Board of Supervisors
Summary cards
The city will raise the minimum grant amount that needs Board approval from $100,000 to the larger of $1,000,000 or the federal audit threshold.
The Board will approve the health service system’s operating plans for calendar year 2027.
The city will keep waiving first‑year permit, license, and registration fees for qualifying new small businesses.
What's happening
Why it matters
Reduces startup costs for new small businesses, encouraging local entrepreneurship.
Who is affected
How to act
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Decision update
The Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend the waiver of first‑year permit, license, and business registration fees for qualifying small businesses.
Decided Jul 21, 2026.
The Board will list and approve salaries for positions included in the FY 2027‑2028 budget.
The City Administrator may pause, lower, or return annual contributions that departments make to the Self‑Insurance Surety Bond Fund for Public Works contracts.
The city will adjust baseline funding for early care and education programs to allow interest from the Commercial Rents Tax to be used.
The city will set the fees that patients must pay for Department of Public Health services for fiscal years 2026‑2027 and 2027‑2028.
The city will raise fees for certain utility meters.
The city will temporarily remove the limit on using Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax money for short‑term rental subsidies.
The city will adopt a maximum tax amount for the Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean‑up Fund for tax year 2026.
The Board will approve the FY 2026‑2027 budget for the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure.
The Board will concur with the Controller’s 2026 Consumer Price Index.
The Board will allow the San Francisco Public Library to receive a grant of up to $1.5 million in in‑kind gifts, services, and cash from the Friends of the Library.
The City will accept recurring state grant money for the Department of Public Health.
The Board will approve the spending plan for the Homelessness and Supportive Housing Fund.
The Controller certified that several city services can be performed by private contractors at lower cost.
The Controller certified that Adult Probation protective services and Public Health security services can be performed by private contractors.
The Recreation and Parks Department may issue an amended permit for concerts at the Polo Field in 2027-2029.
The ordinance amends dozens of city codes to change reporting rules for parcels, violations, nutrition standards, vehicle rentals, and other topics.
The ordinance reduces affordable‑housing requirements for projects of 25 units or more and deletes them for projects under 25 units.
The ordinance makes it city policy to expand drug‑free supportive housing sites.
The ordinance appropriates $1,926,125 of boarding‑of‑prisoners revenue and $14,043,516 for overtime salaries.
The Board approves a second amendment to increase the contract amount by $70,545,604, up to $234,891,608.
The city is approving a lease for about 31,200 square feet at 125 Bayshore Boulevard for emergency shelter use.
The city is approving a $6.3 million increase to the existing copier lease contract with Canon, raising the total ceiling to $15.3 million.
What's happening
Why it matters
It raises city spending on office equipment, impacting the budget and daily operations.
Who is affected
How to act
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Decision update
The item “Amendment to City copier lease contract with Canon” was approved with amendments (Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong [Contract Amendment - Sigillo Supply Inc - Plumbing Supplies - Not; Noes: None).
Decided Jul 21, 2026.
The city is extending the plumbing supplies contract with Sigillo Supply by two years, now ending November 30, 2031.
The city is increasing the Microsoft contract amount by $60 million, bringing the total to $115 million.
The city is retroactively approving an amendment that extends the sewer service agreement duration to December 31, 2027 or until a new long‑term agreement is executed.
The city is approving the purchase of a 14,345‑sq‑ft property at 5000 Hunters Point Boulevard for $575,000.
The city is approving a $950,000 easement granting PG&E rights to install subsurface utilities under John McLaren Park.
The city is authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to accept consulting services valued at $2,520,000 from FUSE Fellows.
The city is approving a lease for a restaurant occupying about 4,635 sq ft indoor and 2,992 sq ft outdoor at 1300 Battery Street, with monthly rent $5,000 and a 15% rent increase every five years.
The Port will stop paying a $50,000 monthly management fee to Pasha Automotive Services.
The City will approve a loan amendment up to $27,248,500 for a 216‑unit affordable housing project for low‑income and formerly homeless seniors.
The City will lease the 1939 Market Street property to Mercy Housing for 75 years, with a $15,000 annual base rent.
The Planning Code will be changed to permit up to ten guest rooms for hotel uses in certain residential districts.
The city will waive banner and inspection fees for qualifying nonprofit groups in designated commercial districts.
The city will waive review and processing fees for permits that correct violations under the audit amnesty program.
The Police Code will be updated to impose fines of $125‑$250 for a first fireworks offense.
