# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 9, 2025 - Meeting date: 2025-09-09 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 24 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1108/2025-09-09-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1336424&GUID=7D3E7A1B-37E4-4344-B337-52C35EBC09A4) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 250710: Settlement of Lawsuit - Katrina Baptiste - $125,000 - Pages: 11 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 250710 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Katrina Baptiste - $125,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Katrina Baptiste against the City and County of San Francisco for $125,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 23, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-608576; entitled Katrina Baptiste v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton ### File 250711: Settlement of Lawsuit - Alyonik Hrushow - $225,000 - Pages: 11 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 250711 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Alyonik Hrushow - $225,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Alyonik Hrushow against the City and County of San Francisco for $225,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 29, 2024, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-24-617659; entitled Alyonik Hrushow v. City of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton ### File 250765: Settlement of Lawsuit - Jane Gazzola - $128,000 - Pages: 11 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 250765 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Jane Gazzola - $128,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jane Gazzola against the City and County of San Francisco for $128,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 1, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-610773; entitled Jane Gazzola v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; the lawsuit involves an alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton ### File 250766: Settlement of Lawsuit - Keith Baraka - $160,000 - Pages: 11-12 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 250766 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Keith Baraka - $160,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of two lawsuits filed by Keith Baraka against the City and County of San Francisco for $160,000; the first lawsuit was filed on November 20, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-587897; entitled Keith Baraka v. City and County of San Francisco; the first lawsuit involves an employment dispute; the second lawsuit was filed on June 13, 2024, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-24-615403; entitled Keith Baraka v. City and County of San Francisco; the second lawsuit involves an employment dispute. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton ### File 250767: Settlement of Lawsuit - Coalition on Homelessness - $2,828,000 - Pages: 12 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 250767 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Coalition on Homelessness - $2,828,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Coalition On Homelessness against the City and County of San Francisco for $2,828,000 and non-monetary terms; the lawsuit was filed on September 27, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 4:22-cv-05502-DMR; entitled Coalition on Homelessness, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves Plaintiff’s allegation that the City unlawfully seizes property of persons experiencing homelessness without adequate advanced notice, discards property the City should store under the terms of the City’s “bag and tag” policy, and fails to store property of persons experiencing homelessness in a way that allows retrieval of the property. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton ### File 250768: Settlement of Lawsuit - Richard S. Sackler, et al. - City to Receive $8,000,000 to $12,000,000 Over 15 Years - Pages: 12-13 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P., Cephalon, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Endo International Plc, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Mallinckrodt Plc, Mallinckrodt LLC, Allergan Plc F/K/A Actavis Plc, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. N/K/A Actavis, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc. F/K/A/ Watson Pharma, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., and McKesson Corporation; the lawsuit involves allegations that Purdue and the Sacklers contributed to the opioid crisis in San Francisco by incentivizing the sale and use of opioids despite knowledge of the growing epidemic caused by opioid misuse. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 11](https://sfbos.info/documents/1108/2025-09-09-minutes#page-11) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/9/2025 COMMITTEE REPORTS Recommendations of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee President Mandelman requested File Nos. 250710, 250711, 250765, 250766, 250767, 250768, 250769, and 250778 be called together. 250710 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Katrina Baptiste - $125,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Katrina Baptiste against the City and County of San Francisco for $125,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 23, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-608576; entitled Katrina Baptiste v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton 250711 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Alyonik Hrushow - $225,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Alyonik Hrushow against the City and County of San Francisco for $225,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 29, 2024, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-24-617659; entitled Alyonik Hrushow v. City of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton 250765 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Jane Gazzola - $128,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jane Gazzola against the City and County of San Francisco for $128,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 1, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-610773; entitled Jane Gazzola v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; the lawsuit involves an alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton 250766 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Keith Baraka - $160,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of two lawsuits filed by Keith Baraka against the City and County of San Francisco for $160,000; the first lawsuit was filed on November 20, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-587897; entitled Keith Baraka v. City and County of San Francisco; the first lawsuit involves an employment dispute; the second lawsuit was filed on June 13, 2024, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-24-615403; entitled Keith Baraka v. City and County of San Francisco; the second lawsuit involves an employment dispute. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 762 Printed at 1:26 pm on 10/22/25 ### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/1108/2025-09-09-minutes#page-12) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/9/2025 250767 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Coalition on Homelessness - $2,828,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Coalition On Homelessness against the City and County of San Francisco for $2,828,000 and non-monetary terms; the lawsuit was filed on September 27, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 4:22-cv-05502-DMR; entitled Coalition on Homelessness, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves Plaintiff’s allegation that the City unlawfully seizes property of persons experiencing homelessness without adequate advanced notice, discards property the City should store under the terms of the City’s “bag and tag” policy, and fails to store property of persons experiencing homelessness in a way that allows retrieval of the property. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton 250768 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Richard S. Sackler, et al. - City to Receive $8,000,000 to $12,000,000 Over 15 Years] Ordinance authorizing the partial settlement of the lawsuit filed on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against, inter alia, Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family (collectively, “Sacklers”) for abatement funds in the range of $8,000,000 to $12,000,000 to be paid over 15 years; the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P., Cephalon, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Endo International Plc, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Mallinckrodt Plc, Mallinckrodt LLC, Allergan Plc F/K/A Actavis Plc, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. N/K/A Actavis, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc. F/K/A/ Watson Pharma, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., and McKesson Corporation; the lawsuit involves allegations that Purdue and the Sacklers contributed to the opioid crisis in San Francisco by incentivizing the sale and use of opioids despite knowledge of the growing epidemic caused by opioid misuse. (City Attorney) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 763 Printed at 1:26 pm on 10/22/25