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 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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.