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.

The motion passes and Supervisor Wong is excused.

Madam Clerk, was that it for your communications?

I will just state that if you need to make a reasonable accommodation to a future meeting

under the Americans with Disability Act or if you need to request language assistance,

please contact the Clerk's Office at least two business days in advance.

You can call the number, 415-554-5184.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Let's go to our meeting minutes.

Approval of the October 21st, 2025 regular board meeting minutes

and the November 3rd, 2025 special meeting minutes at the Land Use and Transportation Committee meeting,

which constituted a quorum of the Board of Supervisors.

Can I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented?

Moved by Fielder, seconded by Melgar.

Madam Clerk,

please call the role.

On the minutes as presented,

Supervisor Mahmood.

Mahmood, aye.

Supervisor Mandelman.

Aye.

Mandelman, aye.

Supervisor Melgar.

Melgar, aye.

Supervisor Sauter.

Sauter, aye.

Supervisor Cheryl.

Cheryl, aye.

Supervisor Walton.

Walton, aye.

Supervisor Chan.

Aye.

Chan, aye.

Supervisor Chen.

Aye.

Chen, aye.

Supervisor Dorsey.

Aye.

Dorsey, aye.

And Supervisor Fielder.

Fielder, aye.

There are ten ayes.

Without objection, the minutes will be approved.

after public comment as presented.

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

items 1 through 8.

Items 1 through 8 are on consent.

These items are considered to be routine.

If a member objects, an item may be removed

and considered separately.

Please call the roll.

On items 1 through 8, Supervisor Mahmood.

Mahmood, aye.

Supervisor Mandelman?

Aye.

Mandelman, aye.

Supervisor Melgar?

Aye.

Melgar, aye.

Supervisor Sauter?

Aye.

Sauter, aye. Supervisor Cheryl.

Aye.

Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton.

Aye.

Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan.

Aye.

Chan, aye. Supervisor Chen.

Aye.

Chan, aye. Supervisor Dorsey.

Aye.

Dorsey, aye. And Supervisor Fielder.

Aye.

Fielder, aye. There are ten ayes.

Without objection, the ordinance is finally passed.

Ordinances are finally passed.

Madam Clerk, please call our next, where are we?

Sorry.

Please call item nine.

Item nine, this is an ordinance to appropriate $4.5 million of state cost reimbursement revenue

to the Department of Elections to support costs associated with the statewide November 2025

special election in fiscal years 2025 and 2026,

and specifically for the state reimbursement share of $4,178,500.

This item requires a two-thirds threshold or at least eight votes of all members of the board

to approve this appropriation ordinance for final passage pursuant to charter section 3.113 sub C.

And I think we can take this item, same house, same call, without objection.

The ordinance is finally passed.

Madam Clerk, please call item 10.

Item 10.

This is an ordinance to authorize settlement of the lawsuit

filed by Tommy O. Johnson by and through his attorney,

in fact, Rev. Doris White and John Doe,

by and through his conservator, Thomas O'Connor,

on behalf of themselves and all others

similarly situated against the city,

for approximately $5.8 million.

This lawsuit involves claims of elder, dependent adult abuse,

invasion of privacy, negligence, and violations of patients' rights,

brought over by 700 former and current residents of Laguna Honda Hospital.

Same house, same call. Without objection, the ordinance is finally passed.

Madam Clerk, please call Items 11 through 14 together.

Items 11 through 14 are three ordinances and a resolution that comprise the family zoning plan.

item 11 this ordinance amends the general plan to revise the urban design element commerce and

industry element transportation element the Balboa Park Station area plan the Glen Park

Community Plan the market and Octavia area plan the northeastern waterfront plan the Van Ness

Avenue area plan the western Soma area plan the western shoreline area plan the downtown area

plan and land use index to implement the family housing zoning program by adjusting guidelines

regarding building heights, density, design, and other matters to amend the city's local

coastal program and to make other appropriate findings.

Item 12, this ordinance amends the zoning map to implement the family zoning plan by

amending the zoning use district maps to reclassify certain properties, to amend the height

and bulk map to reclassify properties, to change the height limits on certain lots,

and designating various parcels to be included in the SFMTA-SUD to amend the local coastal program

to reclassify certain properties, and to designate one parcel as part of the SFMTA-SUD

and to make the appropriate findings.

Item 13, this ordinance amends the planning code to create the Housing Choice San Francisco program

to modify height and bulk limits, to require only buildings taller than 85 feet in certain districts

to reduce ground-level wind currents, to create the Residential Transit-Oriented Commercial District, the RTO-C,

to implement the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Transit-Oriented Communities Policy,

to revise off-street parking and curb-cut obligations citywide,

to create the SFMTA-SUD, permit businesses displaced by new construction to relocate without a conditional use authorization,

and reduce usable open space and bicycle parking requirements for senior housing,

to amend the Business and Tax Regulations Code regarding the Board of Appeals review of permits,

to amend the local coastal program to implement the housing choice, the San Francisco program, and to make appropriate findings.

And for Item 14, this resolution requires the transmission to the California Coastal Commission for review and certification,

an amendment to the implementation program and land use plan of the city's certified local coastal program

to implement the family zoning plan and to affirm the CEQA determination.

Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll?

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Supervisor Dorsey?

Aye.

Dorsey, aye.

And Supervisor Fielder?

No.

Fielder, no.

There are six ayes and four nos with Supervisors Walton, Chan, Chen, and Fielder voting no.

The ordinances are finally passed and the resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call item number 15.

Item 15, this is an ordinance to amend the building code to revise the timing of expiration

of certain building permits and building permit applications

and to affirm the secret determination.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

On item 15, Supervisor Mahmood.

Mahmood, aye.

Supervisor Mandelman?

Aye.

Mandelman, aye.

Supervisor Melgar?

Aye.

Melgar, aye.

Supervisor Sauter?

Aye.

Sauter, aye.

Supervisor Cheryl?

Aye.

Cheryl, aye.

Supervisor Walton?

Walton, aye.

Supervisor Chan.

Chan, no.

Supervisor Chen.

Chan, no.

Supervisor Dorsey.

Dorsey, aye.

And Supervisor Fielder.

Fielder, no.

There are eight ayes and three, excuse me, there are seven ayes and three no's with Supervisors

Chan, Chan, and Fielder voting no.

We need to resend, there's a motion to rescind the vote made by Supervisor Walton and seconded by Supervisor Chan.

And can we take that without objection?

We can take that without objection.

Great.

And can you call the roll on item 15?

On item 15, Supervisor Mahmood.

Mahmood, aye.

Supervisor Mandelman.

Aye.

Mandelman, aye. Supervisor Melgar. Melgar, aye. Supervisor Sauter. Sauter, aye. Supervisor Cheryl.

Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton. Walton, no. Supervisor Chan. Chan, no. Supervisor Chen.

Chen, no. Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, aye. Supervisor Fielder. Fielder, no. There are six

and four no's with supervisors Walton, Chan, Chen, and Fielder voting no.

The ordinance is passed on first reading.

Madam Clerk, please call item number 16.

Item 16, this is an ordinance to amend the planning code

to allow the city to waive the inclusionary housing fee and other requirements

in certain residential and neighborhood commercial districts

outside of the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, the SUD,

in exchange for a project sponsor's agreement to subject all units in the project to rent control

and to allow projects in certain residential and neighborhood commercial districts

outside of the Priority Equity Geographies SUD to comply with the inclusionary housing ordinance

by dedicating land to the city to require periodic reports to the Planning Commission

and to affirm the secret determination and to make the appropriate findings.

Supervisor Milgar.

Thank you, President.

I just wanted to address this item for a little bit.

It came out of the Land Use and Transportation Committee with a positive recommendation.

It also left the Planning Commission with a unanimous recommendation.

With the pending rezoning, this legislation provides more flexibility and options for developers outside of priority equity geographies

to opt to fulfill their inclusionary requirements by offering rent-controlled units,

and we would thus be increasing to our rental housing stock that is rent-controlled.

Rent control remains one of the most important tools for our long-term stability and affordability in neighborhoods.

Given the current market conditions, I think providing these options is helpful

to see if we can spur more rental stock in neighborhoods that have historically not embraced new housing

and new rental housing, such as District 7.

Again, this is not a mandate, but only expanding additional options.

We work with affordable housing organizations to limit where developers could use this new tool

and this exemption so that we can fulfill our goals to support more rent-controlled stock in certain areas

while also encouraging traditional below-market-rate affordable inclusionary requirements in other areas.

So I hope I can count on your support for this legislation. Thank you.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

On item 16, Supervisor Mahmood.

Mahmood, aye. Supervisor Mandelman?

Aye.

Mandelman, aye. Supervisor Melgar?

Aye.

Melgar, aye. Supervisor Sauter?

Aye.

Sauter, aye. Supervisor Cheryl?

Aye.

Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton?

Aye.

Walton, aye. Supervisor Chen. Aye.

Chen, aye. Supervisor Chen. Aye.

Chen, aye. Supervisor Dorsey. Aye.

Dorsey, aye. And Supervisor Fielder.

Aye. Fielder, aye. There are ten ayes.

Without objection, the ordinance is passed on first reading.

Madam Clerk, please call items 17 and 18 together.

Items 17 and 18 are two resolutions that pertain to grant agreements for the Department of Homelessness in support of housing.

Item 17 approves the third amendment to the grant agreement between Episcopal Community Services and the Department of Homeless and Supportive Housing, HSH, for shelter services at Sanctuary Shelter, to extend the grant term by 24 months for a total term July 1st, 2021 through June 30th, 2028, to increase the agreement amount by $15 million for a new total amount of $41 million.

And for item 18, this resolution approves the third amendment to the grant agreement between Felton Institute and the HSH for drop-in center operations to extend the grant term by 24 months from June 30, 2026 for a new total term October 1, 2022 through June 30, 2028, and to increase the agreement amount by $7.1 million for a new total of $16.8 million.

I think we can take these items, same house, same call.

Without objection, the resolutions are adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call items 19 through 22 together.

Items 19 through 22 are four resolutions that pertain to permanent supportive housing

for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, HSH.

Item 19, this is a resolution to authorize the city and county through the Department of HSH

to execute a standard agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development

and co-applicants, swords to plowshares, veterans' rights organizations, and 1035 Vets, LLC,

for a total award of approximately $39 million under the Home Key Plus program

for the acquisition of real property located at 1035 Van Ness Avenue

for permanent supportive housing for veterans and for operating costs and support.

To accept and expend anticipated revenue from the city's portion of Home Key Plus grant funds,

up to $3 million for the rehabilitation of the property.

To approve and authorize the city to commit up to $8 million in required matching funds

for property rehabilitation and a minimum of five years of operating subsidy.

