Land Use and Transportation Committee Meeting on Candlestick Point Street Naming – May 4, 2026
Land Use and Transportation Committee Meeting – May 4, 2026
This regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Land Use and Transportation Committee, chaired by Supervisor Erin Melgar and joined by Vice Chair Cheyenne Chen, convened on May 4, 2026, at 9:45 AM UTC. The sole agenda item was a resolution to approve the official naming and renaming of public and private streets at Candlestick Point, a major redevelopment project. The committee unanimously voted to forward a positive recommendation to the full Board of Supervisors.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Dr. Veronica Honeycutt, Chair of the Hunters Point Shipyard Citizens Advisory Committee (HPS CAC), expressed strong support for the street naming resolution. She noted that the names were approved through a thorough community process in 2017 and reaffirmed by the HPS CAC on March 17, 2026. She emphasized that the approval is a critical milestone for economic revitalization, job creation, workforce development, and housing opportunities in the Bayview and Southeast sectors.
Discussion Items
- Presentation by Flora Law (Public Works) and Mindra Garriwal (Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure, OCII): They provided an overview of the Candlestick Point redevelopment, including the history of the site (home to the 49ers and Giants until 2015), the 1997 redevelopment plan, and the 2010 agreement with FivePoint. The project aims to build over 7,200 housing units (34% below market rate), over 3 million square feet of commercial space, 185,000 square feet of community/cultural space, and 16 acres of new parks. At full build-out, it is expected to create 12,000 permanent jobs and generate $23 million in annual surplus for the city’s general fund.
- Street naming details: The resolution covers 24 public streets (suffixed with drive, avenue, road, or way) and 13 private streets with public access (suffixed with lane). Most public streets are extensions of existing roads; new streets are named after community leaders (Christine Neal, Elder Samuel Pryor Smith Sr., Zerline Dixon) and 49ers/Giants legends (e.g., Bill Walsh, Jerry Rice). The community selection process began in 2015, included two public meetings, door-to-door outreach, and 116 ballots with 44 unique nominations. A selection committee of CAC members, community stakeholders, and OCII representatives chose the final names. An event with Mayor Ed Lee in 2017 commemorated the names.
- Supervisor comments: Chair Melgar noted that the process took 11 years and expressed pleasure in naming streets after community leaders, though she joked about the 49ers leaving the city. Vice Chair Chen similarly applauded the community process and thanked Supervisor Walton for his stewardship of the complex development.
Key Outcomes
- Motion to excuse Supervisor Mahmood: Approved unanimously (2 ayes) with Supervisor Mahmood absent.
- Motion to approve the resolution (as a committee report with a positive recommendation): Passed unanimously (2 ayes) – Vice Chair Chen and Chair Melgar voted aye.
- Next steps: The resolution will be sent to the full Board of Supervisors for consideration. The agenda indicated a May 5, 2026 hearing, but the clerk earlier stated that items acted upon today would appear on the May 12, 2026 agenda. This discrepancy is noted without resolution in the transcript.
Meeting Transcript
Okay, good afternoon, everyone. This meeting will come to order. May the fourth be with you. Welcome to the May 4th, 2026 regular meeting of the Land Use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. I'm Erin Amelgar, Supervisor, Chair of the Committee, joined by Vice Chair, Supervisor Cheyenne Chen. The committee clerk today is John Carroll. I would also like to acknowledge Jeanette Egelauf at SFC TV for staffing us during this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements? Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. Please ensure that you've silenced your cell phones and other electronic devices you've brought with you into the chamber today. If you have any documents to be included as part of any of today's files, you can submit them directly to me. Public comment will be taken on today's singular agenda item. When your item of interest comes up and public comment is called, please line up to speak along your right-hand side of this room. Alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways. First, you may email your comments to me at J-O-H-N period C A R R O L L at SFGOV.org. Or you may send your written comments via U.S. Postal Service to our office in City Hall. The address is one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, room 244, San Francisco, California 94102. If you submit public comments in writing, I will forward your comments to the members of this committee and also include your comments as part of the official file on which you are commenting. Items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda of May 12th, 2026, unless otherwise stated. And finally, Madam Chair, we are in receipt of a memo from Supervisor Bilal Mahmood stating that he'll be absent from today's meeting and that he requests to be excused. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Vice Chair Chen, would you please make a motion? Thank you, Chair. I would like to make a motion to excuse uh member uh supervisor Makmoove. On a motion to supervise uh to excuse Supervisor Makhmood from today's meeting. Vice Chair Chen. Chen I uh Chair Muggar. Aye. Melgar aye, Madam Chair. There are two ayes with Supervisor Mahmood excused. Thank you. Uh let's go to item number one, please. Agenda item number one is a resolution approving the official naming of certain unnamed public and private streets and the proposed renaming of the existing Bill Walsh way to Giants Drive along Gilman Playground Park between Gilman and Ingerson Avenues to establish consistency with the segment of Giants Drive located north of Carroll Avenue, located at Candlestick Point. This item is on today's agenda as a potential committee report, and it may be sent for consideration by the full Board of Supervisors on their agenda for tomorrow, May 5th, 2026. Hi. Welcome. Good afternoon. Uh Chair Malgar and Vice Chair Chen. My name is Flora Law. I'm a project manager with San Francisco Public Works Infrastructure Task Force. And I'm here today with Indobier Greywall from Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure. We are here to present the candlestick point street name changes and to request your support in moving the resolution forward. Today's presentation will briefly explain the background of the redevelopment project, the need of these street names actions, and how they fit into the upcoming final map process. I'll keep this at high level for now because in a few moments, my colleague Ender will be providing more detailed overview for the development, including what is planned for the area and how the street network fits into that broader vision. For background, the street naming resolution before you was sponsored by Supervisor Walton.
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