Board Passes Governance Reform Over Progressive Opposition as HIV, Housing Fights Loom

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors exposed the fault lines likely to define the budget season ahead — a 6-4 vote on commission reform split cleanly along moderate-progressive lines, while advocates packed the chamber to demand the reversal of $37 million in proposed HIV prevention cuts. Supervisors also introduced a raft of November ballot measures on housing funding, public banking and charter modernization that will reshape city governance debates for months.

• Commission reform ordinance passes 6-4, with all four progressive-aligned supervisors voting no

• HIV advocates warn proposed $37M in prevention cuts would gut PrEP, harm reduction and community health access, threatening the city's progress toward ending transmission

• Mahmood introduces Fair Chance expansion and SHADE Act, shielding reproductive and trans healthcare seekers while targeting CEQA delays that have stalled 2,195 housing units

• Melgar proposes expanding the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to $125M annually through a November charter amendment

• Chan introduces charter amendment to create SF's first public bank, modeled on the Bank of North Dakota

• Mandelman introduces 110-reform charter amendment to modernize governance, eliminate commissions and update Muni metrics

• Board approves $11M combined financial rescue for SF Zoo and $10.4M Fire Department overtime reallocation

The sharpest vote of the day came on an ordinance amending multiple city codes governing boards, commissions and advisory bodies (File 260217). The measure passed 6-4, with Supervisors Connie Chan, Chyanne Chen, Myrna Melgar and Shamann Walton all voting no — a clean progressive-bloc dissent. Supervisor Jackie Fielder was absent, excused through June 30.