Supervisors Slam State-Mandated Remote Comment Rules as Housing Fund Advances

San Francisco's Rules Committee advanced two charter amendments toward the November 2026 ballot — one expanding the city's Housing Trust Fund and another restructuring city boards and commissions — while saving its sharpest words for a state mandate forcing the board to accept remote public comment from callers anywhere in the world. All four substantive items passed unanimously, but one went forward without recommendation, a rare signal of discontent.

• Housing Trust Fund charter amendment clears committee with backing from an unusually broad coalition spanning Mayor Lurie, labor, and housing advocates

• Supervisors call state-mandated remote public comment rules "incredibly stupid," forwarding the policy without recommendation

• Government restructuring charter amendment advances despite neighborhood coalition's warning about expanding the SFPUC's autonomous authority

• Two Health Authority appointments approved to fill seats overseeing managed care for low-income residents

The sharpest exchange of the morning came over File 260563, a set of amendments to the Board of Supervisors' rules of order implementing a state mandate on remote public comment. The new rules would conform existing policies to allow anyone — regardless of location — to call into board and committee meetings, while adding companion provisions on disruption and disorderly conduct.