San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use & Transportation Committee Regular Meeting (December 8, 2025)

The Land Use and Transportation Committee (Chair Myrna Melgar; Vice Chair Cheyenne Chen; Member Bilal Mahmood) met on December 8, 2025, and advanced multiple land use actions affecting Bayview-Hunters Point and Potrero Hill, continued two major policy items for further work, and held a wide-ranging status hearing on a citywide EV curbside charging program. Several items were voted out as committee reports for imminent Board consideration (including the December 9, 2025 Board agenda), while others were calendared for January 2026.

Public Comments & Testimony

• Cynthia Gomez (UNITE HERE Local 2) (Item 6): Commented that prior hotel-use-related issues had been amended, anticipated reviewing further amendments before the item returns, and stated the union would return when the ordinance is reheard.
• Zach Weisenberger (Young Community Developers) (Item 7): Expressed support for the tenant protection ordinance work by Supervisors Chen and Melgar; supported duplicating the file to develop Priority Equity Geography (PEG)-specific demolition protections; supported further tightening the definition of demolition to close renovation-related loopholes.
• Fujioka (Chinatown Community Development Center; San Francisco Anti-Displacement Coalition) (Item 7): Expressed appreciation for work on the complex tenant protections; stated initial review of same-day amendments (received around 1:00 p.m.) looked good; emphasized concerns about rising evictions/displacement pressures and the need for strong tenant protections.

Discussion Items

• Item 1: Commemorative street naming—“Brian Craig Kelly Way”

  • Legislation: Resolution adding the commemorative street name Brian Craig Kelly Way to Hollister Avenue between Jennings Street and Engel Street.
  • Sponsor remarks: Supervisor Shimon Walton (District 10) stated the designation was “a long time coming,” noted work with the family, and described the intent to honor Brian Craig Kelly’s legacy in Bayview-Hunters Point.
  • Committee actions: Chair Melgar requested to be added as a co-sponsor.

• Items 2–4: 1236 Carroll Avenue—SFFD Training Facility (Bayview-Hunters Point)

  • Item 2 (Resolution of intent): Declared intent to vacate portions of Hawes St., Griffith St., and Bancroft Ave. and set a hearing date; advanced as a committee report for Board consideration on December 9, 2025.
  • Item 3 (Zoning Map amendment ordinance): Changed zoning for parcels along Bancroft/Griffith/Hawes related to the 1236 Carroll Avenue project from PDR-2 to Public (P); changed height/bulk for Assessor’s Block 4852, Lot 001 from 40-X to 90-X.
  • Item 4 (Street vacation order ordinance): Ordered vacation of portions of Hawes/Griffith/Bancroft; reserved public utility/access rights; created easement rights for existing PG&E overhead electrical facilities; approved interdepartmental transfer of the street vacation area from Public Works to the Fire Department.
  • Key presentations and facts:
    • Planning Department (Rebecca Salgado): Reported the Planning Commission voted 6–0 on October 16, 2025 recommending approval of the zoning map amendment ordinance (Item 3) with no requested modifications.
    • SFFD (Assistant Deputy Chief Gareth Miller): Stated SFFD is an all-hazards agency; noted current training facility was built in 1954 and much training occurs at a former naval facility on Treasure Island scheduled for demolition; emphasized the legislation is foundational to a new Division of Training.
    • Public Works (Scott Moran): Described consolidating two training facilities (Treasure Island and 19th & Folsom) into a new facility at 1236 Carroll Ave. Explained the site includes 26 parcels, two city blocks, and three “paper streets” never built; noted slopes and geography make street construction difficult. Identified utilities including an 18' x 18' box sewer and a 3'6" x 2'9" sewer main; referenced PG&E overhead lines and that easement language was included; stated adjacent landowners California State Parks and Prologis provided support letters. Reported the Bayview-Hunters Point Citizen Advisory Committee voted unanimously on August 20 to recommend approval of the planning code map amendments.
    • Project description (as presented by Public Works): Occupied buildings (classroom/apparatus/support) sited along Carroll; unoccupied training structures at the rear; street improvements and trees along Carroll. Height/bulk change related to a seven-story training tower and an 80-foot simulated communications tower.