Additionally, the City has committed up to 15 years of operating subsidies through the

City's local operating subsidy program, subject to budget appropriations, and to authorize

the City to assume any joint and several liability for expenditure of the Home Key Plus grant

under the standard agreement and to adopt the appropriate findings.

Item 20, this resolution approves and authorizes the loan and grant agreement for $11 million,

consisting of an $8 million, 55-year minimum term loan,

and a $3 million grant with 1035 Vets, LLC,

to rehabilitate real property located at 1035 Van Ness Avenue,

into 124 units for permanent supportive housing for veterans exiting homelessness,

and to adopt the appropriate findings.

Item 21, this resolution authorizes the city and county through the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing

to execute a standard agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development

and co-applicants 835 Turk LLC and 5 Keys School and Programs

for a total award of approximately $17.3 million under the Home Key Plus program

for support of operating costs and up to $13.8 million

dispersed by HCD as a grant to the city

for rehabilitation and associated relocation costs

for the real property located at 835 Turk Street

for permanent supportive housing

to retroactively accept and expend anticipated revenue

from the city's portion of the Home Key Plus grant funds

in an amount of $13.7 million

to support the rehabilitation and associated relocation costs for the property

for costs incurred from March 5, 2024, through HCD's capital grant expenditure deadline,

to approve and authorize the city to commit approximately $16.3 million

in required matching funds for the rehabilitation of the property

and a minimum of five years of operating subsidies.

Additionally, the city has committed up to 15 years of operating subsidies

through the city's local operating subsidy program,

subject to budget appropriations, and to make the appropriate findings.

And for item 22, this resolution approves and authorizes the Director of Property

and the Department of HSH to enter into a ground lease for real property

owned by the city located at 835 Turk Street with 835 Turk LLC

for a 55-year lease term and $1 total rent

in order to rehabilitate and operate a 100% permanent, supportive housing,

106-unit multifamily rental housing development affordable to very low-income households,

to approve and authorize the mayor and the director of the mayor's office of housing and community development

to enter into a loan and grant agreement with 835 Turk LLC,

to finance the development and rehabilitation of the project with a loan in a $13 million amount,

for 55 years for minimum loan term and a grant of approximately 13.7 million from the California

Department of Housing and Community Development and to adopt the appropriate findings.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

I think we can take these items, same house, same call.

Without objection, the resolutions are adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call items 23 and 24 together.

Items 23 and 24 are two accept and expend grants for the Office of the District Attorney.

Item 23 retroactively authorizes the Office to accept and expend a $1.1 million grant

from the California Department of Insurance for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud

Program for the grant term through June 30, 2026.

Item 24, this resolution retroactively authorizes the office to accept and expend an approximate $347,000 grant from the California Department of Insurance for the Automobile Insurance Fraud Program grant term through June 30, 2026.

And I think we can take these items, same house, same call.

Without objection, the resolutions are adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call item number 25.

item 25 this is a resolution to authorize a two-year extension of the agreement between

the recreation and park department and active network llc for use of the city's recreation

programs and facility reservations beginning december 31st 2025 for a total term through

december 31st 2027 with no change to the contract amount of 100 000 annually and to update certain

standard contractual clauses.

Let's take this item, same house, same call.

Without objection, the resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call items 26 and 27 together.

Yes, items 26 and 27 are two resolutions that pertain to contract agreements for the

Department of Public Health, DPH.

Item 26 is the first amendment to the agreement between the City, DPH, and Priority Healthcare

Distribution Inc. doing business as Cura Script, specialty distribution for the procurement

of specialty drugs, to extend the term by four years from November 30, 2026 through

November 30, 2030, and to increase the amount by $89.4 million for a new total of approximately

$98.4 million.

And item 27, this resolution approves the Second Amendment to the agreement between the City

and DPH and Hyde Street Community Services, Inc., to provide mental health services, to

extend the term by two years from June 30, 2026 through June 30, 2028, and to increase

the amount by $11.8 million for a new total amount of approximately $38.8 million.

And we can take these items, same house, same call.

Without objection, the resolutions are adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call item number 28.

Item 28, this is a resolution to approve an agreement between the city and DPH and the California Department of Social Services and its third-party administrator, BDO, Government Services, LLC, having anticipated revenue of approximately $7.4 million for a performance-based period, commencing on execution of the grant agreement through June 30, 2029.

Same House, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. I do think we will get 229, but I want to make sure we get to 30 before we do our 230 special order. So, Madam Clerk, can you please call item 30?

Item 30, this is an ordinance to amend the Administrative Code to establish the reparations fund.

And I think we can take that same House, same call. Without objection, the ordinance is passed on first reading.

And Madam Clerk, please call item 29.

Item 29, this is an ordinance to amend the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend

the suspension of the Cannabis Business Tax through December 31st, 2035, and to remove

references to the Cannabis Business Tax from the common administrative provisions of the

code.

This item was referred without recommendation from the Budget and Finance Committee.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

I would like to speak on this, but I'm not going to do it from the dais.

And so I would like to invite Supervisor Melgar to come up and chair this part of the meeting.

Okay.

Supervisor Chan.

Thank you, Chair Melgar.

I'm sorry.

But actually, can I go?

Do you want to speak first?

I'm sorry, he hadn't put his name on the roster yet.

So would you like, this is your item.

Yeah.

Go ahead, supervisor.

Thank you.

President.

All right, colleagues.

This item is one on which I think reasonable people can disagree.

But I strongly believe, as I have believed for a number of years now, ever since this tax was passed in 2018, that it is not appropriate to be subjecting the legal cannabis industry to additional burdens at this time.

Our cannabis market remains highly competitive,

and frankly, the competition is being lost by our legal operators.

The illicit sector is dominant, controls more than 50% of the market.

They sell their products at substantially lower prices.

They are not subject to the same regulatory and tax obligations

that legal operators are subject to.

and to be clear, those illicit sellers do not pay taxes, they do not apply for business permits,

their product is not subjected to the rigorous quality control that legal operators are subject to

and so I have believed since this tax passed in 2018 and continue to believe that it is not

and will not be appropriate to be subjecting this industry to the legal industry to more burdens

until the factors that are unfairly burdening that industry are alleviated.

There is no indication that that is coming on the horizon.

I have authored three prior deferrals of this tax.

The first passed in 2020, pushed the collection date back to December 2021.

The second pushed it back to December 2022.

and in late 2022, we pushed it back through December of this year.

At the Budget Committee this year, I did indicate that I was concerned

that our budget projections were showing this as a revenue source

in the second year of our current budget.

I thought that was a mistake, and I said that I would try to address it

going forward over the course of this year.

in conversations with colleagues it has been pointed out to me and I agree that in general

when we have received from the voters authority to tax we should be loath to give it away forever

and so rather than doing an elimination of this tax we have asked the budget and finance committee

and I want to thank the members of the budget and finance committee for turning that elimination

into a 10-year deferral.

I think that is a decent period.

Maybe the world will have changed in 10 years.

Maybe the federal government will have come to their senses

and be regulating cannabis in a reasonable way,

and maybe the state tax burden will have been reduced,

and maybe at that point it will be appropriate

for San Francisco to begin collecting this tax.

But I cannot imagine, and I hope that's what happens,

but I don't see that happening in the near future,

And so I think it makes sense to, for our own planning purposes and for the legal industry that is trying to plan to push this tax far out.

I want to thank Supervisors Dorsey, Sauter, and Mahmood for their co-sponsorship of the ordinance.

And I want to thank my legislative aide, Sophie Marie, for her work as well.

And I would respectfully ask for your support for the ordinance today.

That's it.

Okay, Supervisor Chan.

Chair Malkar, thank you. I have voted against the suspension of this tax previously when it was proposed to be suspended for three fiscal years.

Colleagues, we continue to face close to a $1 billion budget deficit. We are going to learn more in the coming weeks.

And federal cuts are expected to greatly exacerbate our deficit.

As your Budget Committee Chair, I have always been committed to fulfilling our shared budget priorities, from providing support to our most vulnerable when the federal government cuts food nutrition programs like SNAP, to additional funding for immigration legal aid, setting aside a reserve to safeguard against health care cuts, and prioritizing funding for critical programs like free muni for youth, fee waivers for small businesses,

critical services supporting the LGBTQ community, public safety initiatives, and much more,

all of which we accomplished together, while we also tackle threats to city worker layoffs,

federal cuts, and state budget deficits. This coming year will be even more difficult,

not because of what we do or don't do on a local level,

but also because of the federal government's continuing threatened our local and state governments.

We cannot, though, just to cut our way out to a balanced budget,

we must also maintain and increase our tax revenues.

to waive any tax revenue for 10 years for a projected $80 million in tax revenue

without other critical budget and financial analysis

that we would typically have during the budget process,

it's simply irresponsible.

I think we can do this.

We can do this and have this conversation during the budget process,

but in the middle of a fiscal year,

I don't understand why we must do this right now.

There's not a good reason.

So this is why I will be voting against this 10-year suspension of a cannabis business tax.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Supervisor Mahmood.

Thank you, Supervisor Malgar, and thank you, President Mandelman, for your leadership on this item.

I support continuing the suspension of the cannabis tax.

And I will admit, as someone who has never used cannabis in their life, I never thought I would be vociferously defending this legislation.

And the reason is that if we don't vote to suspend this tax today, legal taxpaying cannabis retailers will face yet another setback.

Cannabis businesses are among the toughest to run in San Francisco, and these businesses are small businesses.

and as nascent businesses they face a challenging planning and leasing landscape that are already

taxed at nearly 30 percent at the state level and by our city's general gross receipts tax.

These additional costs and difficulties that are imposed as a result of the drug illegality

at the federal level only compounds this issue. And so suspending this tax will give the industry

more breathing room to make up ground against illegal, untaxed black markets that are still

thriving on our streets. Because of this double taxation at the high level from state and local

levels, it causes these businesses to pass on that cost to the consumer, raising the prices,

and in turn, allowing for an illegal black market to undercut and fester on our streets.

and while I understand the issue raised by my colleagues about a loss in potential tax revenue,

what we're failing to account for simultaneously are negative externalities that result as a result of this tax.

I challenge anyone to walk through my district in the tenderloin that is heavily affected by this issue.

If you go to Market and Jones, at the corner there, there has been a thriving illegal black market for cannabis.

And what you see happening around that neighborhood is the proper hotel is losing revenue.

The Hibernia Bank, where there are event venues there, is losing revenue.

The mosque that I pray at right there is facing significant challenges because right in the middle of it is an illegal cannabis market.

That is sales tax revenue that also should be assessed and understood as potentially being lost.

