San Francisco Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting (December 16, 2025)

The Board of Supervisors held its final regular meeting of 2025, including a 2:00 p.m. special order appearance by Mayor Daniel Lurie focused on progress and intergovernmental collaboration, followed by votes on multiple ordinances and resolutions (including cannabis tax policy, a $20 million employment settlement, permit-timing changes, and housing/planning items). The Board also issued several commendations, continued a Public Works parcel map appeal hearing for 3333 Mission St./190 Coleridge St. to February 3, 2026, adopted additional committee reports, introduced new legislation and inquiries, and took public comment.

Consent Calendar

• Approved Items 2–4 on consent (11-0); the Clerk stated this resulted in an ordinance being finally passed and resolutions adopted (items not otherwise described in the transcript).

Special Order (2:00 p.m.) — Appearance by Mayor Daniel Lurie

• Mayor’s opening remarks (up to 5 minutes):
  • Reported sentiment: “62% of San Franciscans feel [San Francisco is] a city on the rise” compared to “28% last year.”
  • Highlighted multiple policy areas and thanked individual supervisors for collaboration.
• District 5 Topic (Supervisor Mahmood): Fentanyl State of Emergency Ordinance
  • Supervisor Mahmood asked what resources/tools/contracts were used under the ordinance over the past year.
  • Mayor Lurie responded with reported actions and metrics:
    • HSH executed 31 contracts and 1 lease, including 219 new interim housing beds (including 60 recovery-focused) and 594 scattered-site housing slots, plus support for the large vehicle strategy.
    • MOHCD used the authority to advance five permanent supportive housing projects.
    • DPH used contracting provisions five times, including opening approximately 150 new mental health and substance use treatment/recovery beds.
    • DEM and HSA expedited grants supporting community safety ambassador programs in the Tenderloin, Mid-Market, and Mission.
    • Mayor’s Office of Innovation/SFPD used pro bono consulting (Civic Bridge) to support accelerated police hiring.
  • Follow-up: Supervisor Mahmood asked whether the Mayor would add his name in support of a drug market intervention strategy previously endorsed by the Board via resolution.
  • Mayor Lurie: Stated he would add his name and expressed intent to work with Supervisors Mahmood, Dorsey, and others.

Discussion Items

• Item 5 — Cannabis Business Tax suspension extension to Dec 31, 2035
  • Passed finally (8-3); No votes: Supervisors Walton, Wong, Chan.
• Item 6 — Settlement authorization (employment dispute) up to $20 million
  • Passed finally (11-0).
• Item 7 — Building Code: revise timing of expiration of certain building permits/applications; CEQA affirmed
  • Passed finally (7-4); No votes: Supervisors Walton, Chan, Chen, Fielder.
• Item 8 — Planning Code: allow waiver of inclusionary fee/requirements in certain districts outside the Priority Equity Geographies SUD in exchange for rent control on all units; allow land dedication compliance option; reporting; CEQA and findings
  • Passed finally (11-0).
• Item 9 — Establish Reparations Fund (Administrative Code amendment)
  • Passed finally without objection (vote not separately called).
• Item 10 — Increase surcharges on certain Planning Department fees to compensate City for appeals to the Board; CEQA and findings
  • Passed on first reading without objection.
• Item 11 — Treasurer/Tax Collector delinquent collections contract amendment
  • Extended total term Dec 1, 2016–Nov 30, 2030, with one 5-year renewal option; increased by $2.5M to $6.9M total.
  • Adopted without objection.
• Item 12 — HSH grant amendment with Catholic Charities (Family Eviction Prevention Collaborative)
  • Term extended 30 months to July 1, 2021–June 30, 2028; increased by ~$8.6M to $18.5M.
  • Adopted without objection.
• Item 13 — Fire Department FEMA grant
  • ~$2.7M for self-contained breathing apparatus; performance period Sep 26, 2024–Sep 25, 2026; waived indirect costs.
  • Adopted without objection.
• Item 14 — SFPUC contract amendment (GEI Consultants) under Hetch Hetchy Water CIP
  • Increased by $7M to $18M; estimated completion April 2031; added services for Moccasin Dam and O’Shaughnessy Dam Outlet Works Phase 2.
  • Adopted without objection.
• Item 15 — DPH agreement amendment with Community Forward SF (medical respite & sobering center)
  • Term July 1, 2024–June 30, 2029; increased by $22M to $32M.
  • Adopted without objection.
• Item 16 — Lease amendment with La Cocina at 101 Hyde St. (City-owned)
  • Extended through Dec 31, 2031 (effective Jan 1, 2027 extension); base rent unchanged at $12,000 annually.
  • Adopted without objection.
• Items 17–20 — DPH grant resolutions (retroactive accept/expand)
  • Included Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program grants (one increased to $7.6M), a CDC HIV prevention/surveillance grant totaling $12.7M through May 31, 2026, and an NIH-related increase of ~$62,000 to $235,358 (effective May 21, 2025).
  • All adopted without objection.

