Locunity/San Francisco, CA·Budget Finance
The Budget and Finance Committee shall be referred appropriation ordinances, and measures concerning bond issues, taxes, fees and other revenue measures, redevelopment, grants, and real estate.
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Committee advanced Mandelman's ordinance giving small hardware retailers a gross receipts tax credit for 2026-2035, retroactive to January 1, 2026.
Why it matters: Store owners say Prop M doubled their taxes; the credit corrects an unintended consequence of the 2024 voter-approved business tax overhaul for century-old local businesses.
Committee authorized a rare standalone tax auction of 250 32nd Avenue, owing about $329,000, with a $500,000 minimum bid.
Why it matters: The Tax Collector is moving at year five instead of nine due to the high balance and alleged fraudulent deeds; a sale would issue a legitimate deed.
Committee advanced the 51st amendment extending TIDA's no-rent master lease with the Navy through November 30, 2027.
Why it matters: The lease lets TIDA keep subleasing 120 acres for revenue supporting redevelopment, but final land transfer is not expected before 2035.
Committee advanced two five-year DPH leases at 1290 Fillmore and 1533 Eddy Streets housing the Black Infant Health Program.
Why it matters: The program targets negative outcomes for Black infants and is the first in California to include an on-site mental health therapist.
Committee advanced a $14.2 million state grant to build a 120-unit, up-to-300-bed treatment and recovery housing facility at 415 Tradewinds Avenue.
Why it matters: The $80.5M project adds 44 residential treatment and 256 step-down beds by 2028, carrying about $1 million a year in local operating costs after Medi-Cal.
Committee advanced a roughly $72,000 NIH grant increase supporting DPH-led research on mobile tools for HIV and STI prevention.
Why it matters: The research supports Getting to Zero's goal of ending new HIV infections, and Dorsey stressed protecting federal public health partnerships amid funding uncertainty.
Committee advanced a Port lease nearly tripling Cresco's Pier 96 equipment yard to about 44,750 square feet, worth up to $4.3 million.
Why it matters: The lease restores a tenant displaced by the gatehouse demolition and sends 6.5% of revenue to Southern Waterfront parks, wetlands and shoreline improvements.
Chair Dorsey repeatedly questioned staff about federal funding cuts and Medicaid changes affecting VAWA, NIH and Medi-Cal-supported programs.
Why it matters: Staff reported cuts to federal domestic violence victim services and said HR 1 affects Medi-Cal eligibility, signaling risk to programs SF is committing to long-term.
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Committee Backs $14.2M Treasure Island Recovery Campus, Hardware Tax Fix San Francisco's Budget & Finance Committee on Oct. 7, 2026, advanced a $14.2 million state grant toward an $80.5 million treatment and recovery ca...
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Budget Committee Advances SFPUC Plan to Exit Shaky Federal Bond Subsidy San Francisco's utility wants to refinance up to hundreds of millions in Obama-era debt before Congress cuts its federal subsidy further. The probl...
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PG&E's Late-Stage Demands Add $3.6M to Mission Street Affordable Housing Project The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee unanimously advanced 15 items on Sept. 23, but the sharpest moment ca...
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Clean Streets Prevailing Wage Ordinance Advances After Months of Labor Negotiations San Francisco's Budget and Finance Committee unanimously advanced a landmark prevailing wage ordinance for street cleaning work, the ce...
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OpenGov Permit Contract Heads to Full Board Without Backing After Procurement Probe The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee spent nearly five hours Wednesday interrogating how the city chose...
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Chinatown Senior Housing Advances as Committee Weighs Nitrous Oxide Ban, Federal Funding Risks The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Budget & Finance Committee moved unanimously through more than a dozen items on July...
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Sheriff's $50M Overtime Crisis Draws Fire as Budget Committee Clears Heavy Docket **Chair Connie Chan** held her final Budget and Finance Committee meeting after four years at the helm, advancing 15 items unanimously —...
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Cal Academy Faces First-Ever Audit as Workers Decry Layoffs and Executive Pay The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Budget & Finance Committee unanimously advanced all 13 items on its July 8 agenda, but the marquee ac...
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SF Moves to Slash Grant Red Tape, Lifting Approval Threshold to $1 Million The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee advanced an ambitious plan to cut bureaucratic delays on grant funding, rai...
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Workforce Hubs Grant Advances Without Endorsement After Oversight Failures Surface The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Budget & Finance Committee moved through a packed agenda June 3, but the sharpest exchange came...
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Pretrial Services Fight Heads to Budget Season as Committee Advances $900M in Contracts San Francisco's Budget and Finance Committee fired the opening salvo of a high-stakes budget fight on May 27, sending a $22.5 milli...
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SF Advances $195M Bond for Health Facilities, Plazas as $930M in Unspent Funds Draw Scrutiny The San Francisco Budget & Finance Committee on May 20 unanimously advanced nearly $200 million in general obligation bond spe...
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