San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee

This committee handles the money side of San Francisco. Appropriations, taxes and fees, bonds, grants, redevelopment, and city real estate. What passed, what changed, and what this means for you.
18
Mar

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.
5 min read
11
Mar

SF clears $47.5M funding for senior housing (+ $3M anti-scam program)

San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: $47,579,100 in state AHSC funding cleared for 1939 Market Street LGBTQ senior housing 3-0, plus $3M JPMorgan grant for StopScamsSF.
4 min read
04
Mar

SF extends Allied Universal Muni security contract to March 2027

San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: SFMTA's Allied Universal security contract extended one year through March 2027, with $5,911,925 added for a $64,940,326 total.
1 min read
25
Feb

SF pulls $4.15M from reserve, accepts $45M Treasure Island grant

San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: $4.15M pulled from the General Reserve for overtime around drug markets and events, $45.1M Treasure Island grant accepted, $936M deficit ahead.
5 min read
11
Feb

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.
4 min read
04
Feb

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.
5 min read
28
Jan

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.
4 min read
14
Jan

SF clears way for 3,500 homes at Stonestown (+ $535M bond)

San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: Stonestown's $1.56B financing plan cleared committee, unlocking ~3,500 homes, and a $535M earthquake bond heads to the June 2026 ballot.
4 min read
07
Jan

SF approves 50+ new locked mental health beds (+ 967 Mission greenlit)

San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee: $21.3M for 50+ new locked mental health beds at the Behavioral Health Center, plus three for clearing 967 Mission's 95-unit affordable senior project.
4 min read