Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee Meeting - July 23, 2026
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee Meeting - July 23, 2026
On July 23, 2026, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee, chaired by Supervisor Matt Dorsey and including Vice Chair Danny Sauter, convened to consider four routine liquor license transfers, a hearing on extreme heat readiness, and a brief update on the Vicious and Dangerous Dog Unit. Supervisor Alan Wong was excused from the meeting.
Consent Calendar
- Item 1 (Type 48 License, Out of Sight Productions LLC/Reggie and Mods, 456-460 Larkin St.): Unanimously approved (2-0) with conditions including noise control, litter management, and loitering prevention. The applicant, Eric Yaler, expressed excitement about contributing to downtown vibrancy. Supervisor Sauter also voiced support.
- Item 2 (Type 64 License, Tenderloin Museum, 835 Larkin St.): Unanimously approved (2-0) with similar conditions. The museum received Supervisor Dorsey's praise for preserving neighborhood history.
- Item 3 (Type 21 License, College Market, 995 Ellis St.): Unanimously approved (2-0) with conditions on loitering and litter.
- Item 4 (Type 20 License, Hello Mart, 2135 Buchanan St.): Unanimously approved (2-0) with conditions. Supervisor Dorsey noted the market's community support in Pacific Heights.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Susan Green (San Francisco Climate Emergency Coalition) urged substantial, sustained city funding for building electrification, citing a 2023 estimate of $500 million needed. She criticized cuts to the environment department’s climate budget.
- Dr. Robin Cooper (San Francisco Physicians for Social Responsibility, Climate Psychiatry Alliance) highlighted mental health impacts of extreme heat, including cognitive impairment, increased violence, and higher suicide rates.
- Ashley Pack (Bright Line Defense) called for more neighborhood-level data, sustained CBO funding, and leveraging state investments for communities like the Tenderloin, SOMA, Chinatown, and Bayview Hunters Point.
- Alexander Chen (UCSF medical student) emphasized brain health risks from heat stroke and urged prevention akin to earthquake preparedness.
- Mark Pohalski (TNDC, director of facilities) argued that proactive maintenance is far cheaper than reactive fixes, citing an example of providing air conditioning to a building for $50,000 rather than $2-4 million.
- Tracy Florida Figadoa (Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter) advocated for building weatherization and heat pump installation as key resilience investments.
Discussion Items
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Extreme Heat Readiness (Item 5): The committee heard a multi-hour presentation on San Francisco’s preparedness for extreme heat events, called by Board President Raphael Mandelman. Key data and statements:
- Dr. Nita Thakur (UCSF) reported that 95% of surveyed residents experienced negative health impacts during heat events; she emphasized structural barriers like renter status and language barriers.
- Brian Strong (Office of Resilience and Capital Planning) noted that heat is the number one weather-related killer in the U.S. and that 911 calls rise by 73% during extreme heat events.
- Matt Wolf (DPH) stated that only 34% of San Francisco households have central air conditioning (vs. 92% national average); two days prior, the city hit 85°F, the hottest July day in 11 years.
- Alex Morrison (ORCP) reported that the city has 31 medium- to long-term strategies in its Heat and Air Quality Resilience Plan but lacks funding for implementation; two part-time staff (one FTE) manage the entire HACKER program.
- Cindy Cumberford (SFE) discussed building decarbonization goals: 15,000 residential and 2,000 commercial buildings need to transition by 2030; funding is insufficient (e.g., $400,000 city allocation vs. New York City’s $34 million).
- Mary Ellen Carroll (DEM) described improved emergency protocols, prescripted alerts, and community partnerships, but noted that cooling centers are rarely used; the city instead invests in existing community facilities.
- Jackie Bryant (Resilient Bayview) highlighted the role of CBOs in outreach and preparedness, noting that a three-year foundation grant ends this year.
- Winnie Yu (Self-Help for the Elderly) stressed the vulnerability of seniors, particularly homebound and limited-English residents, and called for continued coordination like during COVID-19.
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Vicious and Dangerous Dog Unit (Item 6): Supervisor Sherrill’s office reported that a hearing officer has been hired and hearings will restart; the item was heard and filed unanimously.
Key Outcomes
- Items 1-4: All liquor license transfers approved unanimously (2-0) with conditions from the Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC) liaison.
- Item 5: The hearing was continued to the call of the chair (unanimous vote, 2-0) to allow potential further discussion with the Mayor’s office.
- Item 6: The hearing was heard and filed unanimously.
- The committee excused Supervisor Alan Wong from the meeting at the outset (vote 2-0).
Meeting Transcript
Good morning, everyone. This meeting will come to order. Welcome to the regular meeting of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for Thursday, July 23rd, 2026. I'm Supervisor Matt Dorsey, Chair of this committee. I'm joined today by fellow committee members, the fellow committee member vice chair Danny Sauter. We're grateful to our ever capable clerk today, Ms. Monique Creighton, whom we thank in advance for staffing us and keeping us on track. As well, we are always appreciative for the entire team at SFGov TV for facilitating and broadcasting today's meeting. And that is especially true for our producer today, who is Mr. James Kawana. Madam Clerk, do you have any announcements? Yes. Public please excuse me, please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. Documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda when your item of interest comes up and public comment is called. Please line up to speak on your right. Alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways. First, you may email them to myself, the public safety and neighborhood services committee clerk at M O N IQE dot C-R-A-Y-T-O-N at SFGOV.org. Or you may send your written comments via U.S. Postal Service to our office in City Hall. Number one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodley, place room 244, San Francisco, California 94102. If you submit public comment in writing, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and also included as part of the official file in which you are commenting. Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors' Agenda of September 1st, 2026, unless otherwise stated. Thank you, Madam Clerk. And before we get underway, I would first like to make a motion to excuse Supervisor Alan Wong from today's meeting. Madam Clerk, may we have a roll call on that motion? Yes, on the in on the motion to excuse Member Wong. Fleischer Sauter. Fleischer Slaughter I. Chair Dorsey. I have two ayes with member saw with Member Wong excused. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The motion passes. And Madam Clerk, would you please call item number one? Yes, item number one is a hearing to consider that the person to person premise to premise transfer of a type 48 on sale general public premises beer wine and distilled spirits liquor license to out of sight productions LLC. Doing businesses, Reggie and Mods, located at 456 through 460 Larkin Street in District 5 will serve the public convenience or necessity of the city and county of San Francisco. Noting this item may be referred to the full board as a committee report at the July 2026 twuly twenty-eighth, twenty twenty-six Board of Supervisors meeting. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Uh, we want to welcome Officer Brandon Erickson from the San Francisco Police Department's liaison unit to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, or ABC. Officer Erickson, welcome back to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee. The floor is yours. Thank you. You have before you a PCN report for Out of Sight Productions LLC as Reggie in Mods. They have applied for a type 48 license, and if approved, this would allow them to operate in on-sale general public premise at 456 to 460 Larkin Street. There are zero letters of protest and zero letters of support. They are located in plot 553, which is considered a high crime area. They are in Census Track 124.03, which is considered a high concentration area. Tenderloin Station has no opposition.
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