# Board of Supervisors Minutes: May 19, 2026

- Meeting date: 2026-05-19
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 31
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## Structured legislative records

### File 260296: Administrative Code - Downtown Hospitality Zone

- Pages: 6-7
- Sponsors: Mayor
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 260296 [Administrative Code - Downtown Hospitality Zone] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to create the Downtown Hospitality Zone, in the area bounded by 5th Street from Folsom Street to Market Street; Cyril Magnin Street from Market Street to Eddy Street; Eddy Street from Cyril Magnin Street to Mason Street; Mason Street from Eddy Street to Ellis Street; Ellis Street from Mason Street to Taylor Street; Taylor Street from Ellis Street to Post Street; Post Street from Taylor Street to Mason Street; Mason Street from Post Street to Bush Street; Bush Street from Mason Street to Kearny Street; Kearny Street from Bush Street to Market Street; Market Street from 3rd Street to 2nd Street; 2nd Street from Market Street to Folsom Street; and Folsom Street from 2nd Street to 5th Street; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Ordinance No. 096-26 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
  - Excused: Fielder

### File 260391: Outreach Community-Based Weekly Advertising and Outreach Neighborhood-Based Monthly Advertising - Various Newspapers - FY2026-2027

- Pages: 7-8
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: and County of San Francisco for the Dogpatch, Eastern South of Market, Mission Bay, and Potrero Hill neighborhoods; San Francisco Bay Times to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the Castro, Duboce Triangle, Mission, and Noe Valley neighborhoods; San Francisco Chronicle to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco serving the entire City; World Journal to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco serving Chinatown, Ingleside, Mission, Richmond, and Sunset neighborhoods; Sing Tao Daily to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the Chinatown, Richmond, Sunset, Portola Valley, Excelsior, Outer Mission, Tenderloin, Oceanview, Ingleside, and Merced Heights neighborhoods; and El Reportero to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the Mission, Bernal Heights, Bayview, and Excelsior neighborhoods for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027. (Office of Contract Administration) Resolution No. 288-26 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
  - Excused: Fielder

### File 260392: Official Advertising - Clinton Reilly Communications, dba The San Francisco Examiner - FY2026-2027

- Pages: 8
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 260392 [Official Advertising - Clinton Reilly Communications, dba The San Francisco Examiner - FY2026-2027] Resolution designating Clinton Reilly Communications, dba The San Francisco Examiner, to be the official newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for all official advertising for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027. (Office of Contract Administration) Resolution No. 289-26 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
  - Excused: Fielder

### File 260393: Loan Agreement - San Francisco Zoological Society - Operations and Long-Term Financial Sustainability - Up to $8,500,000

- Pages: 8
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 260393 [Loan Agreement - San Francisco Zoological Society - Operations and Long-Term Financial Sustainability - Up to $8,500,000] Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to enter into an agreement to loan up to $8,500,000 to the San Francisco Zoological Society (“SFZS”) to support the operations and long-term financial sustainability of the San Francisco Zoo contingent on various milestones and terms and conditions effective upon approval of this Resolution, to be repaid over 10 years in the form of deductions from the SFZS’s Management Fee; allowing for the City to terminate the Lease and Management Agreement with the SFZS in the event the loan is not timely repaid or if the conditions in the loan agreement are otherwise not met; and authorizing the Recreation and Park Department General Manager to enter into amendments or modifications to the loan agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the permit or this Resolution. (Recreation and Park Department) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 290-26 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
  - Excused: Fielder

### File 260408: Agreement - Hunters Point Shipyard Phase One Parks and Open Spaces - Maintenance and Operations

- Pages: 8-9
- Sponsors: Walton; Mandelman
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 260408 [Agreement - Hunters Point Shipyard Phase One Parks and Open Spaces - Maintenance and Operations] Sponsors: Walton; Mandelman Resolution authorizing and approving an agreement with the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of San Francisco, acting in its capacity as the legislative body of Community Facilities District No. 8 (Hunters Point Shipyard Maintenance District), for the City to receive funding for its operation and maintenance of the Hunters Point Shipyard Phase One Parks and Open Spaces and to authorize the Recreation and Park Department and the San Francisco Arts Commission to coordinate the operation and maintenance. Resolution No. 291-26 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
  - Excused: Fielder

## Extracted text

### [Page 7](https://sfbos.info/documents/2140/2026-05-19-minutes#page-7)

Board of Supervisors                            Meeting Minutes                                             5/19/2026




NEW BUSINESS


Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
            President Mandelman requested File Nos. 260391 and 260392 be called together.


