The San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting on July 9, 2024, was a comprehensive session addressing a variety of key issues facing the city. Mayor Breed discussed the implications of the recent Supreme Court ruling on public camping bans and engaged in a dialogue with the board regarding rent control policies, sparking a lively debate on housing affordability and development. The meeting involved the continuation of several budget-related items to the July 16th meeting for further discussion and approval, showcasing the board's commitment to careful fiscal planning. The agenda was marked by the introduction of legislation concerning senior housing and community benefit districts, demonstrating the city's focus on diverse community needs. Additionally, the board recognized Linda Ronstadt and Marcia Contreras for their contributions to the arts and affordable housing advocacy, respectively. Furthermore, the board voted to approve the Justice for Renters Act and voted on a Tenderloin Retail Hours Restriction Pilot Program.
Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved to excuse Supervisor Stefani from attending the meeting due to correspondence received from her. The motion carried with a vote of 10 ayes and 1 excused (Stefani).
President Peskin inquired about corrections to the June 4, 2024, regular board meeting minutes. Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Dorsey, moved to approve the minutes as presented, following general public comment. The motion carried with a vote of 10 ayes and 1 excused (Stefani).
Mayor Breed addressed the Board on the Supreme Court ruling in the Grants Pass v. Johnson case, discussing the city's approach to homeless encampments and enforcement. Supervisor Preston questioned Mayor Breed on her support for repealing Costa-Hawkins and vacancy control regulations. Mayor Breed stated her support for rent control but expressed reservations about its impact on new housing and declined to state a position on vacancy control, citing the pending ballot measure.
The Board approved ordinances authorizing settlements for lawsuits filed against the City and County of San Francisco, including cases involving personal injury on City sidewalks and streets, and alleged civil rights violations. The settlements included payments to Jean Agustin ($75,000), Rahul Seth, M.D. (City to receive $170,000), Vincent Keith Bell ($500,000), Denise Wear ($45,000), and Wendy Offen and Stephen Offen ($140,000). The vote was 10 ayes and 1 excused (Stefani).
The Board approved an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to increase the daily transient occupancy tax exemption amount from less than $52 to less than $60 and the weekly amount from less than $130 to less than $149. The ordinance also requires a review by the Controller in the September 2027 - September 2029 timeframe. The vote was 10 ayes and 1 excused (Stefani).
The Board approved an ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to make permanent the streamlined permitting provisions for unpermitted awnings and extend the waiver of applicable fees for one fiscal year, until July 1, 2025. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. The vote was 10 ayes and 1 excused (Stefani).
The Board approved an ordinance amending the Police Code to create a two-year pilot program restricting retail food and tobacco establishments in a high-crime area of the Tenderloin from being open to the public between 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., or from 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. for establishments regulated by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The vote was 10 ayes and 1 excused (Stefani).
President Peskin requested several file numbers related to the Annual Budget be called together. Supervisor Chan moved to amend an ordinance and Supervisor Walton moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
(Supervisor Preston voted No on First Reading.) Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED. Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
The Board PASSED ON FIRST READING accepting irrevocable offers of public infrastructure associated with the 1629 Market Street Mixed-Use Project, including improvements located within portions of Market, Brady, Stevenson, and Colton Streets, Colusa Place, and Chase Court. Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Supervisor Chan presented a Certificate of Honor to Linda Ronstadt for her artistic achievements. Supervisor Ronen, with Supervisor Safai, presented a Certificate of Honor to Marcia Contreras for her advocacy for affordable housing in the Mission.
The Board PASSED ON FIRST READING an ordinance amending the Planning Code to conditionally permit vehicle storage lots in the Residential Enclave-Mixed (RED-MX) and Western SoMa Mixed Use-General (WMUG) Districts, and rezoning 135 Kissling Street from Residential Enclave (RED) to RED MX. Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Excused: 1 - Stefani
The Board ADOPTED Resolution No. 386-24 supporting The Justice for Renters Act, a California State Proposition on the November 5, 2024, ballot, and reaffirming support for repeal of the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Ayes: 8 - Chan, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton. Noes: 2 - Dorsey, Engardio. Excused: 1 - Stefani
Members of the public voiced concerns about the release of hostages, Palestinian issues, governmental misconduct, Police actions, health services, homeless support services, San Francisco's economic recovery, affordable housing, climate change, and technology.
The Board ADOPTED Resolution No. 387-24 declaring July 15, 2024, as Linda Maria Ronstadt Day in recognition of her iconic work and commitment to social justice.
The Board ADOPTED Resolution No. 388-24 declaring July 9, 2024, as Black Women’s Equal Pay Day to raise awareness about pay inequity for women of color and LGBTQIA+ people.
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the New Asia Senior Housing Special Use District located at 758 and 772 Pacific Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0161, Lot Nos. 14 and 15. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Transportation Committee.
Resolution approving and authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”) to execute loan documents for the permanent financing of 2901-16th Street pursuant to the Small Sites Program, for a total loan amount not to exceed $30,000,000. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Resolutions receiving and approving an annual report for the Noe Valley Community Benefit District and Castro Community Benefit District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
Resolution updating the area designated as an Infill Opportunity Zone for Congestion Management Planning in the City and County of San Francisco under California Government Code, Section 65088 et seq. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Transportation Committee.
Resolution declaring July 16, 2024, as Julie Van Nostern Day in the City and County of San Francisco, in recognition of her many years of outstanding service in the City Attorney’s Office and her well-deserved retirement.
Resolution approving the terms and conditions and authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Easement Deed with San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District for the acquisition of a 1,386-square-foot easement. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Resolution approving Amendment No. 3 to the agreement between Positive Resource Center and the Department of Public Health (DPH), for emergency financial services; to increase the agreement by $5,365,891 for an amount not to exceed $15,359,513. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.