Board of Supervisors Minutes: December 2, 2025

251082 [Administrative Code - Fillmore Entertainment Zone] Sponsors: Mahmood; Walton, Mandelman and Sherrill Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to create the Fillmore Entertainment Zone, on Fillmore Street between Sutter and McAllister Streets and O’Farrell Street between Steiner and Fillmore Streets; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Ordinance No. 246-25 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

250978 [Appropriation - Department of Elections - Costs Associated with Statewide November 2025 Special Election - $4,508,500 - FY2025-2026] Sponsors: Mayor; Mahmood Ordinance appropriating $4,508,500 of State cost reimbursement revenue to the Department of Elections to support costs associated with the Statewide November 2025 Special Election in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026; this Ordinance requires a two-thirds approval vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors for $4,178,500 pursuant to Charter, Section 9.113(c). (Pursuant to Charter, Section 9.113(c), this matter shall require a vote of two-thirds (8 votes) of all members of the Board of Supervisors to approve such appropriation ordinance for passage.) (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251049 [Contract Amendment - Catholic Charities - HIV Health Services Rental Subsidies Services - Not to Exceed $13,426,414] Sponsor: Mandelman Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between City, acting by and through, the Department of Public Health (DPH), and Catholic Charities, to provide HIV health services rental subsidies services, to extend the term by five years from June 30, 2026, for a total term of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2031, and to increase the amount by $7,317,206 for a total not to exceed amount of $13,426,414; and to authorize DPH to enter into amendments or modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement or this Resolution. (Public Health Department) (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Mandelman assumed primary sponsorship. Resolution No. 563-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251050 [Real Property Acquisition - Easement from Sunol Glen Unified School District - Not to Exceed $50,000] Resolution approving the revised terms and conditions and authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and/or City’s Director of Property to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Easement Deeds with Sunol Glen Unified School District for the acquisition of a 4,008-square-foot easement for an underground water pipeline and associated appurtenances and a 34,834-square-foot temporary construction easement on and across a portion of Alameda County Assessor's Parcel Block No. 096-0155-004-01, known as 11601 Main Street, Sunol, for $35,000 plus an administrative fee of $5,000 and up to $10,000 in closing costs, for a total amount not to exceed $50,000 which will be effective on the date the agreement is executed by both parties, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118. (Public Utilities Commission) Resolution No. 564-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251113 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Federal Emergency Management Agency - New Training Facility - $637,200] Sponsors: Mayor; Chan and Mandelman Resolution retroactively authorizing the Fire Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $637,200 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the California Office of Emergency Services for the Fire Department’s new Training Facility for the performance period of August 1, 2024, through April 20, 2027, and waiving indirect costs. (Fire Department) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 570-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251045 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Tommy O. Johnson, John Doe, and Others Similarly Situated - $5,845,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Tommy O. Johnson, by and through his Attorney-in-Fact Rev. Doris White and John Doe, by and through his conservator Thomas O’Connor, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, against the City and County of San Francisco for $5,845,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 24, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-20-517064; entitled Tommy O. Johnson, by and through his Attorney-in-Fact Rev. Doris White and John Doe, by and through his conservator Thomas O’Connor, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves claims of elder/dependent adult abuse, invasion of privacy, negligence, and violations of patients’ rights brought by over 700 former and current residents of Laguna Honda Hospital. (City Attorney) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251083 [Behested Payment Waiver - Economic Revitalization Efforts] Sponsors: Mayor; Sherrill and Mandelman Resolution authorizing a six-month waiver of the City’s Behested Payments Ordinance for the Mayor, members of the Mayor’s Office, and the Executive Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to solicit donations from nonprofits, private organizations, grantmakers, foundations, and other persons and entities for the purpose of supporting the continued economic revitalization of San Francisco, pursuant to Section 3.620(f) of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code. (Supervisor Fielder dissented in committee.) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 567-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Sauter, Sherrill, Wong

