The Board of Supervisors convened the regular meeting on December 9, 2025, with 10 supervisors present at roll call and Supervisor Wong initially absent (later arriving and voting). The Board approved prior minutes, passed multiple ordinances and resolutions (many without objection), debated and advanced a major Cannabis Business Tax suspension extension to 2035, approved significant homelessness and supportive housing actions including Homekey Plus awards, and held commendations at the 2:30 p.m. special order. A telecommunications facility appeal hearing (350 Amber Drive) scheduled for the 3:00 p.m. special order was continued to February 10, 2026 upon joint request of appellant and sponsor.
Good afternoon. Welcome to the December 9th, 2025, regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Chan. Chen present, Supervisor Chen. Chen present, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey present, Supervisor Fielder. Fielder present, Supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud present, Supervisor Mandelman. Present. Mandelman present, Supervisor Melgar. Melgar present, Supervisor Sauter. Sauter present, Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl present, Supervisor Walton. Walton present, and Supervisor Wong. Wong not 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 Ramutush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramutush Ohlone 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 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 Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, and for God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. On behalf of the board, I want to thank and acknowledge the staff at SFGovTV. Today, that is particularly Eugene Labadia. They record each of our meetings and make transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, do you have any communications? Yes, Mr. President. Our office is in receipt of a memo from Supervisor Alan Wong requesting to be excused from the board meeting until his arrival to the chamber. Great. Colleagues, we have a request from Supervisor Wong to be excused. Can I get a motion moved by Chen and seconded by Sautter? Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? On the motion to excuse Supervisor Wong until his arrival to the chamber, Supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, aye. Supervisor Mandelman? Aye. Mandelman, aye. Supervisor Melgar? Melgar, aye. Supervisor Sauter? Sauter, aye. Supervisor Cheryl? Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton? Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan? Chan, aye. Supervisor Chen? Chan, aye. Supervisor Dorsey? Dorsey, aye. And Supervisor Fielder? Fielder, aye. There are ten ayes.