# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 21, 2026 - Meeting date: 2026-07-21 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 37 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/2156/2026-07-21-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1429113&GUID=9B0A1C22-B18E-4229-B102-EB5B37536EF7) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 260824: Hearing - Committee of the Whole - Initiative Ordinance - Business and Tax Regulations Code - Excise Tax on Keeping Parcels Last Used as Grocery Stores or Pharmacies Vacant or Using Them Differently - July 21, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. - Pages: 29-30 ### File 260693: Initiative Ordinance - Business and Tax Regulations Code - Excise Tax on Keeping Parcels Last Used as Grocery Stores or Pharmacies Vacant or Using Them Differently - Pages: 30 - Sponsors: Mahmood; Melgar ### File 260451: Labor and Employment Code - Eligibility for Paid Parental Leave - Pages: 30 - Sponsors: Sauter; Melgar, Walton, Sherrill, Chen, Mahmood and Mandelman - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260451 [Labor and Employment Code - Eligibility for Paid Parental Leave] Sponsors: Sauter; Melgar, Walton, Sherrill, Chen, Mahmood and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Labor and Employment Code to revise the criteria for an employee in the City to qualify for parental leave benefits under the Paid Parental Leave Ordinance by reducing from 180 days to 90 days the minimum number of days that an employee must work before they are eligible to receive parental leave benefits from their employer. (Racial Equity Impact) Supervisor Mandelman 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 ### File 260591: Settlement of Lawsuit - Pauline Silva-Re - $65,000 - Pages: 30-31 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260591 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Pauline Silva-Re - $65,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Pauline Silva-Re against the City and County of San Francisco for $65,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 7, 2024, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-24-612917; entitled Silva-Re 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, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong ## Extracted text ### [Page 30](https://sfbos.info/documents/2156/2026-07-21-minutes#page-30) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Draft 7/21/2026 CALLED FROM COMMITTEE 260693 [Initiative Ordinance - Business and Tax Regulations Code - Excise Tax on Keeping Parcels Last Used as Grocery Stores or Pharmacies Vacant or Using Them Differently] Sponsors: Mahmood; Melgar Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 3, 2026, an Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to impose an excise tax, commencing in tax year 2027, on persons keeping vacant or using differently parcels last used, in whole or in part, as formula retail grocery stores or formula retail pharmacies on or after January 1, 2017; and increasing the City’s appropriations limit by the amount collected under the tax for four years from November 3, 2026. President Mandelman reported that the Motion in File No. 260823 (under the Committee Report Agenda) was not referred to the Board of Supervisors; therefore, File Nos. 260824 and 260693 are not before the Board of Supervisors for consideration and the Hearing will not be held. COMMITTEE REPORTS Recommendations of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 260451 [Labor and Employment Code - Eligibility for Paid Parental Leave] Sponsors: Sauter; Melgar, Walton, Sherrill, Chen, Mahmood and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Labor and Employment Code to revise the criteria for an employee in the City to qualify for parental leave benefits under the Paid Parental Leave Ordinance by reducing from 180 days to 90 days the minimum number of days that an employee must work before they are eligible to receive parental leave benefits from their employer. (Racial Equity Impact) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong 260591 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Pauline Silva-Re - $65,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Pauline Silva-Re against the City and County of San Francisco for $65,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 7, 2024, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-24-612917; entitled Silva-Re 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, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong City and County of San Francisco Page 29 Printed at 3:34 pm on 7/22/26