Noes: Fielder, Melgar, Walton

251107 [Behested Payment Waiver - Temporary Shelter and Homeless Services] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman Resolution authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing’s Executive Director, Chief Deputies, Deputy Directors and Program Directors to solicit donations from various private entities and organizations to support the expansion of temporary shelter and other homeless services to support people experiencing homelessness, notwithstanding the Behested Payment Ordinance. (Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing) Resolution No. 569-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Wong

Noes: Walton

251086 [Agreement - Owners' Association for Administration/Management Renew and Expand of Dogpatch and Northwest Potrero Hill Green Benefit District] Sponsor: Walton Resolution approving an agreement with the nonprofit Owners’ Association for the administration and management of the property-based business improvement district known as the "Dogpatch & Northwest Potrero Hill Green Benefit District;" pursuant to California Streets and Highway Code, Section 36651, for a period commencing January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2040. Resolution No. 568-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

250983 [Police Code - Vehicle Sideshows] Sponsors: Sauter; Mandelman, Sherrill, Dorsey and Wong Ordinance amending the Police Code to increase the fine for misdemeanor convictions for sideshow offenses from a maximum of $500 to a maximum of $1,000. Supervisor Wong requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251051 [Public Works, Port Codes - Enhanced Enforcement for Vending Targeted Merchandise Without a Permit] Sponsors: Mayor; Dorsey, Mandelman, Sauter and Sherrill Ordinance amending the Public Works Code in accordance with California Senate Bill 276 (2025) to authorize the enforcement of vending permit requirements through warnings, infractions, misdemeanors, and fines up to $1,000 for vending certain types of merchandise that are common targets of retail theft, on City property without a permit; amending the Port Code to conform with those amendments; making additional conforming amendments consistent with Senate Bill 276; accepting the recommendations and findings of the Public Works Director pertaining to such targeted merchandise and adopting such findings; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

250991 [Prioritize Public Safety Response to Drug Activity Near Parks, Playgrounds, and Schools] Sponsors: Sherrill; Dorsey and Sauter Resolution urging the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to develop and implement a comprehensive enforcement and intervention plan to address drug use or suspected drug activity especially within 250 feet of parks, playgrounds, schools, and youth centers including issuing citations, conducting assessments, and removing individuals for processing or detoxification services. Resolution No. 580-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251041 [Liquor License Issuance - 3117-16th Street - Roxie Theater] Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-69 Special On-Sale Beer and Wine Theatre liquor license to The Roxie Theatre, to do business as Roxie Theater, located at 3117-16th Street (District 9), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee) Resolution No. 560-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251030 [Appointments, Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 - Jeffrey Jonathan Morris and Nicholas Goldman] Motion appointing Jeffrey Jonathan Morris and Nicholas Goldman, terms ending September 4, 2028, to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 1. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M25-120 APPROVED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251031 [Reappointments, Assessment Appeals Board No. 2 - John Lee, Mervin Conlan, and Susan Elizabeth Miller] Motion reappointing John Lee, Mervin Conlan, and Susan Elizabeth Miller, terms ending September 4, 2028, to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 2. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M25-121 APPROVED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251032 [Appointment, Assessment Appeals Board No. 3 - Franco Cirelli, James Reynolds, and Kristine Nelson] Motion appointing Franco Cirelli, James Reynolds, and Kristine Nelson, terms ending September 4, 2028, to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 3. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M25-122 APPROVED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

g of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on May 12, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., for the Members of the Board of Supervisors to hear and receive updates on the progress and implementation status of the Unites States Department of Justice recommendations regarding reforms within the Police Department; scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M20-125, approved on September 15, 2020. (Clerk of the Board) President Mandelman opened the public hearing and inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Committee of the Whole relating to the update on law enforcement practices (File No. 200777). Asja Steeves and Nicole Jones (San Francisco Police Department) provided an overview of the hearing matter and responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Thierry Fill; Richard Esty Peterson; spoke on various concerns relating to the hearing matter. The President declared public comment closed, adjourned as the Committee of the Whole, and reconvened as the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Hearing be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 12, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