If we continue to dissuade these businesses from operating legally from a cannabis perspective,

we drive out more buyers and sellers into the black market.

Simultaneously, this is a public safety concern.

Every day, I walk to and from City Hall past that intersection at Market and Jones,

and also where 3,500 children are walking to and from school as well.

On that corner of Market and Jones just this year,

there has been a stabbing that put someone in the hospital. There was a couple that came out of the

mosque that I pray at that was assaulted right after that incident. These are all public safety

implications of a black market that is persisting on our streets. And so when we increase the price

of legal cannabis, we make things harder for businesses big and small, and we create conditions

on our streets that are allowing public safety challenges to emerge.

It also creates retail vacancies on Market Street that if you walk down, you will see

on that same corner effectively is entirely vacant.

And we will cause those vacancies to persist longer and businesses will see greatly reduced

foot traffic if we as a board make the choice for more and more customers to go to the streets.

Ultimately, it is the mayor who sends a budget every year for us to respond to.

And as that is happening right now, that is why I think the timing of this legislation is important, because we are signaling as a board what are our values as a board and how we want the mayor to prioritize policy.

And so the question of where our revenue comes from must be answered by Mayor Lurie first.

I'm more than comfortable with the policy choice that this revenue does not come from punishing small businesses to the benefit of street dealers that make our neighborhoods less dangerous and more livable.

Our budget is, as I said, a reflection of our values, and imposing this tax does not reflect our values.

Thank you.

Supervisor Walton.

Thank you so much, Chair Melgar.

There was a time period where I definitely agreed with our president

and was actually a major supporter of suspending this tax for actually a few years.

But if we look at the state of our budget in San Francisco,

there's no way we can responsibly suspend this tax, in my opinion.

I do have a couple of questions for our controller through the chair.

The first one is, what is the projected budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year?

Supervisor is Greg Wagner, controller.

through the chair to Supervisor Walton my office the mayor's budget office and

the Board of Supervisors budget and legislative analyst are currently

working right now on an update to the deficit which will be out in the near

future so I don't have an updated number but I can tell you as a kind of general

description of our financial position in our most recent five-year projection

issued in March 2025. The forecast was that an imbalance between revenues and

expenditures showed growth in the deficit in excess of one billion dollars by the

end of the five-year financial forecast. Thank you and do we know the projected

revenue if we didn't suspend this tax? The revenue varies a bit by year to year

year based on the schedule for the administration of the tax but six point

two million dollars per year is the average projected tax revenue once the

tax is implemented. Thank you so much controller. So as we can see we have

forecasts of at least a billion dollar budget deficit going into the next year

and to turn around and suspend forms of revenue, I just truly completely feel that's pretty

irresponsible on our part. The pandemic and the deficit most certainly have been hard on

a lot of our industries here in San Francisco. I think we've done a lot to address that and of

course we'll have to continue to do that but I also know that we're challenged with making sure

that we maintain a level of services for all of our residents.

I think that all streams of revenue, we need to make sure we are pushing for that support,

particularly during this budget time.

We waived this tax for years, and I just don't see how we can continue to do that,

particularly carving this out for this particular industry.

A lot of industries could request some relief if we really looked

and did an analysis of industries that are suffering during this time period.

And I think one of the things that I want us all to also understand

is that this tax will not stop the black market.

So if that is our reasoning, it just doesn't gel with what's happening here in the state of this nation.

The reality of it is only federal legalization will do that and put a dent in what's happening within the black market.

But this tax suspension will not stop the black market.

and I know that this is an attempt to protect the industry that has been treated unfairly

but most certainly we have a deficit that is historically the largest deficit we've seen in

this city and to give up tax revenue I just don't think it will be responsible of us to do that.

Thank you Chair Milgar. Thank you. President Mantelman.

just a note on timing and why we would do it now rather than uh through the normal budget process

next year um this tax is set to be start being collected uh in 2026 so if we are going to

uh have our treasury tax collector not collect that tax we need to act now to um to to not have

this tax start it is a tax that has not been collected so it is it would be a new burden

on these businesses. And if we were to try to address it through the budget process,

this is sort of echoing Supervisor Mahmoud's point, this is probably an amount that is

more than the Board of Supervisors can come up with through our add-back process, but is

a tiny, tiny, tiny piece of a $15 billion budget.

Supervisor Walton.

Thank you, Chair Milgaard. I just want to say that...

2026 is exactly the perfect timing for this tax to be collected and to come into effect.

Again, we've heard the projected deficit from the controller.

And I hope that when we go through this budget process

and we start going back and forth over what we need to prioritize,

I hope to hear again that $6.5 million is a small part of this budget

when there are other priorities that we're going to be fighting for through this budget process.

because I have a feeling that folks will be saying that $6.5 million is not a small amount of money

when we talk about certain priorities when we go through the budget process.

Thank you, Chair Milgar.

Thank you.

Okay.

I think that's all I have on the roster.

Madam Clerk.

On item 29, Supervisor Mahmoud.

Mahmoud, aye.

Supervisor Mandelman?

Aye. Mandelman, aye. Supervisor Melgar? Aye. Melgar, aye. Supervisor Sauter? Aye. Sauter, aye. Supervisor Cheryl? Aye. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton? No. Walton, no. Supervisor Chan? No. Chan, no. Supervisor Chen? Aye. Chen, aye. Supervisor Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey, aye. And Supervisor Fielder? No. Fielder, aye.

There are eight ayes and two no's, with Supervisors Walton and Chan voting no.

And, sorry, the ordinance is passed on first reading.

All right, Madam Clerk, let's go to our 2.30 special order.

It is now 2.30 in time for the recognition of commendations for meritorious service to the city and county of San Francisco.

And we will start today with District 11 Supervisor Chen.

Thank you, Board President.

May I have Oscar Grande to go walk to the podium?

We all love you, Oscar.

Colleagues, many years ago, a janitor at the San Francisco Chronicle on Mission Street

fell in love with a psychiatrist at the Old Levi Strauss Jeans Factory on Valencia Street.

Living their story of the American dream as hardworking, first-generation immigrants from El Salvador,

they brought young Oscar Martín Grande into this world.

Young Oscar came up on the street of the Excelsior District.

He attended Copperist Christie Elementary School and Secret Heart Cathedral Papatory High School.

Yay!

Oscar later attended San Francisco State University, where he fell in love with Cynthia Mesa, a public school educator.

And together, they have four children, Siomara, Naila, Sofyan, and Umali, who they raised in the same childhood home where Oscar grew up.

As a young man, Oscar began working in community at the Real Alternatives Program, where he was mentored by the OGs and himself became a mentor to young people surviving on the streets of the missions.

For those who don't know Oscar, he has a shining spirit, a commanding presence, an infectious sense of humor, and deeply rooted in sense of community.

Let me walk you through some of his many lasting legacies.

Oscar famously spent much of his adult career as a community organizer with people organizing to demand environmental and economic rights in San Francisco's Mission District.

As a co-founder of the Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition, Oscar helped to craft the people's plan for jobs, housing, and community.

The eight-year community organizing effort helped to create land use policies to secure affordable housing, green space, locally-owned commercial corridors, and job creations for the Mission District.

Antonio Diaz, organizational director of Poder, he said of Oscar,

I remember how he powerfully spoke true to power when Mac had then planning commissioner president,

Gerald Green, and two commissioners attended a community meeting accountability section at the Horace Mann Middle School back in 2000.

Oscar has been a solutionary acting out of deep love for his family, community, and for a vibrant San Francisco.

When many low-income and working-class communities were first hit and the worst during the great economic receptions,

Oscar organized it with monolingual immigrant neighborhood leaders to formalize mutual aid strategies,

such as a time bank and worker-corroborated restaurant Maya Luna in the Mission District.

Oscar contributed his passion for bicycles as a co-founder of BC Dao Preble.

This BiOp-led mobility freedom effort, it's a community-cooperated program to put bicycles into the hands of everyday people, teaching safety and riding skills, and building community through culturally-based bi practices.

In the first month of pandemic, Oscar Grande joined with District 11 neighbors to establish the first free testing site at Crocker Amazon Clubhouse.

Powered by volunteers, their site was able to process up to 800 tests per day before appointments were even offered by corporate insurance companies.

Oscar was also part of the team that created the Me Mc Cuddle program that provided 400

families with debit card for use at eight Excelsior grocery stores and reloaded them

with 880,000 for food during shelter in place. From the front light of public health crisis,

he was able to advocate for the most vulnerable of our neighbors and personally ensure those

services were delivered. Oscar serves in the Compadres Council at Casa de Apoya. He has been

a part of the growing the space from an abandoned flower shop into a vibrant hub for resources,

public health, community-driven actions, job development, neighborhood givebacks, and a bike

shop. For the past five years, he has led teams to host a holiday bike giveaway and host an annual

bite right for Father's Day. Oscar carries the spirits of solidarity and organizing to ensure

our San Francisco working class families are the forefront of receiving the resources they need to

thrive, have the skills to be decision maker in their communities, with laughing, making everybody

feel good and joy, and celebrating our very, very much diverse, culturally rooted and traditions.

Today, us, our communities are deeply, deeply grateful to Oscar for your years of services.

Thank you, Oscar.

But wait, because Supervisor Melgar wants to talk.

So thank you, Supervisor Chen, so much for this wonderful honor to my compañero here

and fellow Salvi bike enthusiast, Oscar.

First, I just want to say that I'm so happy to see OG Poderosos in the house.

So glad that the whole community came out to support Oscar and Cynthia, too,

who is my dance sister.

I don't have to go through all of the wonderful accomplishments of Oscar

as an organizer and all of the wonderful work that you've done because Supervisor Chen already

did a very thorough compilation, but I just have to add the human aspect of this wonderful man

from being a wonderful son and community member and a husband. You and Cynthia have produced four

outstanding human beings who are so connected to the community, so smart, so creative and artistic

and are giving back to this world because you are wonderful human beings. In addition to all of the

wonderful things that you've done to the community, to those of us that know you, Oscar, going back

for decades that I've known you and, you know, debated policy issues and also given career

advice and everything in between.

I just have so much profound respect for you, hermano, not just the work that you've done,

but who you are as a human and what you have done in this world.

So much love, so much community, and thank you so much for, you know, being part of our

community.

Thank you.

And now the floor is yours.

I'm humbled, and I am just filled with a lot of emotions right now,

just listening to you, Supervisor Chen, Supervisor Madelgato.

We go way back, go way back to Supervisor Chen,

The CPA, the Chinese Progressive Association days, and the union days.

And I'm just so blessed and humbled to be surrounded by my familia, my loved ones, my comrades, my sisters, my brethren.

I mean, this is, I'm not shit without community.

