SFPUC Green Stormwater Program Extended Through 2031 After $30M in Citywide Grants

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors' Budget & Finance Committee moved unanimously through a packed April 15 agenda, advancing six items to the full board — headlined by a five-year extension of the city's signature green infrastructure program and a reassurance from the Elections director that the June vote faces no federal interference.

• SFPUC's Green Infrastructure Grant program extended five years through July 2031 after delivering 29 projects — including 11 public schools — managing 18 million gallons of stormwater annually

• Elections director tells committee he expects no federal interference in June 2026 election, detailing live-streaming of all ballot handling and in-person observation protocols

• $11.6M Hetch Hetchy grid compliance contract approved despite budget analyst warning it may be undersized by roughly $1 million due to inflation

• SF agrees to backstop Caltrain's $15.7M pension liability, a low-risk regional pact enabling the railroad's governance independence from SamTrans

• City's Gann spending limit set at $14.6 billion with $9 billion in headroom, partly thanks to Prop M's four-year business tax exemption

The committee extended the SFPUC's authority to issue 20-year green infrastructure grant agreements through July 2031, giving the Wastewater Enterprise another five years to fund rain gardens, green roofs, permeable pavement, and other projects that capture stormwater before it overwhelms the city's combined sewer system.