260391 [Outreach Community-Based Weekly Advertising and Outreach
       Neighborhood-Based Monthly Advertising - Various Newspapers - FY2026-2027]
            Resolution designating Bay Area Reporter to be the outreach community-based weekly newspaper of
            the City and County of San Francisco for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community;
            Wind Newspaper to be the outreach community-based weekly newspaper of the City and County of
            San Francisco for the Chinese community; Clinton Reilly Communications, dba The San Francisco
            Examiner to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly newspaper of the City and County of San
            Francisco for the Eureka Valley, Excelsior, Financial Dist., Forest Hill, Haight-Ashbury, Marina,
            Mission, North Beach, Pacific Heights, Presidio Heights, Richmond, Russian Hill, South Market,
            Sunset, and Tenderloin neighborhoods; El Tecolote to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly
            newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the Excelsior, Mission, and Potrero Hill
            neighborhoods; Henry Society Journal to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly newspaper of
            the City and County of San Francisco for the Bayview, Hunters Point, Visitacion Valley, and Western
            Addition neighborhoods; Noe Valley Voice to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly
            newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the Diamond Heights and Noe Valley
            neighborhoods; Potrero View to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly newspaper of the City
            and County of San Francisco for the Dogpatch, Eastern South of Market, Mission Bay, and Potrero
            Hill neighborhoods; San Francisco Bay Times to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly
            newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the Castro, Duboce Triangle, Mission, and
            Noe Valley neighborhoods; San Francisco Chronicle to be the outreach neighborhood-based monthly
            newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco serving the entire City; World Journal to be the
            outreach neighborhood-based monthly newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco serving
            Chinatown, Ingleside, Mission, Richmond, and Sunset neighborhoods; Sing Tao Daily to be the
            outreach neighborhood-based monthly newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the
            Chinatown, Richmond, Sunset, Portola Valley, Excelsior, Outer Mission, Tenderloin, Oceanview,
            Ingleside, and Merced Heights neighborhoods; and El Reportero to be the outreach
            neighborhood-based monthly newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the Mission,
            Bernal Heights, Bayview, and Excelsior neighborhoods for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027. (Office of
            Contract Administration)
            Resolution No. 288-26
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
                 Excused: 1 - Fielder




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Board of Supervisors                              Meeting Minutes                                                5/19/2026



260392 [Official Advertising - Clinton Reilly Communications, dba The San Francisco
       Examiner - FY2026-2027]
            Resolution designating Clinton Reilly Communications, dba The San Francisco Examiner, to be the
            official newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for all official advertising for Fiscal Year
            (FY) 2026-2027. (Office of Contract Administration)
            Resolution No. 289-26
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
                 Excused: 1 - Fielder


260393 [Loan Agreement - San Francisco Zoological Society - Operations and Long-Term
       Financial Sustainability - Up to $8,500,000]
            Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to enter into an agreement to loan up to
            $8,500,000 to the San Francisco Zoological Society (“SFZS”) to support the operations and long-term
            financial sustainability of the San Francisco Zoo contingent on various milestones and terms and
            conditions effective upon approval of this Resolution, to be repaid over 10 years in the form of
            deductions from the SFZS’s Management Fee; allowing for the City to terminate the Lease and
            Management Agreement with the SFZS in the event the loan is not timely repaid or if the conditions
            in the loan agreement are otherwise not met; and authorizing the Recreation and Park Department
            General Manager to enter into amendments or modifications to the loan agreement that do not
            materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the
            purposes of the permit or this Resolution. (Recreation and Park Department)
            (Fiscal Impact)
            Resolution No. 290-26
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
                 Excused: 1 - Fielder


260408 [Agreement - Hunters Point Shipyard Phase One Parks and Open Spaces -
       Maintenance and Operations]
            Sponsors: Walton; Mandelman
            Resolution authorizing and approving an agreement with the Successor Agency to the
            Redevelopment Agency of San Francisco, acting in its capacity as the legislative body of Community
            Facilities District No. 8 (Hunters Point Shipyard Maintenance District), for the City to receive funding
            for its operation and maintenance of the Hunters Point Shipyard Phase One Parks and Open Spaces
            and to authorize the Recreation and Park Department and the San Francisco Arts Commission to
            coordinate the operation and maintenance.
            Resolution No. 291-26
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
                 Excused: 1 - Fielder




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