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Record of Proceedings

October 7, 2025 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Meeting

Board of Supervisors — Tuesday, October 7, 2025

BodySan Francisco, California

SessionBoard of Supervisors

DateTuesday, October 7, 2025

StatusFILED

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0:09

All right.

0:10

Good afternoon, everyone.

0:12

Welcome to the October 7th, 2025 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

0:16

Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

0:19

Thank you, Mr.

0:19

President.

0:20

Supervisor Chan.

0:21

Chan present, Supervisor Chen.

0:24

Chen present, Supervisor Dorsey.

0:27

Dorsey present, Supervisor Ringardio.

0:30

Engario present, Supervisor Fielder.

0:33

Fielder not present, Supervisor Mahmoud.

0:37

Mahmoud present, Supervisor Mandelman.

0:39

Present.

0:40

Mandelman present, Supervisor Melgar.

0:43

Melgar present, Supervisor Sauter.

0:46

Saudter present, Supervisor Cheryl, Cheryl present, and Supervisor Walton.

0:51

Walton present.

0:53

Mr.

0:53

President, you have a quorum.

0:55

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

0:57

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramatush Aloney who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula.

1:06

As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatushaloni have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional in their traditional territory.

1:20

As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland.

1:25

We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramatush Aloney community, and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.

1:34

Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance?

1:44

Or which it stands to one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

2:06

They record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online.

2:11

Madam Clerk, do you have any communications?

2:14

Thank you, Mr.

2:14

President.

2:15

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes you all to attend this meeting in person here in the board's legislative chamber, second floor of city hall, room two fifty.

2:26

If you're unable to make it in person, you can always watch the proceedings on SFGOV TV Channel 26 or view the live stream at www.sfgovtv.org.

2:40

If you have public comment and you'd like to submit it, you can send an email to BOS at sfgov.org or use the U.S.

2:48

Postal Service.

2:49

Just address the envelope to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

2:53

The number one, Dr.

2:54

Carlton B.

2:54

Goodlit Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102.

3:01

If you need to make a reasonable accommodation request under the Americans with Disability Act, or to request language assistance, you can call the clerk's office at 415 554 5184.

3:15

Thank you, Mr.

3:16

President.

3:16

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

3:17

Let's go to approval of our meeting minutes.

3:22

This would be for approval of the September 2nd, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes.

3:27

All right.

3:27

Um could I have a motion to approve?

3:32

Moved by Melgar.

3:33

Could I have a second?

3:34

Seconded by Dorsey.

3:36

Um Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

3:39

On the minutes as presented, Supervisor Sauter.

3:42

Sauter I, Supervisor Cheryl, Cheryl I, Supervisor Walton, Walton I, Supervisor Chan, Chan I, Supervisor Chen, Chen I, Supervisor Dorsey, Dorsey, I, Supervisor Ringardio, Ingario I, Supervisor Fielder, Fielder, I, Supervisor Mahmoud, Mahmoud I, Supervisor Mandelman.

4:05

Aye.

4:06

Mandelman, I, and Supervisor Melgar.

4:08

Melgar, I.

4:10

There are 11 ayes.

4:11

Without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented.

4:15

Madam Clerk, let's go to the consent agenda.

4:18

Please call items one through four.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Community Engagement█████████████████████21%

Procedural███████████████████19%

Affordable Housing██████████████14%

Economic Development██████████10%

Land Use█████████9%

Public Comment██████6%

Parks and Recreation█████5%

Engineering And Infrastructure████4%

Police Oversight███3%

Summary of Proceedings

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting - October 7, 2025

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors convened on October 7, 2025, for a regular meeting addressing routine consent items, significant development projects including the 530 Samsung mixed-use tower, community commendations, and introductions of new legislation. Key discussions centered on development impact fees and housing policies.

Consent Calendar

Items 1 through 4 were approved unanimously via roll call.
Items 5 through 13, including grants, contracts, and agreements (e.g., for recreation and park department, school district, technology services, fuel supply, homelessness services, district attorney grant, public health applications), were adopted without objection using "same house, same call."

Public Comments & Testimony

Chris Wortklein expressed concerns about cyberstalking and violence, urging the board to turn off surveillance equipment not in declared emergencies.
An unidentified speaker discussed software architecture and requested funding for Project Mellow.
Richard S. T. Peterson mentioned studying parcel taxes and their impact on homeowners.
Another speaker made accusations of pedophilia against officials, demanding action against child trafficking.

Discussion Items

Item 14: Development Impact Fee Deferral: Supervisor Walton questioned the purpose, learning it was a state requirement to defer fee collection until certificate of occupancy. Supervisor Fielder voted against it, expressing concern about the practice. The ordinance passed with 10 ayes and 1 no.
530 Samsung Project (Items 15-18, 25, 26): Supervisors Chan and Sauter expressed full support for the project, highlighting benefits such as a new fire station, affordable housing funding, and transit improvements. Supervisor Chan acknowledged the sacrifice of demolishing a landmark building but emphasized the robust public process. All items passed unanimously with 11 ayes.
New Business Introductions: Supervisor Dorsey introduced legislation to mandate drug-free permanent supportive housing, citing that 26% of overdose deaths occur in such housing. He expressed opposition to the current drug-tolerant model. Other supervisors introduced items on design standards, affordable housing funding analysis, and commemorations.

Commendations

Supervisor Chan honored Joseph Lang Fong, publisher of Sing Tao Daily, for his contributions to journalism and the Chinese American community.
Supervisor Sauter commended the San Francisco Bar Pilots for 175 years of service in navigating commercial ships.
Supervisor Chen honored Paul Guisto for his leadership in the Italian American Social Club in the Excelsior district.
Supervisor Mandelman commended the Department of Public Works team, led by Eva Chang, for maintaining and beautifying Guerrero Street medians.

Key Outcomes

Item 14: Ordinance passed on first reading with 10 ayes and 1 no (Supervisor Fielder voting no).
Items 15-18, 25, 26: Ordinances related to the 530 Samsung project passed on first reading with 11 ayes.
Items 19-23: Adopted without objection.
Public hearing on DOJ police reform recommendations (Item 24) was continued to November 18, 2025.
Resolutions 30-38 were adopted without committee reference.
In memoriams were presented for Joe Betts, Diana Muangvong Leo Landos, and Joey Alexander.

Meeting Transcript

All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the October 7th, 2025 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Chan. Chan present, Supervisor Chen. Chen present, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey present, Supervisor Ringardio. Engario present, Supervisor Fielder. Fielder not present, Supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud present, Supervisor Mandelman. Present. Mandelman present, Supervisor Melgar. Melgar present, Supervisor Sauter. Saudter present, Supervisor Cheryl, Cheryl present, and Supervisor Walton. Walton present. Mr. President, you have a quorum. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramatush Aloney who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatushaloni have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramatush Aloney community, and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? Or which it stands to one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. They record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, do you have any communications? Thank you, Mr. President. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes you all to attend this meeting in person here in the board's legislative chamber, second floor of city hall, room two fifty. If you're unable to make it in person, you can always watch the proceedings on SFGOV TV Channel 26 or view the live stream at www.sfgovtv.org. If you have public comment and you'd like to submit it, you can send an email to BOS at sfgov.org or use the U.S. Postal Service. Just address the envelope to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The number one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlit Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102. If you need to make a reasonable accommodation request under the Americans with Disability Act, or to request language assistance, you can call the clerk's office at 415 554 5184. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Let's go to approval of our meeting minutes. This would be for approval of the September 2nd, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes. All right. Um could I have a motion to approve? Moved by Melgar. Could I have a second? Seconded by Dorsey.

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