The San Francisco Board of Supervisors held a regular meeting on May 19, 2026, starting at approximately 10:15 AM. The meeting included roll call (10 supervisors present, Supervisor Fielder excused), approval of minutes, and consideration of multiple legislative items, resolutions, and commendations. The board also held a public hearing on code enforcement liens and introduced new business, including charter amendments, policy reforms, and resolutions.
Good afternoon. Welcome to the May 19th, 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 Mahmud, 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. San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramatusha Loney, 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? I pledge allegiance to fly the United States of America. On behalf of the board, I want to acknowledge the staff at SFG Gov TV today. That is particularly Suzinos. They record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, do you have any communications? Yes, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes your attendance in person here in the board's legislative chamber. And when you're not able to be here, the proceedings are airing live on SFGOV TV's Channel 26, or you can view the live stream at SFGOVTV.org. If you'd like to submit public comment in writing, you can send 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. Goodlitt 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, contact the clerk's office at least two business days in advance by calling. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Can I have a motion to excuse Supervisor Fielder from today's meeting? Moved by Chen, seconded by Walton. Colleagues, I think we can take that without objection, without objection. Supervisor Fielder is excused. Madam Clerk, let's go to our approval of meeting minutes. Yes, approval of the April 14th, 2026 board meeting minutes. Can I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented? Moved by Chen, seconded by Dorsey. Madam Clerk, will you please call uh the roll? On the minutes as presented, Supervisor Chan. Chan I, Supervisor Chen, Chen I, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, I, Supervisor Mahmoud, Mahmoud I, Supervisor Mandelman, I. Mandelman, I, Supervisor Melgar, Melgar I, Supervisor Sauter. Sauter, I, Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl I, Supervisor Walton, Walton, I, and Supervisor Wong. Wong I.