# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 22, 2026

- Meeting date: 2026-09-22
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 23
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## Structured legislative records

### File 260783: Settlement of Lawsuit - First Amendment Coalition, Virginia LaRoe, and Eugene Volokh - $45,000

- Pages: 5-6

### File 260784: Settlement of Lawsuit - Lisa Baker - $1,975,000

- Pages: 6

### File 260785: Settlement of Lawsuit - Jonathon Salerno - $300,000

- Pages: 6

### File 260808: Settlement of Lawsuit - Gabriel Shin - $6,000,000

- Pages: 6

### File 260814: Settlement of Lawsuit - Christiana Porter - $825,000

- Pages: 6-7
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 260814 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Christiana Porter - $825,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Christiana Porter against the City and County of San Francisco for $825,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 3, 2025, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 25-cv-02155-AMO; entitled Christiana Porter v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged civil rights violation. (City Attorney) 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 260084: Labor and Employment Code - Prevailing Wages for Street Cleaning Services

- Pages: 7
- Sponsors: Melgar; Chan, Chen, Mandelman, Wong, Fielder, Walton, Sherrill, Mahmood and Dorsey
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 260084 [Labor and Employment Code - Prevailing Wages for Street Cleaning Services] Sponsors: Melgar; Chan, Chen, Mandelman, Wong, Fielder, Walton, Sherrill, Mahmood and Dorsey Ordinance amending the Labor and Employment Code to require prevailing wages in City contracts and grants for street cleaning services. (Fiscal Impact) (Procurement Impact) Supervisors Mandelman, Wong, Fielder, Walton, Sherrill, Mahmood, and Dorsey requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

### File 260755: Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - San Francisco Foundation - Affirmative Litigation and Enforcement Outreach and Coordination - $200,000

- Pages: 7-8
- Sponsors: Dorsey; Mandelman
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 260755 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - San Francisco Foundation - Affirmative Litigation and Enforcement Outreach and Coordination - $200,000] Sponsors: Dorsey; Mandelman Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the City Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 from the San Francisco Foundation to fund engagement, strategic planning, outreach, litigation support, and coordination with a coalition of public law offices to support affirmative litigation and enforcement, for the period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. (City Attorney) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

## Extracted text

### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/2173/2026-09-22-minutes#page-6)

Board of Supervisors                          Meeting Minutes - Draft                                          9/22/2026



260784 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Lisa Baker - $1,975,000]
            Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Lisa Baker against the City and County of
            San Francisco for $1,975,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 21, 2024, in San Francisco Superior
            Court, Case No. CGC-24-617433; entitled Lisa Baker, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the
            lawsuit involves a wrongful death allegation from a vehicle collision. (City Attorney)
            FINALLY PASSED


260785 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Jonathon Salerno - $300,000]
            Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jonathon Salerno against the City and
            County of San Francisco for $300,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 31, 2023, in San Francisco
            Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-610101; entitled Jonathon Salerno v. City and County of San
            Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute. (City Attorney)
            FINALLY PASSED


260808 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Gabriel Shin - $6,000,000]
            Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Gabriel Shin against the City and County of
            San Francisco, Jeanine Nicholson, Robert Postel, Tom O’Connor, David Brown, Patricia Lee, Joe
            Certain, and Robert Muhammad for $6,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 31, 2023, in the
            United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:23-cv-000456-VC;
            entitled Gabriel Shin v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment
            dispute. (City Attorney)
            FINALLY PASSED


260814 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Christiana Porter - $825,000]
            Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Christiana Porter against the City and County
            of San Francisco for $825,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 3, 2025, in United States District
            Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 25-cv-02155-AMO; entitled Christiana Porter v. City
            and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged civil rights violation. (City
            Attorney)
            FINALLY PASSED

            The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton,
                 Wong




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Board of Supervisors                         Meeting Minutes - Draft                                          9/22/2026




REGULAR AGENDA


NEW BUSINESS


Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee


260084 [Labor and Employment Code - Prevailing Wages for Street Cleaning Services]
            Sponsors: Melgar; Chan, Chen, Mandelman, Wong, Fielder, Walton, Sherrill, Mahmood and
            Dorsey
            Ordinance amending the Labor and Employment Code to require prevailing wages in City contracts
            and grants for street cleaning services.
            (Fiscal Impact)

            (Procurement Impact)
            Supervisors Mandelman, Wong, Fielder, Walton, Sherrill, Mahmood, and Dorsey requested to be
            added as co-sponsors.
            PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton,
                 Wong


260755 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - San Francisco Foundation - Affirmative
       Litigation and Enforcement Outreach and Coordination - $200,000]
            Sponsors: Dorsey; Mandelman
            Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the City Attorney to accept and expend a grant in
            the amount of $200,000 from the San Francisco Foundation to fund engagement, strategic planning,
            outreach, litigation support, and coordination with a coalition of public law offices to support
            affirmative litigation and enforcement, for the period from October 1, 2025, through September 30,
            2028. (City Attorney)
            Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton,
                 Wong




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