• Item 5: Potrero Hope SF—delegating street/easement vacation authority

  • Legislation: Ordinance delegating authority to the Public Works Director (and related actions by the Director of Property) to vacate certain streets and public service easements within the Potrero Hope SF site (generally bounded by 26th/Wisconsin/23rd/Missouri/22nd/Texas/25th/Connecticut, plus listed internal streets such as Turner Terrace and Watchman Way), to expedite implementation.
  • Public Works presentation (Shawna Gates): Stated the Potrero Hope SF development agreement was approved in 2017 and is proceeding in phases on a 38-acre site; infrastructure phase one is complete, phase two is nearing completion, and demolition of unoccupied buildings in phase three is expected to be completed next year. Explained that without delegation, each street vacation requires a Board ordinance taking at least six months from application; delegation would allow Public Works to process multiple future vacations more efficiently while still conducting public hearings and making required findings.

• Item 6: Adaptive reuse—additional uses in historic buildings citywide

  • Legislation (as introduced): Ordinance to allow additional principally/conditionally permitted uses in historic buildings citywide; exempt certain historic buildings in specified eastern neighborhood plan areas from conditional use authorization otherwise required to remove certain PDR/institutional/community/arts uses and replacement requirements; and make conforming amendments.
  • Mayor’s Office request (Amy Gluckstein): Requested continuance to the call of the chair to work out details, particularly affecting Districts 9 and 11. Stated planned amendments would incorporate public recommendations from the prior hearing, including specifying that formula retail, hotel uses, and cannabis uses in Chinatown, and ensuring District 11 cannabis controls would not change “as would be the case” for hotel/formula retail controls.

• Item 7: Tenant protection ordinance—demolition replacement, relocation, harassment standards, Ellis Act notices, and related changes

  • Legislation (as introduced): Required replacement of all demolished residential units; expanded relocation assistance (including for certain former occupants who vacated due to harassment, improper buyouts, owner move-ins under the Ellis Act, or serious hazards) with added protections for lower-income tenants; modified the definition of demolition; modified conditional use criteria for demolition; expanded relocation assistance for temporary vacates due to capital improvements/rehab; updated tenant harassment hearing procedures; required additional disclosures and buyout agreements; added Ellis Act notice disclosures; and made other clarifications.
  • Supervisor Chen (Vice Chair; sponsor remarks): Requested duplicating the file and referral back to the Planning Commission for additional amendments to pursue “deeper affordability” standards in Priority Equity Geographies (PEGs).
  • Chair Melgar (friendly amendments on original file, described as substantive):
    • Reworked conditional use criteria so that three criteria become requirements for demolition approval: compliance with relocation assistance, no tenant harassment, and proper filing of buyout agreements with the Rent Board.
    • Reordered criteria related to determining whether a project meets a 70% threshold (described as reordering to items F, G, and H).
    • Added a process allowing a landlord who conducted a good-faith buyout but did not comply perfectly to petition the Rent Board for a finding of substantial compliance with the “spirit” of buyout requirements.
    • Added a Rent Board petition process and timeline.
  • Procedure note: Chair Melgar stated the amendments were substantive and therefore would “sit for a week” before a vote on the underlying item.

• Item 8: Hearing—EV curbside charging feasibility study, pilot status, and scalable program next steps

