Good afternoon.

This meeting will come to order.

Welcome to welcome to the March 16, 2026 regular meeting of the Land Use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

I'm Supervisor Cheyenne Chen, Vice Chair of the Committee, and I will be chairing the meeting today in Chair Melga's absence.

We are joined today by Supervisor Bala Mammu and Supervisor Matt Dorsey.

The committee card today is John Carroll.

I would also like to acknowledge as FGOP TV, Janet Eckenloff at for staffing this meeting.

Mr.

Clare, do we have any announcements?

Thank you so much, Madam Vice Chair.

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Items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors' agenda of March 24th, 2026, unless otherwise stated.

Thank you, Mr.

Clare.

And I would like to make a motion to excuse Supervisor Malga from this meeting.

Please call the role.

On a motion offered by Vice Chair Chen, the Supervisor Melgar be excused from the meeting today.

Member Dorsey.

Dorsey, I, Member Machmood.

Machmood I.

Vice Chair Chen.

I.

Chen, I, Madam Chair, there are no objections.

Thank you.

The motion passes.

Mr.

Mr.

Claret, please call item number one.

Agenda item number one is a resolution adding the commemorative street name Ed Decker Way on Oak between Van Ness and Franklin in recognition of Ed Decker's retirement from the new conservancy new conservatory theater center and in celebration of his founding of the organization 45 years ago.

Thank you.

We now have Supervisor Board Chair Board President Mendelman is here, which is also the sponsor for this item.

Welcome.

Thank you, Vice Chair Chen.

Um good afternoon, Supervisors Mahmoud and Dorsey.

Uh the item before you is a resolution to add the commemorative street name Ed Decker Way to the signage for the block of Oak Street between Van S and Franklin.

Ed Decker is the founder of the New Conservatory Theater Center and served as its artistic director for 45 years, distinguishing himself as a trailblazer in the world of LGBTQ plus theater and progressive theater education.

During his tenure, Ed built the theater at the corner of Annis and Oak into one of San Francisco's most prized cultural institutions.

Under his direction, the theater produced more than 50 world premieres by established and emerging queer playwrights, employed thousands of Bay Area Theater professionals and teaching artists, and launched the careers of nationally recognized theater artists.

As a theater leader, activist, and arts educator since 1974, Ed has worked with a broad swath of artisans, political leaders, audiences, community organizers, local businesses, and volunteers.

In 1986, he created the landmark youth aware touring educational theater program to educate and raise awareness among young audiences about the impact of HIV AIDS, an effort that reached more than 800,000 students in the Bay Area and Northern California.

He also set up an after-school drama program that offered scholarships and low-cost fees, ensuring that any child could participate regardless of ability to pay.

Ed's leadership has earned him numerous awards and recognition, including KQED's Local Hero Award, the Stop AIDS Project Chuck Fritschie Award, an Endeavor Foundation Award, and two San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Arts Excellence Awards.

Mr.

Decker, Ed, is also a nationally recognized playwright.

He stepped down as artistic director uh in January, passing leadership on to the now artistic director, Ben Randall, and the other staff he mentored throughout his extraordinary tenure.

I want to thank Barbara Hodgin, the executive director of the new conservatory theater center for championing this commemorative street renaming.

And I want to thank Supervisor Dorsey for his co-sponsorship.

I also want to thank Grace Wong in my office for her work on the project and colleagues.

I imagine this will not be controversial, so I'm gonna um thank you in advance for your support in forwarding this to the full board with positive recommendation, Poor President Mendelman.