Rules Committee Meeting on February 23, 2026: Approval of Alison Warner to Redevelopment Oversight Board
Rules Committee Meeting – February 23, 2026
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee met on February 23, 2026, at 6:15 PM (UTC) to consider the mayoral appointment of Alison Warner to the Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board (OCI). The meeting was chaired by Supervisor Shimon Walton, with Vice Chair Steven Sherrow and President Mandelman. The committee heard from the nominee, received public comment, and ultimately voted to recommend the appointment to the full board with a positive recommendation.
Discussion Items
- Nomination of Alison Warner to the OCI Oversight Board – Alison Warner presented her background as a managing director at Balboa Retail Partners, with experience in civil engineering, construction advisory (including UCSF Mission Bay, Sutter Health CPMC, Bay Area Toll Authority), and retail redevelopment. She cited her technical skills and community-building focus as qualifications for the oversight role. Chair Walton asked about the biggest obstacles for redevelopment in San Francisco; Warner identified the challenge of aligning multiple stakeholders (existing residents, businesses, new entrants) on large projects like Hunters Point and Candlestick. She also discussed her work on the Potrero Center redevelopment, noting anchor tenant control as a hurdle. The OCI Executive Director Kozlovski expressed support, stating the board vacancy had been open for some time and Warner’s expertise would be valuable.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Jonathan Fern, a former Oakland planning commissioner and Warner’s colleague, spoke in full support of her nomination, citing her intelligence, thoughtfulness, temperament, and 20 years of real estate experience. He emphasized her ability to consider diverse perspectives, which would be critical for the multidisciplinary board. No other public speakers appeared.
Key Outcomes
- Motion to Amend and Recommend – President Mandelman moved to strike the word “rejecting” from the motion (which originally read “motion confirming rejecting the mayoral appointment…”), changing it to a motion confirming the appointment and forwarding it to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation. The motion passed unanimously: Vice Chair Sherrow (aye), President Mandelman (aye), Chair Walton (aye). The appointment proceeds to the full board agenda of March 3, 2026, unless otherwise stated.
Meeting Transcript
Good morning and welcome to the February 23rd, 2026 Rules Committee meeting. I'm your chair, Supervisor Shimon Walton, joined by Vice Chair, Supervisor Steven Sherrow, and soon to be joined by President Mandelman. Today our clerk is Victor Young, and we have Jamie Eshevery with SFGov TV. That will make sure this meeting is broadcast and available to the public. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements this morning? Yes, public comment. We'll be taking 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. Email them to myself, the rules committee clerk at the ictour.yo n g at sfgov.org. If you submit public comment via email, it'll also be included as part of the file. You may also send your written comments via U.S. mail to our office in City Hall One, Dr. Carleton Goodloop Place, Room 244, San Francisco, California 94102. Please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. Items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors Agenda of March 3rd, 2026, unless otherwise stated. That completes my initial announcements. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Would you please call item number one? Item number one is motion confirming rejecting the mayoral appointment of Alison Warner to the redevelopment successor agency oversight board. Term ending January 24th, 2028. Thank you, and I believe Alison Warner is here. If you would please come up and take the microphone, tell us about yourself and why you want to serve. That's where I'm headed. Good morning, Chair Walton, Supervisor Cheryl, and sorry to be missing President Mandelman. Um, Alison Warner. Excuse me. Um I am a resident of San Francisco. I've lived here since 2006. I live in the Sunset District. Uh thank you for hearing me this morning in consideration of my nomination to the Oversight Board for OCI. Um, just a brief explanation of kind of my background and my career. I'm managing director at Balboa Retail Partners. We own and operate retail shopping centers across the country. Uh we're fairly heavily invested in the West Coast, and my role is to oversee all redevelopment of these shopping centers. We buy assets that are in need of value creation, and we view retail shopping centers as critical components to creating communities. And that's really been a common thread throughout my career. Uh good morning. Allison Warner, um, good to see you. It's President Mandelman, correct? Great. Thank you. Um, while I currently oversee redevelopment for shopping centers across the country, I've previously worked for a company called Regency Centers and focused on Northern California. But before that, I actually started my career as a civil engineer doing land development master plan communities. Um I loved the ability to get into the details of projects and then take a step back and actually see what was built. But over time I realized I wanted a bigger part in the process of creating these communities. I also spent quite a bit of time working for KPMG in a construction advisory role. I worked for both public and private sector clients who have multimillion billion dollar capital programs.
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