Commendations (2:30 p.m. Special Order)

• Cameo House (Supervisor Fielder):
  • Program described as alternative sentencing/transitional housing for justice-involved mothers; home at 424 Guerrero St.; Supervisor noted it can house 11 women and up to 24 children.
  • Reported FY 2024–2025 served 22 women and 44 children; outcomes stated: 81% exits to permanent stable housing, 63% reduced substance use, 88% did not reoffend.
  • Speaker from Cameo House expressed appreciation and described emergency response to a gas station explosion the night before, stating all women/children/staff were safely evacuated.
• Posthumous commendation for Dr. Patricia “Pat” Sullivan (Supervisor Melgar):
  • Recognized for early childhood education advocacy and scholarship; remarks included her leadership roles with the Family Child Care Association of San Francisco and Oversight and Advisory Committee for Early Education.
  • Former Board President Norman Yee spoke, emphasizing her impact and stating she helped represent 630+ active family child care homes.
  • Family member thanked the Board and emphasized Dr. Sullivan’s activist legacy.
• Bayview United 6th Grade Girls Soccer Team (Supervisor Walton):
  • Program founded 2019 via Rec & Park; described as San Francisco’s first primarily Black youth soccer program.
  • Team won SF Youth Soccer Premier Division Championship 4–2; coach stated the team had no 6th graders and was mostly 4th graders, plus a few 5th graders and one 3rd grader.
• Adrienne/Adrian Williams (Supervisor Mahmood):
  • Honored for community leadership and the Village Project (after-school/summer enrichment) and other community events; Supervisor stated her food pantry serves 400+ seniors and low-income residents monthly.
• Bob Beck retirement (Supervisor Dorsey):
  • Honored upon retirement as Director of the Treasure Island Development Authority; Supervisor cited 974 residential units built including 297 affordable units.
  • Deputy City Administrator Jennifer Johnston and Director Beck spoke; Beck noted TIDA has 13 staff.
• Recognition of retiring Board staff member Lisa Liu (Board President Mandelman):
  • Recognized for nearly 11 years with the Board (Operations Division in 2015, Legislative Division in 2016); multiple supervisors thanked her; Lisa Liu thanked the Board and Clerk’s Office.

Public Comments & Testimony

• 3333 Mission continuance comment (item-specific):
  • Connie Shea (Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center) supported keeping the Feb 3, 2026 hearing date, citing costs of delay and the need to proceed with an AHSC (Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities) grant application; described the project as 100% affordable senior housing.
  • Dennis Williams Jr. (Fillmore Community Development Corporation / DC Williams Development Company) expressed opposition to development models he characterized as benefiting private capital and argued for delaying the appeals process.
• General public comment (selected themes):
  • Speakers raised concerns about cost and efficiency of City responses, drug enforcement, scooter use on sidewalks, retail theft, diversity in City leadership, taxi medallion debt relief and autonomous vehicle regulation, and housing/displacement.
  • Amazon workers/Teamsters organizers thanked the Board for support related to the resolution backing their bargaining effort.
  • One speaker urged attention to diversity and housing affordability; another referenced academic freedom; comments also included religious and political statements.

3:00 p.m. Special Order — Public Works Parcel Map Appeal (3333 Mission St. / 190 Coleridge St.)

• The Board continued the public hearing and associated motions regarding Public Works’ Nov 7, 2025 decision approving a tentative parcel map for a three-lot vertical subdivision for a five residential and ten commercial mixed-use condominium project.
• Action: Motion to continue to February 3, 2026 was adopted without objection after limited public comment.

Additional Legislative Actions (after continuance)

• Item 21 — DPH agreement amendment with Bayview-Hunters Point Foundation
  • Extended 18 months through June 30, 2028; increased by ~$7.5M to $25.6M.
  • Adopted (11-0).
• Item 22 — Behested payment waiver authority for India Basin Waterfront Park Initiative fundraising
  • Authorized specified City officials to solicit donations for 6 months.
  • Adopted without objection.
• Item 23 — SFPD MOU with U.S. Capitol Police
  • Term Jan 1, 2026–Dec 31, 2026.
  • Adopted without objection.
• Item 24 — Tolling agreement re: San Mateo County DA potential claims against SFO (Health & Safety Code violations)
  • Adopted without objection.
• Items 25–27 — Historical property contracts (530 Jackson; 1035 Howard; 331 Pennsylvania)
  • Adopted without objection.
• Item 28 — Commemorative street name “Brian Craig Kelly Way” (Hollister Ave between Jennings and Engel)
  • Adopted without objection.
• Item 29 — Appointment: Masa Hakimi to Successor Agency Commission (term ending Nov 3, 2028)
  • Approved without objection.