The prohibition on libraries lending books, magazines, or pamphlets to anyone under 21 without parental consent is removed.
The Health Code will no longer prohibit transporting bread in open baskets or containers on city streets.
The city determined that granting a Type‑42 on‑sale beer and wine license to The Love Potion Library at 284 Noe Street serves the public convenience.
The city determined that transferring a Type‑21 off‑sale liquor license to Del Rio Produce Market at 2214 Clement Street serves the public convenience.
The Board will decide whether to allow Food Folk to take over a Type‑20 off‑sale beer and wine license at 210 Clement Street.
The Board will vote to keep Lieutenant Leonard Poggio on the Entertainment Commission until July 1, 2030.
The Board will vote to retain Paul Woolford on the Public Works Commission until July 2, 2030.
The Board will vote to appoint Vanessa Hartigan to the Port Commission, term ending May 1, 2030.
The Board will appoint five individuals (including two with waived residency) to serve one‑year terms on the Fire Code Technical Advisory Council.
The Board will hear comments from supporters or opponents of a categorical exemption for converting a vacant auto building into an electric‑vehicle fleet charging site.
The Board will review the potential impacts of Kaiser’s labor negotiations with the National Union of Healthcare Workers.
The Board will consider renewing and expanding the property‑based business improvement district that funds downtown services.
The Board will adopt a resolution establishing a new business improvement district with a 10‑year assessment levy starting FY 2026‑2027.
The Board will hold a public hearing to consider a proposed initiative that would tax owners of vacant or repurposed former grocery or pharmacy sites.
The Board will vote to send the excise tax ordinance to voters in the November 3, 2026 election.
The Board will adopt an ordinance reducing the work‑history requirement for city employees to qualify for paid parental leave from 180 days to 90 days.
The City and County will settle the lawsuit filed by Pauline Silva-Re for $65,000.
The City and County will settle the lawsuit filed by Robert Blaisdell and David Portales for $1,000,000.
The City and County will settle the lawsuit filed by Alfred Martinez Engineering for $80,000.
The City and County will settle the lawsuit filed by Anne Liao for $40,000.
The City and County will settle the lawsuit filed by Samuel Rosas for $200,000.
The Public Works Code is amended to let the Department of Public Works recover city costs for cleaning up illegal dumping through enforcement proceedings.
What's happening
Why it matters
Recovering these costs helps protect the city budget and reduces the financial burden on taxpayers.
Who is affected
How to act
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Decision update
The Board passed an ordinance amending the Public Works Code to authorize the Department of Public Works to recover the city’s costs for illegal dumping cleanup through administrative enforcement proceedings.
Decided Jul 21, 2026.
The Planning Code is amended to designate the House of Latin Rock as a landmark.
The Board approves the Mayor’s nomination to reappoint Lydia So to the Planning Commission.
The Board calls from the Budget and Finance Committee an initiative ordinance to impose an excise tax on parcels previously used as grocery stores or pharmacies that are now vacant or used differently.
The Board urges Congress to pass H.R. 1667, the Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act, to provide Medicare coverage for acupuncture services.
The Board supports California Assembly Bill 2564, which would prohibit retailers from using surveillance pricing.
The Board declares August 2 through August 8, 2026 as National Health Center Week in San Francisco.
The Board extends by 90 days the time the Historic Preservation Commission has to respond to the landmark designation of the Fugazi Building at 678 Green Street.
The Board urges continued and sustainable funding for the Bayview Shuttle to improve transportation equity and access for Bayview‑Hunters Point residents.
The Board commends Paul Osaki upon his retirement after 38 years of service to the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California.
The Board will consider appointing Madison Tam as an alternate member to Supervisor Matt Dorsey on the Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
The Board will approve a modification to increase the professional services contract for the airport project to $17,000,000.
The Board received petitions and communications, including a fire department request about a fireworks penalty ordinance.
Members of the public submitted comments about regulations for cannabis cafés.
The ordinance raises the minimum grant amount requiring Board approval from $100,000 to $1,000,000 or the federal audit threshold.
The ordinance adds penalties for prohibited fireworks discharge, making a first offense an infraction with a $125‑$250 fine.
The ordinance appropriates all estimated receipts and expenditures for city departments for fiscal years ending June 30, 2027 and June 30, 2028.
The resolution amends numerous commission codes to modify reporting requirements across many areas, such as city‑owned parcels, code enforcement violations, nutrition standards, and vehicle rentals.
The Board will consider a resolution directing the state Alcoholic Beverage Control to set conditions on new liquor licenses.
