San Francisco Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting - April 28, 2026
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting - April 28, 2026
The Board of Supervisors held its regular meeting on April 28, 2026, at 10:15 AM. The meeting included roll call (10 members present, Supervisor Fielder excused), land acknowledgment, approval of minutes, consent calendar, unfinished business, special order recognitions, introduction of new business, public comment, and a closed session. Key actions included passage of the SB 79 alternative plan with a last-minute amendment, approval of the Sheriff's Office military equipment use policy over one dissenting vote, and recognition of community leaders and public servants.
Consent Calendar
- Items 1–5 (routine ordinances) and items 6–10, 12–19, 21, 23–38, 44–47 were approved unanimously without objection. These included extensions of SFPUC grant authority, zoning changes for the One Oak Street project, establishment of entertainment zones, creation of the Pacific Islander Cultural District, MOU with police and fire unions, lease amendments, HUD grant acceptances, performance audit of the Sheriff's Office, electric vehicle charging station permits, support for state speed limitation legislation, landmark designations, and various appointments.
Discussion Items
- Item 11: Police Grant for 50 New Officers – Chair Chan requested verification that accepting the $6.25 million COPS grant does not conflict with San Francisco's sanctuary city law. Deputy City Attorney Brad Russi confirmed a preliminary injunction prevents the city from having to comply with contested conditions. The item passed on first reading without objection.
- Item 20: Sheriff's Office Military Equipment Use Policy – Sheriff Miyamoto presented the request to approve the policy and purchase of a DFR drone and an OC pepper spray canister (tear ball grenade). He stated the drone would be used for missing persons and perimeter monitoring, and the canister for controlled indoor deployment. Supervisor Walton expressed concerns about drone civil rights violations and voted no. The resolution passed 9-1 (Walton dissenting).
- Item 22: SB 79 Alternative Plan (Zoning Exemptions) – Supervisor Dorsey introduced a last-minute amendment authorizing the Planning Director to update exemption tables if HCD determines any parcels ineligible, preserving the alternative plan. After debate, the amendment passed 9-1 (Chan dissenting). Supervisor Dorsey expressed reservations about permanent exemptions but supported the amendment. The amended ordinance then passed 10-0. Supervisor Chan criticized state overreach.
Special Order – Recognitions
- Susan Gage (District 3) – Honored for community volunteer work in Russian Hill, including street cleanups, the Great Neighborhood Trash Off, and coordinating Francisco Park's anniversary celebration.
- Lowell High School Girls Varsity Soccer Team – Recognized by Supervisor Wong for winning the CIF Division 5 state championship (first in program history), finishing with a 15-2-0 overall record and an undefeated league season.
- Mika Kie Weisbuck (District 5) – Recognized during Autism Acceptance Month for co-directing the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center, the first publicly funded disability cultural center in the U.S., and for community organizing in Nicaragua.
- Val Canaparoli (District 6) – Honored for 54 years as a dancer and choreographer with the San Francisco Ballet, including performances as Uncle Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker. He continues choreographing globally.
- Sam Dodge (District 10) – Recognized for nearly 12 years of public service, including creating the Navigation Center, Pit Stop Program, Healthy Streets Operations Center, and HART team. Multiple supervisors praised his compassion and effectiveness.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Several speakers addressed the board on various topics: urging wildfire prevention and vegetation management; criticizing Supervisor Mahmoud for lack of community engagement on a farmer's market proposal; honoring a murdered trans elder; alleging systemic exclusion in HSA HR; demanding faster action on homelessness and open drug use in Lower Polk; expressing distrust of Navy oversight at Hunters Point Shipyard; advocating for recognition of Black Hebrew people; and requesting longer public comment periods.
Key Outcomes
- Passed SB 79 alternative plan (10-0 after amendment) to permanently and temporarily exempt certain sites from state housing mandates, with administrative flexibility for HCD determinations.
- Approved Sheriff's Office military equipment use policy and acquisition of a drone and OC pepper spray canister (9-1).
- Approved five-year extensions of police, fire, and other union MOUs (unanimous).
- Accepted $6.25 million federal grant for 50 new police officer positions (unanimous).
- Adopted 13 landmark designations for historic sites (item 29 re-referred to committee).
- Introduced new legislation: downtown community benefit district renewal, paid family leave expansion (Stroller Act), Compton's Cafeteria full building landmarking, Star Wars Day recognition, AAPI Heritage Month proclamation, Jewish American Heritage Month, and in-memoriam adjournments for DeWayne Gaines Sr. and Michael Tilson Thomas.
- No action taken in closed session; deliberations not disclosed.
Meeting Transcript
Good afternoon. Welcome to the April 28th, 2026 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Chan. Chan present, Supervisor Chen. Chen present, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey present, Supervisor Fielder. Fielder not 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 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 Ramatushalone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatushaloni have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional 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 Ramatushalone community, and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? On behalf of our board, I'd like to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV. And today that is particularly Colina Mendoza. They record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, do you have any communications? Thank you, Mr. President. The Board of Supervisors welcomes you all, your attendance here in person in the Board's legislative chamber, room 250, second floor of City Hall. And when you're not able to be here, you can catch the proceeding. It is airing live on SFGOV TV's Channel 26 or the live stream at WWW.sfgovtv.org. If you have public comment that you would like to submit in writing, either sending an email to BOS at sfgov.org, or use the postal service, just address the envelope to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the number one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlit Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102. If you need to make a reasonable accommodation for a future meeting under the Americans with Disability Act, or to request language assistance, please contact the clerk's office at least two business days in advance by calling 415-554-5184. And as stated previously, pursuant to a memo dated April 7th, 2026 from Supervisor Jackie Fielder. A motion we're renewing it every week between April 7th and June 30th, 2026, to excuse Supervisor Fielder from the current meeting. Thank you, Mr. President and members. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I notice that Supervisor Dorsey is in the queue. Thank you, President Mandelman. I want to express my gratitude to our clerk for welcoming today's viewers, and I wanted to add my own special welcome to the class from Civ Lab, how San Francisco Government Works, and express my gratitude to uh District 6 Resident Michael Adams for leading that effort. So I just want to say thank you to all of you for your civic engagement and welcome to the Board of Supervisors Chambers. Thank you, Supervisor Dorsey, and welcome. All right.
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