You know, all those accolades, those achievements, those.

it's not alone.

It's all of us.

All of us together have co-created this.

And it's a little bittersweet for me, you know,

and for many of us here, that learning of the passing of a dear brother,

Ricardo Peña.

Ricardo Peña presente.

Ricardo Peña presente.

a dear brother from our dance, our spiritual community,

our 24th Street community that passed yesterday.

So it is bittersweet, and it makes me think about the ancestors who followed

and who showed us the path, who showed me the path,

whose shoulders I stand on, and, you know, namely my mother and my father, Oscar Nema.

You know, I think about the brother Miguel Martinez.

I think about Eric Quesada.

And I think about some of those phenomenal organizers like Marie Harrison, Sharon Hewitt.

I think about Jazzy Collins, some of the OGs we talked about.

I think about Bill Sorrow.

I just as recently think about our tia who recently passed me,

who was that first generation of Salvadorian immigrants that came to this country

and really paved the way for our family to come over and to plant roots here in San Francisco and to build a life.

And as my kids are that second generation of San Franciscans, you know, with roots in El Salvador,

I, you know, think about and I thank profoundly my loved ones and my comrades from my wife, Cynthia Mesa,

who's a 25-year SFUSD schoolteacher.

Besides being a phenomenal wife,

compañera, and best friend,

an amazing teacher, educator.

I'm not shit without you.

And I think about my kids,

and I have Naila Sopian,

I have Silmara here,

Miley is at Mission High, go Bears.

She's got finals coming up next week.

So and then, you know, and all these folks that are surrounded here.

And I think what I've learned over the years is really what has made me and what guides me and what is my moral compass point is really movements, spiritual, cultural, political movements.

The assembly of loved ones that are here today and those that couldn't make it that I've been blessed to know and grow from.

These are folks from my environmental justice community where I cut my teeth as a young organizer, you know, of the sacredness of land and being in harmony with Mother Earth and organizing alongside working people.

People are most impacted by the injustices that we face today.

Poder is my cultural, spiritual, political home.

That's where I cut my teeth.

and the amazing staff that's here continuing to do that work,

building off of that legacy of fighting for land

and fighting for the people of the mission, the Excelsior and City.

I think about my bike liberation spaces where I learned cooperatism,

collectivism, mutual aid and reciprocity.

The only chains that set us free are those bike chains.

I get that from our anarchist brothers and sisters.

You know, and housing justice, you mentioned Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition, you know, that anti-displacement work that we all co-created, you know, early 2000s, you know, where a lot of us learned and have grown from to really elevate the housing justice work is front and center still to this day.

We have not solved that crisis.

And I think about the affordable housing work and the advocacy and the organizing work

when we see the fruits of that labor up and down 16th Street

with all them beautiful affordable housing buildings that line there

and all this influx of new families, African-American families, immigrant families,

folks that are raised in this city, folks that are refugees

and are finding respite from the horrible places they've had to escape.

And Danza Sitlali, my spiritual home, is my spiritual home.

It is where I, you know, where we practice our Mexica ceremonial dance traditions.

It's where I have really learned to reground myself in spirituality as I mature

and as I become an older in route of becoming an elder.

It is more critical and important and don't sleep on spirituality, young folks.

And also working with the city for the past few years, a coming home of some sorts because I'm back in the union, SEIU 1021.

And my parents were union members, janitors, garment workers.

and it is one of the solid ways really that immigrants during that time that came here

were able to build a life, be able to put down roots, achieve a lower middle class lifestyle,

be able to buy some real estate in Excelsior, Mission, Bayview and beyond.

And that's what really guides me and inspires me in my work, especially after me and my wife,

my family we just bought our childhood home and I want that for all of us so

thank you supervisors thank you supervisors please continue doing the

business of the people thank you community I love you and we'll see you

out on the streets

Thank you.

It seems like a rotunda photo opportunity, Supervisor Chan.

I mean, they're making their way.

Hmm?

I think they're, they'll get out there.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right.

District 3, Supervisor Sauter.

Thank you, President.

Colleagues, today I am happy to welcome Miguel Escobedo, owner of El Pastor Papi.

Miguel, please come up and join us.

Chef Miguel has brought his Mexico City-style El Pastor to District 3 with the opening of El Pastor Papi.

in the heart of Union Square. This opening was recently made possible through the Vacant to

Vibrant program. It paired Miguel's talent for cooking with his talent for making people feel

right at home. I could have brought him in today to honor him for his delicious food,

and he would have deserved recognition for that alone. After all, he is the genius behind

pavolote salsa, and he has taken down Bobby Flay on Beat Bobby Flay. But he's really here

because of the heart behind his food. At his grand opening this summer, Miguel was quick to make the

day not about himself, but more so about his staff. And on day one, he started by donating hundreds of

burritos to City Eats, and we fanned out across the Tenderloin to donate those meals to neighbors.

When Washington politics threatened food access for San Francisco families, Miguel stepped up.

He offered free burritos each week to any family on SNAP.

And that resulted in more than 700 burritos distributed in just a few weeks.

And right now, in this holiday season, he is organizing his seventh annual toy drive to collect toys for kids of farm workers.

because he knows, especially this time of year, no kid should be without a reason for joy in this season.

He is a champion for our city.

He is a staunch defender of farm workers' rights in immigrant communities.

And on top of all that, he happens to be a very, very talented chef

who is drawing huge crowds to Union Square's tastiest new restaurant.

And Miguel, we typically offer flowers to honorees in these chambers,

but today we're going to distribute a toy instead for your holiday toy drive.

And Miguel, thank you for all you do, and the floor is yours to say a few words.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much for this recognition.

It means a lot.

And it's funny that my man before me,

which I wish you guys would have done him after me.

But I've worked with Papalote when I had Papalote with my brother.

We worked with B.C. Zed Pueblo.

We worked with Poder.

We supported a lot of people that supported our community

as well as our farm workers.

My whole thing is, just like Oscar said,

I'm nothing without my community.

I can't be a business.

I can't, you know, operate without giving back.

And also, because of my business and what I've been able to accomplish,

I've been given a little bit of a voice.

And that voice lets me speak for those who don't have a voice and who have a need.

So it's not a business thing.

It's more a human thing.

It's a compassion thing.

And I think we can lead by example.

and offering our community something back.

It's a thank you.

Thank you for letting me be me and operating in your area.

So whether it was the mission or District 3,

I think leading by example and giving back helps me be me.

So again, thank you so much.

And if I smell like food, I'm sorry.

We're just knocking out some burritos.

I really appreciate the toys.

We got a lot of donations, and thank you so much for this honor.

Thank you, President Mandelman.

Colleagues, today I am honored to commend Piper Johnson.

Piper, will you please come up to the lectern?

Now, Piper, before I get into this, I want to thank you for, I think, maybe knocking off of school a little early to be here.

And so theoretically, I'd be worried that you're missing class.

But as we're all about to find out, I don't think that's going to be much of a problem for you.

Piper is a remarkable student at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep in District 2,

whose innovation is helping make our coastal waters safer for swimmers, surfers, and marine life.

And for those who don't know her, Piper lives in the Richmond District in District 1

with her parents, Jeremiah and Julie, and her dog, Teddy.

She grew up visiting Ocean Beach, and it was those early experiences that inspired her deep love for the ocean.

After last winter's storms caused sewage runoff along the coast,

Piper saw friends fall ill and neighbors avoid the beach, but instead of accepting this as normal, she decided to take action.

As part of Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep's Inquiry and Innovation I2 program this past semester,

Piper designed and built a real-time sewage detection sensor that measures dissolved solids and turbidity, that's cloudiness, in ocean water.

Yes, thank you for teaching me something, too.

Her prototype provides readings in seconds.

far faster than the city's long testing cycle.

It can transmit data remotely, and eventually, it will power a public dashboard

to help beachgoers assess water quality in real time.

Piper, your work exemplifies what can happen when young people are empowered

to engage directly with real-world problems

and creatively deliver transformative solutions to our pressing issues.

And in a city, frankly, that leads the world in innovation,

you demonstrate how STEM education has helped many of our students,

just like you step into that legacy and shape the future. Now beyond this project, Piper is engaged

in global and climate health work through UCSF internships, service in Kenya and Appalachia,

and a year-long capstone with UCSF's Center for Climate Health and Equity. And if you don't think

that's enough, Piper is also a two-sport varsity athlete in soccer and tennis, an avid biology

student, a dedicated volunteer at dog rescues and community gardens, and a sourdough baker

with a love for nonfiction.

But I would be remiss if I said this was only to honor you today,

because we also must honor your parents, Jeremiah Johnson and Julie Brannigan,

and I2 moderator Dabna Stanley for their support in nurturing Piper's curiosity,

leadership, and commitment to giving back.

Piper's innovation and service embody the spirit of San Francisco,

bold ideas, community-driven solutions, and a belief that one person can truly make a difference.

So today, Piper, we celebrate you for your leadership, your scientific contributions,

and the example you set not only for young people but for all of us across the city.

Piper, congratulations on this tremendous achievement.

We're excited to see where your talent and determination take you next.

And I now invite you to say a few words.

Thank you, Supervisor Cheryl, for this recognition.

I've always been interested in math and science

and the wonderful access to nature we have

and the community here in San Francisco.

And these have inspired me to create my project, Waterwise.

I look forward to continuing to work on ways

we can more meaningfully and responsibly enjoy nature

and our environment here in this city.

I also want to thank Sacred Heart Cathedral,

my teachers and fellow students who have also supported me

and inspired me every day.

Thank you

Sacred Heart Cathedral thanks you.

All right. Madam Clerk, let's go to our 3 p.m. special orders, which I believe is items 31 through 38.

Yes, thank you, Mr. President.

Items 31 through 34 to begin with is a public hearing of persons interested in the determination of exemption from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, issued as a categorical exemption by the Planning Department on May 29, 2025, for the proposed project at 350 Amber Drive,

which proposes to install a new AT&T macro-wireless telecommunications facility on an approximately 104-foot-tall monopole,

consisting of 12 new antennas and 9 new remote radio units and ancillary equipment within the public zoning district and open space height and bulk district.

For this public hearing, items 32, 33, and 34 are the motions that either affirm the planning department's determination or conditionally reverse that determination or direct the preparation of findings.

For items 35 through 38, for this public hearing, this is for those interested in the approval of a conditional use authorization pursuant to planning code section 209.2, 303, and 304 for the proposed project at 350 Amber Drive, issued by the Planning Commission by its motion dated September 25, 2025,

again to install the AT&T macro wireless communications facility as I described.

And items 36, 37, and 38 are the motions that either approve the Planning Commission's decision,

that disapprove the decision, or require the preparation of findings.