Committee Reports

• Land Use & Transportation Committee (Dec 15, 2025):
  • Item 34: Reproductive health clinics principally permitted in specified districts per Proposition O (Nov 2024); passed on first reading without objection.
  • Item 36: Tenant protections related to residential demolitions/renovations; passed on first reading without objection.
  • Item 37: 18-month interim zoning controls requiring conditional use authorization for certain outdoor/unenclosed development/engineering laboratory uses in PDR-1-G; adopted without objection.
• Rules Committee (Dec 15, 2025):
  • Item 38: Appointed Jose Ed Millison to Assessment Appeals Board No. 2 (term ending Sep 6, 2027); approved without objection.
  • Item 39: Appointed Sharon Wise-Some-Lye and Cynthia Alvarez to the Housing Authority Commission (terms TBD); approved without objection.

Introductions (selected)

• Board President Mandelman: Requested adjournment in memory of Daniel Cheshire (died Oct 31, age 83), founding figure of Congregation Sha’ar Zahav.
• Supervisor Melgar: Introduced resolution urging commemorative naming in Golden Gate Park: “Claude the Alligator Way” (Claude reportedly died at age 30).
• Supervisor Sauter: Introduced ordinance to establish Fisherman’s Wharf Entertainment Zone; introduced “first phase” of a Clean Streets Act package; and co-sponsored fire code updates.
• Supervisor Cheryl: Introduced Fire Code amendments to extend compliance deadline for the 2022/2023 sprinkler retrofit mandate by 3 years (as described), and a letter of inquiry to the PUC regarding feasibility for 126 impacted buildings; also co-sponsored an infrastructure financing plan for 3333 and 3700 California St. projects.
• Supervisor Walton: Introduced an information request on potential impacts of a rent freeze; later requested analysis related to expiration of federal Emergency Housing Voucher funding expected to be exhausted by Oct 31, 2026.
• Supervisor Wong: Requested SFMTA evaluation of potential on-street parking increases; asked for response by Jan 15.
• Supervisor Chen: Recognized Balboa High School football as 2025 state champions (Division 7A) with a 12-2 record.
• Supervisor Dorsey: Requested adjournment in memory of Rob and Michelle Reiner, citing their role supporting the federal challenge to Proposition 8.
• Supervisor Fielder: Introduced ordinance related to notary/immigration-services consumer protections and complaint assistance.
• Supervisor Mahmood: Introduced charter amendment to close a perceived term limits loophole.

Adoption Without Committee Reference (Items 42–48)

• Items 45–48: Approved (11-0) without objection.
• Item 42 (severed): Resolution supporting Sen. Adam Schiff’s federal housing bill (identified as SB 3464) and noting a separate companion bill by Rep. Lateefah Simon.
  • Amended without objection to update bill references; adopted without objection.
• Item 43 (severed): Resolution supporting International Brotherhood of Teamsters bargaining efforts with Amazon Web Services for workers at the DCK6 warehouse.
  • Supervisor Cheryl recused (excused without objection).
  • Adopted 10-0 (with one excused).
• Item 44 (severed): Resolution condemning the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education and affirming SF’s commitment to protecting higher education from political interference.
  • Adopted (11-0).

Key Outcomes

• Mayor committed to add support for a drug market intervention approach (per Supervisor Mahmood’s request).
• Major votes included:
  • Cannabis Business Tax suspension extension to Dec 31, 2035: passed 8-3.
  • Employment settlement authorization up to $20M: passed 11-0.
  • Building permit timing/expiration changes: passed 7-4.
  • Rent-control-for-all-units exchange framework (in certain districts) and inclusionary compliance updates: passed 11-0.
  • Reparations Fund ordinance: passed without objection.
  • 3333 Mission/190 Coleridge Public Works parcel map appeal hearing: continued to Feb 3, 2026.
  • Teamsters/Amazon bargaining support: adopted 10-0 (1 excused).
  • Higher education political interference condemnation: adopted 11-0.
• Meeting adjourned in memory of:
  • Daniel Cheshire (requested by President Mandelman)
  • Dr. Patricia Sullivan (requested by Supervisor Melgar)
  • Rob and Michelle Reiner (requested by Supervisor Dorsey)

Next meeting: The Clerk stated the Board will resume on January 6, 2026.