SF delays a downtown exemption for universities after pushback
San Francisco
Land Use and Transportation Committee Meeting
June 15, 2026
TL;DR
* The committee put a downtown exemption for
SF moves to ban uncertified e-bike batteries; $17.9B housing gap
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San Francisco moves to slow new convenience stores in the Tenderloin
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SF pauses bar patio smoking ban; Mayor steps in to broker amendments
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SF repaves 150 blocks with SB 1 gas tax dollars next year
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SF clears street names for 7,200-home Candlestick rebuild
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SF lets staff fast-track block party permits, skipping ISCOTT
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SF protects industrial land from SB 79 upzoning; sunset fails 1-2
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SF clears 541-home One Oak project for full Board
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SF codifies climate targets into law, sends to full Board next day
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