All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Colleagues, both the appellant and project sponsor are interested in continuing this item or these items.

We've received signed continuance requests from both, also waiving statutory deadlines that would otherwise apply.

So, colleagues, might I have a motion to continue these appeals to February 10, 2026?

moved by Melgar, second by Sauter, and we will take action on that motion.

Mr. President, yes, that's right, public comment first.

But first, we need to take public comment on the continuances.

So if anyone would like to speak on the continuances, you are welcome to come forward and speak.

And looks like there's no one coming forward, so public comment on the continuances closed.

And so, Madam Clerk, can you call the roll on the motion?

Yes, Mr. President.

Can you just remind me who made the motion and who seconded the motion?

I believe it was made by Melgar.

It was seconded by Sauter.

It was a motion to continue these hearings open to the February 10th, 26th Board of Supervisors meeting.

Thank you.

Yes, on the motion to continue, items 31 through 38, continue these items open to February

10th.

Supervisor Mahmoud.

Mahmoud, aye.

Supervisor Mandelman.

Aye.

Mandelman, aye.

Supervisor Melgar.

Melgar, aye.

Supervisor Sauter.

Aye.

Sauter, aye.

Supervisor Cheryl.

Cheryl absent.

Supervisor Walton.

Aye.

Walton, aye.

Supervisor Wong.

Wong, aye.

Supervisor Chan.

Aye.

Chan, aye.

Supervisor Chen.

Aye.

Chen, aye.

Supervisor Dorsey.

Aye.

Dorsey, aye.

And Supervisor Fielder.

Aye.

Fielder, aye.

There are 10 ayes.

Without objection, these appeal hearings and motions are continued to open to February 10,

2026.

Madam Clerk, let's go to committee reports.

Please call item number 39.

Item 39 was considered by the Government Audit and Oversight Committee at a regular

meeting on Thursday, December 4th, 2025, and was forwarded as a committee report.

Item 39 is an ordinance to authorize settlement of the lawsuit filed by Devon Anderson, Beverly

L. Sweeney, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated current and former

employees against the city and county for up to $20 million.

This lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

I think we can take this item, same house, same call, without objection.

The ordinance is passed on first reading.

I believe item 40 was not forwarded madam clerk that is correct mr. President

so can you please call item 41 item 41 this item was recommended as a committee

report it's an ordinance to delegate authority to the Public Works director

to vacate certain streets and public service easements in the Petrero hope

SF project site generally bounded by 26th Wisconsin 23rd Missouri 22nd Texas

25th and Connecticut streets, and to include portions of 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 26th, Arkansas,

Connecticut, Dakota, Texas, Missouri, and Wisconsin streets, Turner Terrace, and Watchman Way,

to expedite implementation of the project and to make the appropriate findings.

And I think we can take this item, same house.

Mr. President, we have a different house.

Oh, we do have a different house.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

On item 41, Supervisor Mahmoud.

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Fielder either are 11 eyes without objection the ordinance is passed on first reading

Madam clerk, please call item 42

item 42

Was recommended by the land use and transportation committee at a regular meeting on Monday December 8th

Item 42 was recommended as amended bearing the same title

It's a resolution to declare the intention of the Board of Supervisors to vacate portions of Hawes Street

Griffith Street and Bancroft Avenue for the development of the fire department

training facility at 1236 Carroll Avenue and to set a hearing date for all

persons interested in the proposed vacation of said street areas and this

one I think we can take same house same call without objection the resolution is

adopted madam clerk please call item 43 item 43 this item was is a motion to

approve a final map number one zero eight five seven at twenty commercial unit

condominium project located at thirteen zero one and thirteen forty one Evans

Avenue and to make the appropriate findings this item was recommended as a

committee report and I think we can take this item same house same call without

objection the motion is approved madam clerk let's go to roll call for

introductions. Yes, first up to introduce new business, Supervisor Mahmoud. Colleagues, throughout

the year we watched as other cities experienced an unimaginable takeover by the federal government

and we, like other cities, felt ill-prepared for that eventuality. We heard firsthand of the workers

who planned to stay home, the students who missed class drop-off, and our own city employees who

felt they were looking over their shoulder as they went to work. We were on the verge of experiencing

something terrible, and it was the fear and panic of our neighbors that prompted my office to take

action. We worked with our deputy city attorneys who took a creative approach to learn from other

cities for solutions. Because here's what we know. Wherever large-scale immigration enforcement

happens, disruption follows. Families stay away from schools, seniors miss their medical

appointments, businesses close or reduce hours, and workers miss shifts, all of which contribute

to lost revenue, local economic decline, and a reduction in public safety. So today, colleagues,

I'm introducing legislation as an ordinance in which we found a piece of the city admin code

that we could strengthen with this legislation, making it the first of its kind in the nation,

because these are impacts we simply cannot afford. And today, the ordinance we are introducing will

amend Administrative Code Section 4.19 to accomplish the following. One, prohibit any

entity from commandeering city property for use that would disrupt city operations, discourage

access to city services or conflict with a city purpose. Prohibit city staff from allowing anyone

to use city-owned property in a way that would interfere with city operations or hinder public

access to city services. Staff may face disciplinary action for violations. Third, clarify that the use

of real or personal property to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration law is not

a city purpose. And lastly, authorize the city attorney to take legal action against any entity

engaged in unlawful or unauthorized use of city property. Colleagues, this is important because

public safety is our top priority, and San Francisco's own public safety progress,

which includes a nearly 30 percent citywide decrease in crime, relies heavily on community

trust and cooperation. With our immigrant community representing a large portion of San

Franciscans, we cannot blur the line between local government and federal immigration enforcement.

It is our job to deliver services. It is our job to make residents feel they can trust us,

and it is our job to make sure this city works for everyone. Our city thrives when every resident

feels they can access city services freely, whether that's dropping children off at school,

going to the doctor, reporting a crime, or coming to City Hall for a marriage license.

This ordinance assures our city's facilities remain accessible, it strengthens our local control,

and it ensures that no matter what, we as the city and county of San Francisco can serve the public.

I'd like to thank Deputy City Attorney Johnna Clark for drafting this legislation with my

Legislative Director Sam Logan and Chief of Staff Jessica Gutierrez-Garcia in my office

working on this legislation as well. I'd also like to thank SF Rising, CA24, Mission Action,

Chinese for Affirmative Action, SF Latino Parity and Equity Coalition, and other immigrant rights

advocates groups for their partnership and feedback on this legislation. And finally,

I'd like to thank Supervisor Cheyenne Chen for her early co-authorship and partnership on this

legislation, and Supervisors Melger, Sauter, Fielder, and Walton for your early co-sponsorship

as well.

Next, colleagues, I would like to update everyone on what's going on at the Bay Area Air Quality

Management District Board of Directors, which I sit on with Supervisor Walton.

Earlier this year, we approved staffing changes that will help tackle the permitting backlog

that the Air District has been suffering from.

This is part of an ongoing process to analyze the issues that affect the pace of permitting,

everything from clarity of rules to the difficulty of regulating new technologies.

Additionally, in early 2026, the Air District will host workshops around amendments of the

building appliance rules that passed in 2023. These rules will require new models of appliances

be installed in the region to not generate harmful nitrogen oxide pollution. They take effect in

2027 for residential water heaters,

2029 for furnaces, and so on.

Amendments are being considered

to center around low-income

and small business exemptions,

granting extra time for homes

needing major upgrades,

and extending timelines around the sale

of smaller water heaters.

Look forward to continuing to engage

on this meaningful rulemaking.

The rest I submit.

Thank you, Supervisor Mahmood.

Supervisor Mandelman.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Colleagues, today I'm introducing an ordinance to modernize and strengthen San Francisco's

film incentive program.

San Francisco's landmark scenery and history have been featured in countless films, including

Vertigo, Miss Doubtfire, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and more.

Our city has always prided itself on our storytelling and art, and films are a vital

part of our artistic and cultural legacy.

However, in more recent years, fewer productions are choosing to film in San Francisco.

projects set in San Francisco only shoot in the city for very short periods of time.

The SF Film Commission has long recognized the need to bring productions back to San Francisco

and established an incentive program to do that in 2006. However, our film incentive program

faces competition from over 120 other incentive programs across the globe, many of which offer

better benefits than ours. Productions thus often choose to go elsewhere. Film incentive programs

provide financial benefits to film, television, and commercial productions in order to encourage

them to shoot locally and generate economic activity.

Our current program only offers a rebate for city department fees, and to qualify, productions

need to shoot 55 to 65 percent of their projects in San Francisco.

This rebate is additionally capped at $600,000 for city fees only.

These incentives are quite limited in comparison to other incentive programs, and our inability

to consistently attract productions means that we also cannot offer non-financial incentives

to film here, such as a dedicated production stage or infrastructure development.

This ordinance seeks to update our film incentive program to be more modern and competitive.

It increases the rebate amount available to productions, lowers the minimum spending and

eligibility requirements to qualify for a rebate, modifies daily use fee exemptions,

and updates and clarifies several definitions and production guidelines.

A single production can inject millions of dollars into the local economy in direct spending.

The average location shoot adds $670,000 and 1,500 jobs a day into the local economy.

For every dollar our city has rebated for past film shoots,

productions have spent $12.68 locally and contributed significantly to San Francisco's economy

in numerous ways, including employing 16,000-plus local crew and actors,

paying $26 million in wages to local crew and talent,

and spending over $68 million in goods and services.

The San Francisco Film Commission has heard from many productions,

major studios, and other stakeholders that are eager to shoot here

and excited to invest in our city's creative infrastructure,

and they believe these updates have the potential to increase overall production by up to 25%

and can help ensure that San Francisco can generate long-term economic growth and investment,

remain competitive in the global creative economy, and maintain our cultural legacy.

Strengthening our incentives signals to the industry that San Francisco is serious

about attracting productions and competing with other regions.

I want to thank Manisha Feta and Sofia Alicastro from Film SF, Alessandro Lissano from the Office

of Economic and Workforce Development, and Lauren Curry from the City Attorney's Office

for their work on the legislation.

I also want to thank Supervisor Chan for her early co-sponsorship, and I want to thank

Grace Wong and Calvin Ho in my office for their work as well.

I also have an update from the Transbay Joint Powers Authority Board, where I serve as Vice

Chair.

The TJPA and the Portal Project have had a productive fall.

At the TJPA Board's October meeting, we received a presentation regarding the envisioned redevelopment

of the 4th and King rail yards to be served in the future by the Portal's new underground

4th and Townsend Station, the center of a growing transit-oriented neighborhood and

regional transit hub.

In early November, TJPA staff went to Sacramento to meet with the California State Transportation

agency and legislative staff.

