
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10
Mar

SF parklet permits get easier (+ Planning Department steps out)

San Francisco Board of Supervisors: Shared Spaces parklets no longer require Planning review, community outreach, or neighbor notice. Police GPS tracker policy held to March 24.
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24
Feb

SF approves $40M hotel subsidy (+ two dissents)

San Francisco Board of Supervisors: $40M Hearst Hotel tax incentive approved 9-2, civil immigration enforcement barred on city property, Fisherman's Wharf Entertainment Zone created.
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10
Feb

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.
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03
Feb

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.
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27
Jan

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.
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13
Jan

SF supervisors clear path to remove Vaillancourt Fountain (10-1)

San Francisco Board of Supervisors: Supervisors voted 10-1 to clear removal of the 1971 Vaillancourt Fountain from Embarcadero Plaza. Plus 967 Mission senior housing fully financed.
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06
Jan

SF passes new tenant demolition rules (+ 5-year ban for harassment)

San Francisco Board of Supervisors: Tenant demolition protections passed 10-0, with a 5-year permit ban for harassment-driven vacancies. Reproductive health clinics ordinance also passed.
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