The Rules Committee, chaired by Supervisor Shimon Walton with Vice Chair Supervisor Stephen Sherrill and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman participating (one item with Mandelman absent), heard and acted on appointments, accepted a biannual surveillance report for Juvenile Probation Department web filtering software, and held a major oversight hearing on the U.S. Navy’s delayed disclosure (nearly 11 months) of an airborne plutonium detection at Hunters Point Shipyard Parcel C. The Clerk noted items acted upon were expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda of January 6, 2026 unless otherwise stated.
Item 1 — Housing Authority Board of Commissioners: Appointments (3 seats; terms TBD in item heading)
Item 2 — Assessment Appeals Board No. 2: Appointment (term ending Sept. 6, 2027)
Item 3 — Juvenile Probation Department: Biannual Surveillance Report (Administrative Code §19B.6) for a web filtering tool
Item 4 — Hearing: U.S. Navy delayed disclosure of airborne plutonium detection at Hunters Point Shipyard (Parcel C)
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners appointments forwarded with positive recommendation (committee report):
Assessment Appeals Board No. 2 appointment forwarded with recommendation (committee report):
Juvenile Probation Department biannual surveillance report accepted and forwarded with recommendation:
Hunters Point plutonium disclosure hearing:
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the December 15th Rules Committee meeting. I'm your chair, Supervisor Shimon Walton, joined by Vice Chair, Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, and soon to be joined by Supervisor Mandelman. Today's clerk is Victor Young, and we have Jamie Escheverry with SFGovTV that will make sure our meeting is publicized and made public to the community. Mr. Clerk, do we have any announcements this morning? Yes. Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. Where an 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. Email them to myself, the Rules Committee Clerk, at victor.youg at sfgov.org. If you submit public comment via email, it will be included as part of the file. You may also send your written comments via U.S. mail to our office in City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett-Plays, room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102. 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. Items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors' agenda of January 6, 2026, unless otherwise stated. That completes my initial announcements. Thank you. Would you please call item number one? Item number one is a hearing to consider appointing three members to the Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco Board of Commissioners. Terms to be determined. Thank you so much, Mr. Clerk, and I believe that our candidates are here. I will call them up in order that they appear on the agenda and you just have a couple minutes to tell us about Why you want to serve and be a part of this body? And so first we have Sharon Lai Good morning chair Walton supervisor Cheryl. I'm Sharon Lai It is an honor to be before you today to be considered for the housing authority appointment especially during these uncertain budgetary times. I actually grew up in public housing myself and having gone through housing instability up until my teens, so serving within the housing space has always been a motivator for me. I have had the privilege of living and serving the city for close to two decades now from working as a city planner for the San Francisco Planning Department, working on approving housing, zoning plans, to delivering and building housing across all types within the nonprofit and private markets. I have also worked on economic recovery efforts for San Francisco post-pandemic and currently work for a local community development corporation in the Bay Area where we primarily serve low-income families working to deliver and operate housing, providing services and community building efforts for three Bay Area counties. I'm currently the chief strategy officer there, which means that I work on resourcing alignment as well as ensuring that we are making the right decisions around where and how we do work. I happen to also have the privilege of overseeing two important departments there, including the community and resident services department, which is part of the work that the Housing Authority does, as well as community planning and placemaking. Is that my time? Well, I am very pleased to be able to continue to serve the city and look forward to contributing to the important work of the Housing Authority. Thank you. Thank you so much. And next we have Cynthia Alvarez. Hi, good morning. My name is Cynthia Alvarez, and sorry, I'm holding this down because it's kind of leaning a little.