In the year ahead, we'll be working to leverage the state's recent enactment in September

of the extended cap and trade program, which is planned to provide more than a billion dollars

to the portal project.

To capture these funds and secure federal commitment in the coming years, we'll also

be considering an extension or expansion of local funding sources, including those driven

by ongoing development around Salesforce Transit Center.

Also this fall, TJPA staff welcomed the new CEO of the California High Speed Rail Authority

for the tour of the transit center, and the agency's senior staff exchanged lessons learned

and strategies for advancing the project as the northern terminus of the state's high-speed system.

The rest I submit.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Supervisor Milgar.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

I just have an update in my capacity as a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

Last, the MTCA bag puts out a pot of money that we use to incentivize folks in the region to meet regional goals.

Those goals are balanced and mutually reinforcing with the county goals.

We have spent the last couple months in honing down on an updated set of principles to put out the next set of grants for the One Bay Area Grant Program, which is in its fourth reiteration.

The principles that have been proposed is to provide a flexible funding source to deliver local priority projects that support Bay Area objectives with an emphasis on local road safety, complete streets, and a state of good repair,

and to incentivize local partner agents to advance planned Bay Area goals,

which are implementing effective regional initiatives and services with an emphasis on inclusive communities,

sustainability, and an optimized experience for all travelers,

to advance local agencies' progress towards regional goals through coordinated planning and technical assistance,

and to address multi-jurisdictional challenges and improve key corridors with regional leadership and strategic support.

We have seen a reduction because of federal source reductions in this pot of money,

but it is approximately $800 million over the next four years for the region.

That compares to about $900 million in the One Bay Area Grant III process, which is what preceded this one.

Some of the things that have been discussed with the nine-county Bay Area representatives that make up the MTC right now are a set of principles that support transit-oriented communities, including renter protections for any new development and the deep need for affordable housing financing.

Stay tuned.

We think that we will be done with all the conversations and voting so that we can put

out this money by the summer.

Thank you.

Thank you, Supervisor Milgar.

Supervisor Sauter.

Colleagues, today I have two items to introduce.

First, I'm introducing a request for a budget and legislative analysis on underutilized

public property.

We are hoping this report can shed light on the many city or state-owned sites in San

Francisco that are dormant, not serving their full capacity or intended use, or may be considered

surplus land. When taking into account city college and the school district's properties,

we anticipate some 600 properties are in the public inventory of sites, and we expect that

some 50 of these properties could be considered surplus or underutilized. We want this report to

explore all possible outcomes for these properties. In some cases, they may be able to be activated

and serve a community in need.

For example, there is an SFUSD site in the Lower Polk neighborhood

that is currently being used as a parking lot,

and this doesn't feel like the highest use for a neighborhood

that has been asking for years for more open space.

In other cases, the land may be potential development sites for new homes.

We also shouldn't roll out opportunities to lease or sell properties

that can support our city's challenging budget.

I look forward to working with the budget and legislative analysts, our real estate division, and others to produce this report and ensure we are using our public properties for their highest need.

Next, I am introducing a resolution to update permissions and activate Maiden Lane, an iconic alleyway in Union Square.

Maiden Lane has been closed to vehicular traffic during the daytime for many years and there has

been a resolution and public works order for the alley dating back to 1973. For decades this board

has understood the benefit of allowing the Union Square Improvement District, now the Union Square

Alliance, to program the lane with tables, chairs, and events. The activation of Maiden Lane actually

dates back to the 1940s with the establishment of the annual Spring Comes to Maiden Lane Festival

which saw the two blocks adorned with flowing strings of flowers across the alley. Then in May

1955 a three-hour pedestrian period began and saw 4,000 visitors cram into the lane to enjoy a

performance by the San Francisco Municipal Band and a speech for Mayor Elmer E. Robinson. Maiden

Lane was once called one of the finest shopping streets in America and was praised by Jane Jacobs

for its, quote, intimacy, cheerfulness, and spontaneity.

It is home to the only Frank Lloyd Wright design building in all of San Francisco.

This resolution is the next step in Maiden Lane's storied history

and will put the Street Closure Authority with the SFMTA,

allow street activations into the evening hours,

and allow the Union Square Alliance to do art installations and more events.

This builds on the momentum in Union Square,

which in the past month alone has seen the opening of a new bookstore, a new toy store,

successful third Thursday concerts on Ellis, and a flurry of holiday activity.

I want to thank Tita Bell in my office for her hard work to get this ready for introduction,

to John Malamut in the city attorney's office, and to the Union Square Alliance for their partnership on this and their everyday work.

And the rest I submit.

Thank you, Supervisor Sauter.

Supervisor Cheryl.

Thank you.

Submit.

Supervisor Walton.

Thank you so much, Madam Clerk.

First, I would like to be added as a co-sponsor to President Mandelman's Film Incentive Program.

Noted.

Colleagues, today I do have an in-memoriam for the tragic loss of our fellow city worker, Alberto Rangel,

who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the people of San Francisco with compassion and dedication.

Alberto was 51 in a cherished San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF social worker

whose life was dedicated to healing, service, and community.

Alberto passed away on Saturday, December 7th.

After succumbing to injuries, he suffered during the violent attack at San Francisco General on December 4th.

Despite the heroic efforts of his colleagues in Ward 86 and the emergency, trauma, and intensive care teams at General, he did not recover.

His death has shaken the entire city and has left deep grief across UCSF, SF General, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and among all who knew and loved him.

Alberto served as a licensed marriage and family therapist with UCSF and was assigned

to Ward 86, the HIV care unit, where he brought compassion, patience, and dignity to some

of the most vulnerable members of our community.

His career spanned more than two decades and included service at the Mission Neighborhood

Health Center and the Trauma Recovery Center at Parnassus. His work focused on trauma, depression,

and anxiety, multi-ethnic and LGBTQIA plus issues, and he provided critical support to clients seeking

asylum to escape persecution and violence in their home countries. He was also a gifted artist

who portrayed everyday scenes grounded in his cultural identity.

His artwork was displayed throughout the city he loved,

and he shared his creativity as generously as he shared his care.

In an online biography,

Alberto wrote that growing up as a gay-identified,

first-generation Latino from Mexico and Iowa

taught him how life-changing support and community can be.

He said that being of service was central to who he was and that it was a privilege to accompany individuals toward healing and wellness.

Those words capture the heart of the person so many admired.

Alberto will be remembered for his gentle spirit, the respect he showed every patient, and his ability to see the humanity in each person he encountered.

His colleagues speak of his joyous personality, his deep empathy, and the integrity he carried into every room.

This was definitely evident by the number of people I witnessed firsthand at his vigil last night at San Francisco General.

A native of Muscatine, Iowa, Alberto built his life in San Francisco with his husband of 20 years.

He is survived by his husband, Stuart, his parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, and the countless patients, coworkers, and friends whose lives he touched.

As we continue to process the pain of this tragedy, may we honor Alberto by recommitting ourselves to the safety of our frontline public health workers and to the compassion and equity he modeled every day.

President Mandelman, I would also like to add this memorial on behalf of the entire

board. I know Supervisor Fielder had some words she wanted to share as well.

Great. Let's do that on behalf of the full board, unless there are objections.

Okay. Supervisor Fielder. Thank you, Supervisor Walton.

I'm not finished, but Supervisor Fielder did want to share.

Supervisor Fielder. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Thank you,

Supervisor Walton for making this on behalf of the whole board. It's just devastating. Anytime

someone in our city workforce who shows up every day with a selflessness that really makes the city

beautiful fears for their safety at all. And so I just think it's really just purely devastating.

And I want to give my heartfelt condolences to the friends and family foremost of Alberto,

and as well, of course, the SF General staff and community that give themselves so much every day.

Everyone deserves to feel safe at their place of work, and that goes for all city employees,

whether you're a policeman, firefighter, a nurse, a social worker. And I'm just so touched by

the hundreds of people that came out to his vigil and the outpouring of support.

Ward 86 is a special place in this city's history, and they serve not only HIV

folks, but also some of the most vulnerable people in the city. And that requires a lot of

resilience to come into work every day. And so I just want to thank supervisor Walton and send my

my condolences to the whole community. Thank you, supervisor Fielder.

Thank you, supervisor Fielder. Thank you, Madam Clerk and colleagues. As a follow-up

to this, I am requesting a letter of inquiry from the Department of Public Health and the Sheriff's

Department, requesting a general overview of the internal investigation and the independent

security review, including expected timelines for completion and how findings will be communicated

to staff and the board. A summary of existing safety and security protocols currently in place

at SF General and DPH clinics, and an explanation of which protocols are being strengthened

or newly implemented in response to this incident.

A description of the immediate safety actions taken by both departments, including changes

to building access, screening procedures, and on-site security presence.

A plan outlining how DPH and the Sheriff's Department will coordinate going forward to

ensure consistent, reliable safety practices across all Department of Public Health facilities

and a description of the short-term and long-term improvements under consideration to enhance

worker safety across hospitals and clinics, including training, communication, infrastructure,

and emergency response procedures.

and I do know that the Department of Public Health has already instituted some immediate changes

and I look forward to hearing from the department in terms of what they're going to do immediately and in the long term.

And the last thing, I do have an update from Caltrain.

I shared this at today's Transportation Authority meeting,

but I also wanted to provide an update here at the Board of Supervisors meeting.

we have had a conversation around governance in regard to Caltrain for decades.

Originally, Sam Trans was named as the managing agency of Caltrain in perpetuity.

From onset in my tenure on Caltrain, I knew that was irresponsible and an anti-governance model that had to change.

Prior to my arrival on the JPB board, we did not have our own counsel for Caltrain.

we also did not have the authority to hire and fire the executive director,

which are both completely irresponsible, both for governance and for ensuring

that San Francisco had equitable decision-making when it came to Caltrain.

Fast forward, we made those changes and also agreed after passage of Measure RR,

we will continue to address issues of governance, mainly the managing agency issue,

the issue of shared services agreement, salary ordinance, and conduct an audit of the rail,

none of which have happened. We, San Francisco and Santa Clara County, paid off all balances

owed to SamTrans in order to bring everyone up to a level playing field. With all of the progress,

we still have not achieved equitable decision making as a member of the JPB. Furthermore,

If SamTrans was to go bankrupt as an agency, what happens to San Francisco and Santa Clara as SamTrans is the managing agency?

This is very irresponsible to manage a rail system like this.

As a result of the continued governance issues, I have informed Caltrain and JPB members that I would not support member contributions from San Francisco

at this time due to the irresponsible governance structure in place.

The deficit we have as a city and the deficit of MTA.

