Committee Advances $5.9M Transit Security Extension as Food Vendor Overhaul Stalls

San Francisco's Budget & Finance Committee moved quickly through a two-item agenda March 4, sending a multimillion-dollar transit security contract extension to the full Board of Supervisors while hitting pause on a food vendor permit rewrite at the sponsor's request. Both votes were 2-0, with Supervisor Danny Sauter excused.

• $5.9M, one-year extension of SFMTA's Allied Universal security contract advances to full board, pushing the deal to nearly $65M total

• Mobile food vendor permit ordinance delayed one week as sponsor and public health officials work to protect small operators

• SFMTA signals broader security overhaul, with a competitive rebid expected before March 2027 and site-hardening projects aimed at cutting long-term guard costs

The committee's main business was a resolution approving the Fourth Amendment to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's contract with Allied Universal Security Services — a one-year extension through March 31, 2027, that adds approximately $5.9 million and brings the contract's not-to-exceed total to roughly $64.9 million.