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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee, chaired by Supervisor Mirna Melgar and joined by Vice Chair Cheyenne Chen and Supervisor Matt Dorsey, met on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 9:45 a.m. The committee heard and unanimously forwarded five items to the full Board of Supervisors, covering an encroachment permit, a commemorative street naming, a music history landmark designation, a rooftop restroom zoning fix, and a tenant rights disclosure requirement. The meeting concluded without reaching items listed under the 30-day rule.
Item 1: 150 Bronte Street Encroachment Permit Gregory Slocum from Public Works presented a request for a revocable encroachment permit to install and privately maintain retaining walls, a sewer lateral, a curb, and bollards at 150 Bronte Street. A public hearing was held on March 26, 2025, with no objections raised, and the hearing officer and Director of Public Works recommended approval. There was no public comment. The committee voted unanimously to forward the resolution to the Board of Supervisors.
Item 2: Sunset Healthcare Corridor Supervisor Alan Wong (District 4) presented a resolution to commemorate the stretch of Noriega Street between 19th Avenue and 33rd Avenue as the "Sunset Healthcare Corridor," noting over 30 healthcare providers concentrated in that area and the personal importance of local, culturally competent care for his family. He formally introduced amendments clarifying the geographic scope and signage provisions. Public comment was strongly supportive and included Dr. Joseph Wu (President, All American Medical Group), Dr. Han Zhu (practicing in the Sunset since 1993), and representatives from Northeast Medical Services, Chinese Hospital, and the Chinese Community Health Plan, who highlighted the legacy of independent doctors and the importance of accessible local healthcare. Supervisor Cheyenne Chen added herself as a co-sponsor. The committee unanimously recommended approval of the amended resolution.
Item 3: Landmark Designation – Jefferson Airplane House Angelina Wong, from Supervisor Connie Chan's office, and Alex Westoff from the Planning Department presented an ordinance to designate 2400 Fulton Street as an Article 10 landmark. Westoff explained the property's significance as the band house for Jefferson Airplane, a central figure in the 1960s San Francisco counterculture, and noted that the Historic Preservation Commission recommended designation on September 2, 2026. Paul Curtin, the owner since 1993, spoke in support, sharing the property's history with the band and its intact architecture. Supervisor Matt Dorsey added himself as a co-sponsor. No additional members of the public spoke. The committee unanimously forwarded the ordinance to the full board.
Item 4: Height Limit Exemption for Required Rooftop Restrooms Rain L. Cooper, from Supervisor Mahmood's office, presented an ordinance exempting the height of restrooms serving rooftop common use areas from a building's total height calculation. The ordinance was prompted by the Freedom West 2.0 affordable senior housing project, which faced a conflict between plumbing code requirements for adjacent restrooms and existing height limits. Tate Hannah from the Planning Department confirmed that the Planning Commission adopted a recommendation of approval on October 1, 2026, without modifications. There was no public comment. The committee unanimously forwarded the ordinance.
Item 5: Disclosure of Tenant Protections Supervisor Matt Dorsey presented an ordinance requiring landlords to annually provide tenants with notices explaining rent increase limitations and just cause eviction protections under the local Rent Ordinance and the state Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482). The ordinance directs the Rent Board to create a standard notice and provide counseling. Public comment was strongly supportive, with speakers from HomeRise, SomCAN, and the Affordable Housing Alliance emphasizing the need for multilingual, accessible notices. Christina Varner from the Rent Board confirmed the Board's commitment to translation and accessibility. Supervisor Cheyenne Chen spoke in support of the disclosure requirements. The committee unanimously forwarded the ordinance to the full board.
Good afternoon, everyone. This meeting will come to order. Welcome to the October 26, 2026 regular meeting of the land use and transportation committee with San Francisco Board of Supervisors. I am Supervisor Mirna Melgar, Chair of the Committee, joined by Vice Chair Cheyenne Chen and Supervisor Matt Dorsey. The committee clerk today is John Carroll. I would also like to acknowledge Eugene Libatia from SFGov 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 that you brought with you into the chamber. If you have any documents to be included as part of today's files, you can submit them directly to me. Public comment will be taken on each item on today's agenda. 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 the clerk's office, room 244 in City Hall's address is one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlit Place, San Francisco, California 94102. If you submit public comment 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 November 3rd, 2026, unless otherwise stated. Thank you so much, Mr. Clerk. Please call item number one. Agenda item number one is a resolution granting revocable permission to Ava Jamshidnejad to occupy and maintain the utilities connections and retaining walls on Bronte Street between Jarbo Avenue and Tompkins Avenue. Flunting, excuse me, fronting 150 Bronte Street. It also adopts environmental findings under CEQA and makes findings of consistency with the general plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Okay, we have uh Gregory Slocum here from uh public works. Welcome, Mr. Slocum. Hello. My name is Gregory Slocum. I'm with San Francisco Public Works Permitting Division, and I'm here just to give an overview of this encroachment request. Um this application was filed in March 2023 for development at 150 Bronte of a new residential building fronting an unimproved portion of public right-of-way. Um the encroachment request is to install and privately maintain the following improvements. Five retaining malls, which are each four feet in height, and which range in length from about five to eighteen feet. Uh sewer lateral, that's approximately 20 or linear feet in length, a new vertical curb, and three new bollards or posts delineating the end of the street because this T's out. Um, this request was routed through all appropriate review agencies, including fire, the PUC, the Bureau of Urban Forestry at Public Works, the MTA and planning. No objections were received therein. And a public hearing was held on March 26, 2025, in accordance with public works code. No objections or issues were raised pursuant to this public hearing. Um, as such, the hearing officer issued a recommendation to approve this request, and the director of public works agrees with this recommendation. We're here today to submit this request for approval. If you have any questions or concerns therein, I'll do my best to address accordingly. Thank you, Mr. Slocum.