It would be irresponsible for us to use taxpayer dollars to support a rail system

where we do not have equitable decision-making at the table,

particularly when we ensured the passage of Measure RR,

which continues to be a revenue stream for Caltrain.

I wanted to bring this to everyone's attention, as I know some people may be trying to undermine my decision not to support our taxpayer money being thrown away without us having proper oversight to hold anyone accountable.

I have asked the JPB to calendar and entertain a motion at our next meeting to address those governance issues so that we have guaranteed commitment that governance will be addressed and that we guarantee that San Francisco is not the bank for a rail system that we cannot hold accountable.

The rest I submit.

Thank you, Supervisor Walton.

Supervisor Wong.

Thank you.

Before mentioning an ordinance related to street trees and public works,

I want to thank my colleagues for excusing me from my medical appointment

that I had scheduled weeks in advance before I knew I'd be joining the board

and giving me that grace.

It would have been unfeasible for me to delay and reschedule.

For any cynics, I want to be very clear that my position on the family zoning plan remains the same.

I would have also voted no on extending the cannabis tax waiver due to budgetary reasons.

I'm proud to co-sponsor an ordinance with Mayor Leary to simplify development requirements related to tree planting in San Francisco

This is part of our shared commitment to making government easier to navigate for everyday San Franciscans

Whether they're improving their homes, running a small business, or making routine changes to their property

Current tree planting requirements can be overly complicated, costly, and time-consuming for property owners

Many residents, especially small homeowners, struggle with the permitting steps, inspection

requirements, and coordination needed to plant a street tree during development.

These challenges often create unnecessary delays and barriers in otherwise straightforward projects.

This ordinance introduces a clear and simple alternative, an in lieu fee that property

owners can choose instead of direct tree planting. This option reduces permitting requirements while

while still ensuring we are finding new trees throughout the city.

It gives public works the ability to strategically plant trees in neighborhoods with lower canopy

coverage or greater environmental need.

The ordinance provides a faster, simpler path for people trying to move forward with improvements

on their property.

It reduces confusion and costs associated with navigating multi-step planting and permitting

process.

It also aligns with a priority of making the city's regulatory environment more predictable,

transparent and easier for residents and small businesses. Benefits to the city's urban forests

include maintaining and strengthening the city's commitment to expanding the urban tree canopy,

ensuring that every project still contributes to tree planting but in a way that lets the city

plant where trees are needed most, helping direct resources to communities with fewer trees,

improving equity, shade, environmental health, and neighborhood quality of life. This fits with

the mayor's Simplify SF initiative and reflects the city's broader push to reduce bureaucracy

while maintaining strong environmental standards

and reinforces our collective commitment

to modernizing and streamlining city processes.

I want to thank the mayor, Public Works,

and Office of Strategic Initiatives for their partnership.

This legislation strikes the right balance.

It simplifies experience for residents

while strengthening our environmental stewardship citywide.

The rest I submit.

Thank you, Supervisor Wong.

Supervisor Chan.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Colleagues, I just want to report back on my role for the Free City College Oversights Committee.

We are evaluating through the subcommittee's work,

evaluating the memorandum of understanding between City College of San Francisco and the city,

as well as with DCYF, making sure we maintain a level of spending for free city college,

but also to make sure that there is continuing investment and clear guideline of how the city will fund the program.

This critical program not only provides higher education, free higher education courses for our high school graduates,

It also provides free workforce development and other types of job training for those who want to seek a better job or actually have advanced training for their current career and continue their career path.

So I will report back once we have more updates on the language, and the rest I submit.

Thank you.

Thank you, Supervisor Chan.

Supervisor Chan.

Submit.

Thank you.

Supervisor Dorsey. Submit, thank you. And Supervisor Fielder. Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Colleagues, today I want to share that I've asked the city attorney to draft legislation to mandate

a minimum bathroom ratio in the city. Public conveniences like restrooms are essential

infrastructure, and as a city that prides itself on accessibility, we must not neglect access to

bathrooms. Unfortunately, access to publicly accessible bathrooms is on the decline. Removing

public restrooms hurts public health, dignity, and urban life by forcing people to find unsanitary

alternatives, creating disease risks, disproportionately affecting vulnerable

populations such as the unhoused, disabled, and those with medical needs. The removal of public

restrooms has also created the unintended consequence of increase in public urination

and defecation and reports of feces in the streets, of course. A study by the UC Berkeley

School of Public Health in 2022 found that increased access to public toilets reduced

feces reports to the San Francisco Department of Public Works. A lack of bathrooms creates

significant barriers for essential workers, including delivery drivers, our mail carriers,

and our transit operators. The lack of public facilities also affects our tourists to San

Francisco, many of whom are visiting San Francisco for the first time, and also deserve the convenience

of accessibility of public facilities as they explore our beautiful city. I intend to work

closely with the Department of Public Works and the Comptroller to settle on feasible and

sustainable plans to establish and maintain a citywide public bathroom network and would include

but not be limited to, first off, an inventory of public and private bathrooms, legislative policy

and capital planning strategy, and coordination with private entities or additional agencies to

meet and maintain this target ratio. The rest I submit. Thank you, Supervisor Fielder. Mr. President,

seeing no names on the roster. That concludes the introduction of new business.

Thank you, Madam Clerk. Let's go to public comment.

All right. For those of you in the public gallery, now is your opportunity to line up on your right-hand side

of the chamber near the curtains where you may speak to

items 46 through 52, the adoption without committee reference.

The minutes as presented and other general matters not on the

published agenda but must be within the Board's subject matter jurisdiction.

We are setting the timer for two minutes, so welcome to our first speaker.

Let there be light. Okay, I'll be light, generally speaking, but no matter what, no future whatsoever without addressing institutionalized child trafficking.

So forget your fake pretension towards safety. It's not working. It's not going to work.

is this NBC news?

No.

Nightmare Before Christmas

yeah that's what it stands for

NBC

so go back to the movies here

anyone knows that

The Nightmare Before Christmas

was entirely shot on 9th Street

at Folsom?

I was on it

I worked four months

on this amazing

stop motion animation masterpiece

with Tim Burton coming over

I was 22

selected by the department

I mean why should I be so serious

selected by the department

production

from CCSF where I was a student

in a film production

so my short film was selected

yeah this guy we need him

so four months a PA basically

production assistant 20

awesome the time of my life

as far as the genius I was

working with

seriously

So Tim Burton was coming only twice.

I saw him twice.

He was shooting the first Batman at the time, 1991,

you know, with Nicholson and DeVito.

Okay, long story short.

So what I mean is that you guys must ask for a plaque

to be put on this building.

Here was shot the worldwide known stop-motion animation feature

called the Nightmare Before Christmas.

You used it enough, right?

Nightmare Before Christmas.

Ooh, spooky.

So now, Merry Christmas.

It's my last time coming here for the year.

Everything will start next year because now, I mean, give us a break.

No matter what, you need to address this.

Otherwise, I mean, you guys, your intelligence is...

Thank you for your comments.

Let's welcome our next speaker.

okay before I begin to read item number 40 for April 22nd 2025 there at the Santa Clara County

Board of Supervisors I'd like to just take a quick survey how many of you heard Harrison Ford

interview Patrick Byrne can we see a show today live can we see a show of hands on that please

up, up, up, up, up. Mark, this is your time. Okay. Thank you very much. You may put your hands down.

And then real quick, how many chose not to participate in the first survey? Up, up, up, up,

up. Okay. You may put your hands down. That throws something into the mix, doesn't it?

Hmm. So in other words, some of you chose not to participate in the first survey, right?

Okay. Now, before I begin to read item 40, I'd just like to say I was chilling out in the living room with my wife.

You know, she was sitting on the recliner there having a cold beer.

And she walked over to me and took her blouse off and her bra off.

And as I began to fondle her breasts, I said, you know, honey, I should be killed for this if we were not married.

Mark, that's just inappropriate for this meeting.

Now, you folks are saying that two guys can marry and two women can marry, and it's not sinful, it's not wrong.

But you're wrong, okay?

God is the authority, okay?

And God made marriage, and God said the marriage bed is undefiled, but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Okay.

Okay. Adopt a resolution, repealing resolution number BOS, which authorizes the county executive or designee to decline to approve expenditures of county funds and travel to states that enact laws against the LGBT, reaffirming the county's unwavering commitment to supporting and honoring the LGBT.

This is a sin. Okay. We should not honor the LGBT.

Mark, your time's expired. Can we hear from the next speaker, please? Mr. DaCosta.

Welcome.

Supervisors, three innocent, hard-working employees

from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission were dismissed.

They were dismissed because they were enticed to work on a project.

It's called confined space.

Cleaning the reservoir 40 feet, 50 feet below.

With no training, no certification whatsoever.

so

when they brought this matter to the managers

the managers instead of listening to them

and putting the things in order terminated them

the last three

SFPUC meetings I have brought this matter

to the commissioners

And now I'm bringing it to your attention, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Just read the policies and the standard operating procedures for those workers who work under those projects called confined space.

these three workers should be given a chance to work for the city and county of San Francisco.

One worked for eight years, one worked for six years, and one worked for three months.

Board of Supervisors, let's not just talk about safety.

Let's do something about it and call upon Dennis Herrera to do the right thing.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Francisco DaCosta, for your comments.

Welcome to our next speaker.

Good afternoon, President Mendelman, Supervisors, Madam Clerk.

My name is Antonio Diaz, and I'm with Poder.

I'm the organization's director.

I'm here to speak about item number 47,

the resolution affirming San Francisco's commitment to decarbonization efforts

that center environmental justice.

First of all, I want to thank Supervisor Fielder for her leadership on this issue,

and Supervisors Melgar, Chen, Mahmood, and Fielder for sponsoring the resolution.

Poder has for 35 years organized for healthy, thriving communities.

More recently, a focus of our work has been advancing healthy, resilient homes to equitable building decarbonization.

We have been doing this work in collaboration with city departments, especially the San Francisco Environment Department,

various CBOs, such as Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates, South of Market Community

Action Network, the Emerald Cities Collaborative Northern California, and many others to the

Climate Equity Hub, San Francisco's Climate Equity Hub, and have deeply appreciated that

collaboration to advance building decarbonization in an equitable manner.

I'm here to just ask that the board vote in support of this resolution, adopt this resolution,

and state the city's support and affirming of this work

and enhancing it in a manner that meets the needs of especially low-income

and disenfranchised residents of San Francisco.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Antonio Diaz, for your comments.

Welcome to our next speaker.

All right, come on.

Come on up.

Good evening, Board of Supervisors.

My name is Richard S.D. Peterson.

I just wanted to comment on the paper today

that everybody has probably seen.