  • Convened by: Board President Rafael Mandelman, who described initiating more earnest interdepartmental work starting in 2023; noted the Board passed a supportive resolution in March (last year); stated a pilot rolled out under the prior mayor with vendor proposals and initial chargers installed in April (this year).
  • SF Environment (Nicole Appenzeller):
    • Cited Clean Transportation commitments and EV adoption targets: 25% of registered private vehicles EV by 2030 and 100% by 2040.
    • Cited a 2020 International Council on Clean Transportation estimate that SF will need 1,760 public chargers by 2030.
    • Reported current installed chargers: 1,067 Level 2 and 237 DC fast; stated this leaves a need for about 450 additional chargers within the next five years.
    • Noted MTA secured funding to install 250 Level 2 chargers in city-owned parking garages.
    • Framed curbside charging as near-home charging for the 60% of residents who rent or live in multifamily housing without dedicated parking; stated a “rough target” of 100 curbside chargers by 2030.
    • Reported $150,000 in Prop L funding through SFCTA to support planning/implementation.
  • SFMTA (Broderick Paolo):
    • Reported feasibility study findings: key challenge is complex permitting/regulatory process; expected electrical grid readiness/capacity hurdles; found revenue generation feasible for city and vendors if strategic.
    • Pilot details: launched June 2024; technology-agnostic; vendors responsible to own/install/operate/maintain. Pilot uses Public Works Emerging Technology Permit (initial 2 years, extendable to 10 years). Other needed steps may include DPW excavation permits, DBI electrical permits, SFMTA legislation designating curb space for EV charging, and utility verification.
    • Pilot progress: reviewed ~65 sites; one operational and two in progress; stated last two pilot sites expected in 6–9 months.
  • It’s Electric (Shannon Delaney; as permittee):
    • Described model using “extra capacity in buildings” rather than direct grid interconnection; uses detachable “bring-your-own-cord” cables.
    • Stated pricing changed from time-based to per-kilowatt-hour within 24 hours in response to feedback.
    • Reported utilization increased from 10% to almost 56% in six months, and compared this to New York City’s curbside pilot taking two years to reach similar utilization.
    • Reported 125+ buildings signed up to power a charger; 100 drivers signed up to use active chargers, with 140 waiting for expansion.
  • SFMTA TAMS (Kate Torn): Confirmed SFMTA would be the “front door” for the long-term process; discussed possible delegation of encroachment permitting from Public Works to MTA as an administrative option under discussion.
  • Committee discussion:
    • President Mandelman expressed frustration with pace (two chargers installed since April; no additional deployments yet), urged urgency and possibly accelerating beyond “100 by 2030,” asked for clearer solutions to speed deployment.
    • Supervisor Mahmood asked about potential charter reform for a one-stop permitting shop; Kate Torn identified delegation of encroachment permitting as one concrete administrative change under discussion.
    • Supervisor Chen raised equity concerns about limited charging in District 11 and asked about ensuring reliability/maintenance.
    • Chair Melgar questioned governance clarity (“who is in charge”), raised concerns about broader program goals (equity, residential vs. commercial siting, and whether the city is effectively giving away the curb without accounting for public costs), and asked who makes site selection decisions.

• Item 9: Final map—commercial condo subdivision at 1301–1341 Evans Avenue

  • Presenter: Elias French, City and County Surveyor (Public Works Subdivision and Mapping).
  • Project description (as presented): A 20-unit commercial condominium conversion of an existing two-story commercial building; map received in 2021; conditions were minimal and included a building inspection and required code updates; forwarded to the Board as required for subdivisions of 5+ units/lots.

Key Outcomes

• Item 1 (Brian Craig Kelly Way): Recommended to the full Board with a positive recommendation (vote 3–0: Chen aye, Mahmood aye, Melgar aye).

• Items 2–4 (1236 Carroll Ave SFFD Training Facility):

  • Item 2 (Resolution of intent):
    • Amended to set Committee of the Whole hearing date/time: January 6 (first meeting of the year) at 3:00 p.m. (amendment approved 3–0).
    • Sent to the full Board as a committee report for December 9, 2025 consideration, as amended, with positive recommendation (vote 3–0).
  • Item 3 (Zoning map amendment): Sent to the full Board with positive recommendation for Tuesday, January 6, 2026 (vote 3–0).
  • Item 4 (Street vacation order):
    • Amended (PG&E-related amendments described by staff) (vote 3–0).
    • Sent to the full Board without recommendation, as amended, for Tuesday, January 6.
    • Discrepancy noted: The motion was stated as “January 6,” but the clerk’s restatement referenced “January 6, 2025,” which appears to be a verbal/date error given the context (January 2026).

• Item 5 (Potrero Hope SF delegation ordinance): Sent to the full Board as a committee report for December 9, 2025 consideration with positive recommendation (vote 3–0).

• Item 6 (Historic buildings adaptive reuse): Continued to the call of the chair (vote 3–0).

• Item 7 (Tenant protections):

  • Duplicated the file at Supervisor Chen’s request (to enable future PEG-focused amendments and Planning Commission referral).
  • Adopted Chair Melgar’s described amendments to the original file (vote 3–0).
  • Continued the original file, as amended, to the committee meeting on Monday, December 15, 2025 (vote 3–0).
  • Continued the duplicated file to the call of the chair (vote 3–0).

• Item 8 (EV curbside charging hearing): Continued to the call of the chair, with Chair Melgar indicating the intent to revisit in roughly three months (vote 3–0).

• Item 9 (Final Map 10-8-5-7, 1301–1341 Evans Ave): Sent to the full Board as a committee report for December 9, 2025 consideration with positive recommendation (vote 3–0).