240637 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - Central Neighborhoods Large Residence SUD, Corona Heights Large Residence SUD] Sponsor: Mandelman Ordinance amending the Planning Code to expand the boundaries of the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use District (SUD), and to apply its controls to all lots within the SUD, with some exceptions; to delete the Corona Heights Large Residence SUD, and as a result to merge it into the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence SUD; amending the Zoning Map to reflect the deletion and boundary expansion; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

density, design, and other matters; amending the City’s Local Coastal Program to implement the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program and other associated changes in the City’s Coastal Zone, and directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 340. (Planning Commission) (Pursuant to Charter, Section 4.105, the Planning Commission recommends General Plan amendments to the Board of Supervisors for approval or rejection. If the Board fails to act within 90 days of receipt, the proposed General Plan amendment shall be deemed approved. Transmittal Date: September 22, 2025) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Lisa Chen (Planning Department) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Wong

Noes: Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton

esignating various parcels to be included in the Non-Contiguous San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Sites Special Use District (SFMTA SUD); amending the Local Coastal Program to: 1) reclassify all properties in the Coastal Zone to R-4 Height and Bulk District; 2) reclassify certain properties to RTO-C and Neighborhood Commercial District; 3) designate one parcel as part of the SFMTA SUD; and 4) directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings under the City’s Local Coastal Program and the California Coastal Act of 1976. (Economic Impact) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Lisa Chen (Planning Department) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Wong

Noes: Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton

n Francisco Program and other associated changes in the City’s Coastal Zone, and directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. (Economic Impact) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Lisa Chen (Planning Department) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Chan, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 13, Line 10, by striking ‘more than two’ so that it reads ‘(9) is not located on a site containing residential units where the project would require the demolition of residential uses that are subject to the rent increase limitations set forth in Chapter 37 of the Administrative Code; and’. The motion failed by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton

Noes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Wong

PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Wong

Noes: Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton

250982 [Administrative Code - West SoMa Entertainment Zone] Sponsors: Dorsey; Mandelman Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to eliminate the Folsom Street Entertainment Zone and create the West SoMa Entertainment Zone, to include the following streets: Folsom Street, between 12th and Russ Streets; Hallam Street, between Folsom Street and Brush Place; Langton Street, between Folsom Street and Decker Alley; Russ Street, between Minna and Folsom Streets; 7th Street between Folsom and Harrison Streets; 8th Street between Folsom and Harrison Streets; Harrison Street between 7th and 13th Streets; 12th Street between Harrison and Folsom Streets; 11th Street between Harrison and Folsom Streets; 10th Street between Harrison and Howard Streets; Howard Street between 10th and 11th Streets; Dore Street between Folsom and Sheridan Streets; 9th Street between Harrison and Folsom Streets; Ringgold Street between 8th and 9th Streets; and Heron Street between 8th Street and Berwick Place; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251137 [Presidential Appointment, Board of Appeals - Robin Abad Ocubillo] Motion approving the President of the Board of Supervisors Rafael Mandelman’s nomination of Robin Abad Ocubillo for appointment to the Board of Appeals, for a term ending July 1, 2026. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.106, provides that this nomination is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within 60 days of the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk then the nominee shall be deemed approved. Transmittal date: November 13, 2025.) Motion No. M25-123 APPROVED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251174 [Final Map No. 9806 - 1155 Market Street] Motion approving Final Map No. 9806, an eight-lot vertical subdivision project, located at 1155 Market Street, being a subdivision of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3702, Lot No. 820; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Works) Motion No. M25-125 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

251158 [Supporting the Stop Ballroom Bribery Act (S. 3191 Warren) (H.R. 6085 Garcia)] Sponsor: Chan Resolution supporting the passage of the Stop Ballroom Bribery Act, S.3191 authored by United States (U.S.) Senator Elizabeth Warren and H.R. 6085 authored by U.S. Representative Robert Garcia, to root out pay-to-play by imposing donation restrictions to projects involving public property; and calling on local donors to return their donations. Resolution No. 578-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong