# Board of Supervisors Minutes: December 16, 2025 - Meeting date: 2025-12-16 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 35 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1130/2025-12-16-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1366456&GUID=9113D9F6-0C6F-417B-BA5B-483433D83579) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 251078: Potrero HOPE SF - Street Vacation for Various Streets - Pages: 5-6 - Sponsors: Mayor; Walton - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: i, 22nd, Texas, 25th, and Connecticut (south of 25th) Streets, and including portions of 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 26th, Arkansas, Connecticut, Dakota, Texas, Missouri, and Wisconsin Streets, Turner Terrace, and Watchman Way, to expedite implementation of the Project; authorizing the City to transfer its interest in the vacation area to the San Francisco Housing Authority or the Project Sponsor; delegating to the Director of Property authority to grant, accept, and terminate easements to facilitate the street vacations; adopting a Public Works Order recommending the street and easement vacation process; waiving application of Administrative Code, Chapter 23, regarding real estate transactions to the extent inconsistent with this Ordinance; finding the street vacation areas are exempt surplus property under the California Surplus Land Act; authorizing official acts, as defined, in connection with this Ordinance; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Ordinance No. 262-25 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ### File 250929: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Extending Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax - Pages: 6 - Sponsors: Mandelman; Dorsey, Sauter and Mahmood - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 250929 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Extending Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax] Sponsors: Mandelman; Dorsey, Sauter and Mahmood Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend the suspension of the cannabis business tax, through December 31, 2035, and remove references to the cannabis business tax from the common administrative provisions of the Code. (Fiscal Impact) (Supervisors Chan and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 261-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill - Noes: Chan, Walton, Wong ### File 251114: Settlement of Lawsuit - Devon Anderson, Beverly L. Sweeney - $20,000,000 - Pages: 6-7 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 251114 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Devon Anderson, Beverly L. Sweeney - $20,000,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Devon Anderson, Beverly L. Sweeney on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated current and former employees against the City and County of San Francisco for up to $20,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 13, 2020, in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 20-cv-01149-DMR; entitled Devon Anderson and Beverly L. Sweeney, et al. v. The City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 263-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ## Extracted text ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/1130/2025-12-16-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/16/2025 REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Referred Without Recommendation From the Budget and Finance Committee 250929 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Extending Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax] Sponsors: Mandelman; Dorsey, Sauter and Mahmood Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend the suspension of the cannabis business tax, through December 31, 2035, and remove references to the cannabis business tax from the common administrative provisions of the Code. (Fiscal Impact) (Supervisors Chan and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 261-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill Noes: 3 - Chan, Walton, Wong Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 251114 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Devon Anderson, Beverly L. Sweeney - $20,000,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Devon Anderson, Beverly L. Sweeney on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated current and former employees against the City and County of San Francisco for up to $20,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 13, 2020, in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 20-cv-01149-DMR; entitled Devon Anderson and Beverly L. Sweeney, et al. v. The City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 263-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong City and County of San Francisco Page 1045 Printed at 3:42 pm on 3/4/26