# Board of Supervisors Minutes: December 9, 2025 - Meeting date: 2025-12-09 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 39 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1128/2025-12-09-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1363672&GUID=586FEA0F-E982-4CE2-B0EF-1FD6EEC7B020) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 250982: Administrative Code - West SoMa Entertainment Zone - Pages: 5-6 - Sponsors: Dorsey; Mandelman - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 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. Ordinance No. 255-25 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Excused: Wong ### File 250978: Appropriation - Department of Elections - Costs Associated with Statewide November 2025 Special Election - $4,508,500 - FY2025-2026 - Pages: 6 - Sponsors: Mayor; Mahmood - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 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) Ordinance No. 256-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Excused: Wong ### File 251045: Settlement of Lawsuit - Tommy O. Johnson, John Doe, and Others Similarly Situated - $5,845,000 - Pages: 6-7 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 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) Ordinance No. 257-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Excused: Wong ### File 250966: General Plan Amendments - Family Zoning Plan - Pages: 7-8 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: ly Housing Zoning Program, including the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program, by adjusting guidelines regarding building heights, 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.) Ordinance No. 243-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill - Noes: Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton - Excused: Wong ## Extracted text ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/1128/2025-12-09-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/9/2025 REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee 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) Ordinance No. 256-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Wong Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 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) Ordinance No. 257-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Wong City and County of San Francisco Page 1007 Printed at 3:07 pm on 3/4/26 ### [Page 7](https://sfbos.info/documents/1128/2025-12-09-minutes#page-7) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/9/2025 Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 250966 [General Plan Amendments - Family Zoning Plan] Ordinance amending the General Plan to revise the Urban Design Element, Commerce and Industry Element, Transportation Element, Balboa Park Station Area Plan, Glen Park Community Plan, Market and Octavia Area Plan, Northeastern Waterfront Plan, Van Ness Avenue Area Plan, Western SoMa (South of Market) Area Plan, Western Shoreline Area Plan, Downtown Area Plan, and Land Use Index, to implement the Family Housing Zoning Program, including the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program, by adjusting guidelines regarding building heights, 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.) Ordinance No. 243-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 6 - Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill Noes: 4 - Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton Excused: 1 - Wong City and County of San Francisco Page 1008 Printed at 3:07 pm on 3/4/26