$535M Public Safety Bond Heads to June Ballot; Term Limits Fight Punted

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors moved forward on several major fronts Tuesday, approving a $535 million public safety bond for the June ballot, greenlighting a 100% affordable housing tower in Mission Bay, and passing a contested hydrogen fueling station permitting ordinance over environmental justice objections. A proposed charter amendment to convert consecutive term limits into lifetime bans sparked sharp debate before being punted to February.

• Voters will decide $535M bond for earthquake preparedness, fire infrastructure, police facilities, and Muni's Potrero Yard in June.

• Mission Bay height limits lifted to allow 398-unit, 100% affordable housing project; passes 11–0.

• Hydrogen fueling station permits advance 9–2 over environmental objections from Chan and Fielder, who called hydrogen "a Trojan horse for fossil fuel lock-in."

• Lifetime term limits charter amendment punted to Feb. 3 after contentious debate; Walton's bid to expand limits to other offices fails 4–7.

• Board unanimously condemns ICE, reaffirms sanctuary city commitment amid federal immigration crackdown.

• Stonestown redevelopment clears key financing hurdle; infrastructure funding plans approved unanimously.

The Board unanimously approved amendments to the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan that will allow a 250-foot residential tower on Block 4 East—a significant increase designed to maximize 100% affordable housing on a constrained site.