And it's curious, the juxtaposition of the spending

by city on nonprofits doubles,

and yet the parcel tax is in the same column

and given us an idea of what it's going to cost for parcel taxes.

In that parcel tax thing, I think that the change in power is moving from downtown

to the west side in District 1 and District 6.

And you will soon see the power of the west side

because I think the west side has more taxable properties on parcels than does downtown.

I don't think that we should worry about North Beach.

I think North Beach is already well-serviced by our past supervisor, Beskin.

Thank you, and have a good Christmas.

Thank you, Richard Pearson, for your comments.

Welcome to our next speaker.

Hi, my name's Brian Storr.

I'm here to talk about the Genesis LRADS.

This is the second time I've been here.

I've been hit with force and auto tracked by Genesis LRAD Model 950 NXTs in this building.

This is like the fifth time.

I'm picking them up on two infrasound recorders right now,

All LRADs in San Francisco that can hit the city should have federal compliance checks on them to make sure that they're being operated legally.

For federal, state, and local laws, they're being used as military weapons.

That's what the Supreme Court's ruled them as, is a military weapon.

It's an acoustic weapon.

The nearest coverage area is down here at the bottom of the Golden Gate Bridge.

And so it's a serious problem.

The fix to it is compliance checks.

I've made two police reports with the San Francisco Police Department.

I've met with the FBI here.

And the same thing's still happening every time I come to San Francisco.

These LRADs are dangerous operators, are dangerous criminals.

And where they can control an LRAD, people's lives are in danger.

They have committed about every crime possible on the LRADs.

I've been hit and auto-tracked by the military weapons,

which the LRADs are, like I said, over five times in this building,

and I have two iPhones with ever sound evidence to prove this.

So it picks up the low frequency that's inaudible to our ears

and then the paschals that the acoustic weapons use to push the sound.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you, Brian Storr, for your comments.

Welcome.

My name is Salahakwia Chandler, and I'm here in regards to the debris and the filth that's in Bayview.

You should have seen on Carroll Street near Candlestick,

someone came with a multiple truck and dropped tons and tons and tons and tons of trash.

They had to bring a truckload to come and pick it up.

almost on every corner in Bayview is nothing but filth.

And when the immigrants came during the 2020 COVID,

and it was allowed in the city for all of the tents to be set up

and built in cardboards and filth and roaches and rats,

where we used to go and sit by the water by candlestick,

we can't do that anymore because it was closed down with such filthiness.

It is no way, no wise that any district, you would allow this for the Pacific, the Marina, Twin Peaks, any of what's being allowed.

Dr. Espanola Jackson told me, she said, concerning all the trucking industry that's over in Bayview, that taxes should be added for us in the residential area.

we're the only nation of people the black people that don't have no ownership no nothing in the

mass collective collective every nation are progressing but the african-american people

we have no representative you see what's happening concerning somalia and the representation

if it's good or if it's bad there's someone in congress for the somalians

San Francisco is a sanctuary for the immigrants

All over the world, every nation is represented but the black nation

The politicians can only speak for their district

But there is no one to represent my people

And this is the reason why we are in the condition

You talk about SNAP

You talk about Section 8

Thank you, Ms. Chandler.

Thank you, Ms. Chandler.

Thank you for your comments.

Next speaker, welcome.

W. Otto Duffy.

Hey.

That sounds good.

District 5, I just wanted to congratulate our newest member who sits nearest to the public comment.

Having survived one, I hope the health care treated you well and you were able to get through it.

There are often comments that are a little bit misguided, but we get to hear from the common people, business people.

I suppose the coolest one I ever was with when George Schultz was up here.

That was memorable.

I remember John Bartes used to come in here long after he was a supervisor.

Welcome.

Thank you for your comments.

Let's hear from our next speaker.

Welcome.

Hi, my name is Alika Nicholas.

I honestly just want to say thank you.

What you guys do as representatives is something I care passionately about.

I think that next year is going to be a fun year.

I think there's going to be ups and downs, and I'd really like to support a contingency plan.

As changes happen and they rise and occur, and they'll be difficult, and maybe they'll be exciting,

but I think that there needs to be more community representation, especially with the younger generation,

on what it's like to survive things that we maybe don't understand

or have control over that you as representatives are really

managing for the people of this city. So mostly just

thank you and I look forward to living the

good life here in this city with our wonderful support work. Thank you.

Thank you for your comments. Are there any other members of the public

who'd like to address the board during general public comment? This is your opportunity.

Please come forward.

Mr. President.

All right.

Public comment is now closed.

Madam Clerk, let's go to R4, Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda, Items 46 through

52.

Items 46 through 52 were introduced for adoption but without committee reference.

A unanimous vote is required for adoption of a resolution on first appearance today.

Alternatively, a member may require a resolution on first appearance to go to committee.

I would like to sever item 48, Madam Clerk.

That's 48, Mr. President?

Yep.

Supervisor Milgar.

I would like to sever 49 and 52, please.

Supervisor Wong.

I just wanted to make sure my name is added to item 46, Dr. Zhang De.

Got that, Madam Clerk?

Yes.

Yes.

Okay.

Then could you please call the roll on the remaining balance of the items?

On items 46, 47, 50, and 51, Supervisor Mahmood?

Mahmood, aye.

Supervisor Mandelman?

Aye.

Mandelman, aye.

Supervisor Milgar?

Aye.

Supervisor Sauter.

Aye.

Sauter, aye.

Supervisor Cheryl.

Aye.

Cheryl, aye.

Supervisor Walton.

Aye.

Walton, aye.

Supervisor Wong.

Aye.

Wong, aye.

Supervisor Chan.

Aye.

Chan, aye.

Supervisor Chen.

Chen absent.

Supervisor Dorsey.

Aye.

Dorsey, aye.

And Supervisor Fielder.

Fielder, aye.

There are 10 ayes.

Without objection, the resolutions are adopted.

Madam Clerk, can you please call item 48?

Item 48, this is a resolution to recognize December 12, 2025 as Drag Story Hour Day in the city and county of San Francisco.

Colleagues, this item recognizes, as our clerk indicated, December 12, 2025 as Drag Story Hour Day.

Day. Drag Story Hour was founded right here in San Francisco in 2015. It was started by author

Michelle T., Virgie Tovar, and Julian Delgado Lopera, and the first performance featured our

now San Francisco Drag Laureate Persia at the Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library. Drag Story

Hour creates space for queer role models and children's stories and teaches kids that authenticity

and individuality should be celebrated. It's grown into an international movement, reaching thousands

of kids and families around the world.

San Francisco has always been a city

that champions creativity and LGBTQ visibility,

and Drag Story Hour embodies both.

This resolution celebrates a remarkable milestone

and demonstrates our continued support

for programs that lift up children,

affirm diverse identities,

and inspire all of us to embrace

our fullest, most authentic selves.

And I want to thank Supervisor Chan

for her co-sponsorship of this.

And I think we can probably take this item,

Same house.

No, Mr. President, we have a new house.

We have a new house.

Yes.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

On item 48, Supervisor Mahmood.

Mahmood, aye.

Supervisor Mandelman.

Aye.

Mandelman, aye.

Supervisor Milgar.

Milgar, aye.

Supervisor Sauter.

Sauter, aye.

Supervisor Cheryl.

Aye.

Cheryl, aye.

Supervisor Walton.

Aye.

Walton, aye.

Supervisor Wong.

Wong, aye.

Supervisor Chan.

Aye.

Chan, aye.

Supervisor Chen.

Chan, aye.

Supervisor Dorsey?

Aye.

Dorsey, aye.

And Supervisor Fielder?

Fielder, aye.

There are 11 ayes.

Without objection, the resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call item 49.

Item 49, this is a resolution to urge state officials to amend the Housing Crisis Act of 2019

or Senate Bill 330, including but not limited to government code sections 65941.1, 66300,

and 66301 that limited San Francisco's ability to protect rent-controlled units from demolition,

weakened tenants' rights of return after demolition or redevelopment,

and undermined local housing element objectives to preserve affordable housing.

Supervisor Melgar.

Thank you.

Colleagues, I have a small technical amendment for this resolution for clarity,

which I distributed, and it is to add the phrase, sections enacted by the passage of,

to page one, line three, and page three, line four.

And that's it.

Thank you for your consideration.

I take that as a motion to amend, and it's been seconded by Supervisor Walton,

and I think we can take that motion without objection.

And I think we can take the amended item, same house, same call, without objection,

the amended resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, can you please call item 52?

Item 52, this is a motion to establish the 2026 Board of Supervisors regular meeting schedule

pursuant to the Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, section 4.2 and 4.2.1

by canceling the regular board meetings of January 20th, February 17th, May 26th, September 8th,

October 13th, and December 1.

and all regular board and committee meetings during the spring, summer, and winter breaks

beginning March 30th through April 3rd, 2026, returning on April 6th, 2026,

and beginning August 3rd through August 28th, 2026, returning on August 31st, 2026,

and beginning December 16th, 2026 through January 7th, 2027, to return on January 8th, 2027,

and further to suspend portions of the board rule 4.2 to effectuate certain dates within the regular meeting schedule to augment the flow of business.

Supervisor Melgar.

Thank you so much.

First, I want to say thank you, Madam Clerk, for all the work that goes into preparing this and putting it out.

I would like to make a motion to amend this motion so that we cancel the board meeting

during the week of Thanksgiving in 2026, like we did this year, like we did for the past

couple years, so that we do not meet that week and instead we meet the following week.

This aligns with the school district's holiday schedule.

For those of us who have kids in the public school district, they will be off that week.

this amendment the amendments are on page one line six in the long title deleting December 1st

and replacing it with November 24th and on page two line seven to delete December 1st and replace

it with November 24th on page two lines eight through 11 I would like to add a clause to suspend

a portion of board rule 4.2 that requires that the board meet during the week of Thanksgiving

cancel the meeting on November 24th to observe the Thanksgiving holiday during the week of Thanksgiving,

and schedule a board to meet on December 1st.

Thank you, colleagues, for your consideration.

Is there a second for that motion? Seconded by Supervisor Chen.

Is there any discussion of the motion? Seeing none.

I think we can take that motion without objection.

the motion passes, and then I think we can take the amended item, same house, same call.

Without objection, the amended motion is approved.

Okay.

Madam Clerk, do we have any imperative agenda items?

I have none to report, Mr. President.

Would you please read the in memoriams?

Yes, today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individual

on behalf of Supervisor Walton, Supervisor Fielder,

requested by Supervisor Walton to be on behalf of the entire Board of Supervisors

for the cherished General Hospital and UCSF social worker, Mr. Alberto Rangel.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

And I think that brings us to the end of our agenda.

Do we have any further business before us today?

That concludes our business for today.

then we are adjourned

Thank you.