The Board of Supervisors held its regular meeting on July 7, 2026, at 10:15 AM. The meeting included approvals of minutes and consent items, debate and votes on several ordinances and charter amendments, committee reports, roll call introductions of new business, special commendations, public testimony, and adoption of resolutions. Key actions included passage of a cannabis cafe ordinance, submission of a public bank charter amendment to the November ballot, and continuance of two charter amendments to July 14, 2026.
All votes recorded with tallies.
Good afternoon. Welcome to the July 7th, 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 present, Supervisor Mahmood. Makhmood present, Supervisor Mandelman. Present. Mandelman present, Supervisor Melgar. Melgar present, Supervisor Sauter. Saudder present, Supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl not 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? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. On behalf of the board, I want to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV. Today that is especially 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 to be here in attendance in the board's legislative chamber, located within City Hall, room 250 on the second floor. And when you're unable to be here, you may watch the proceedings. They are airing live on SFGOV TV's local cable channel, or you can catch the live stream at sfgovtv.org. And as some of you may know, SB 707 now requires remote public comment at full Board of Supervisors meetings. As a reminder, it does not require it at committee meetings, but today is the first day we welcome our remote public callers back. During public comment, we will prioritize the individuals who are able to join us in person here in the chamber, and only then, once we exhaust the line, will we go to the remote callers? I want to point out that last week the board approved amendments to the board's rules of order to prepare for equipment failure or disorderly conduct during public comment. Public comment must remain germane to matters within the jurisdiction of the board. Please note that self-expression cannot contain personal attacks, harassment, or discriminatory remarks directed at any city employee or any board members. Failure to comply, we will immediately redirect your comments. And just remember to address your comments to the board as a whole and not to individual supervisors. If you'd like to submit public comment in writing, you may do so by 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. Goodlitt Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102. And lastly, if you'd like to ask for 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. Thank you, members.