Board Unanimously Rejects PG&E's Environmental Challenge to Municipal Power Plan
Board of Supervisors • San FranciscoSeptember 22, 2026
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San Francisco's Board of Supervisors delivered a resounding 11-0 rebuke to PG&E on Tuesday, clearing a critical environmental review hurdle for the city's potential multi-billion dollar acquisition of the utility's electrical grid. The marathon hearing capped a packed session that also advanced prevailing wages for street cleaning workers, quadrupled the City Attorney's settlement authority, and introduced new legislation on home kitchen businesses and historic district protections.
- Board rejects PG&E and utility workers coalition CEQA appeals of the municipal power acquisition environmental impact report in unanimous 11-0 vote
- Prevailing wage protections expanded to city-funded street cleaning contracts, drawing eight co-sponsors
- City Attorney's settlement cap raised from $25,000 to $100,000 for the first time since the 1980s, with new annual reporting requirements
- Home kitchen legislation introduced to let micro-enterprise kitchens support street food vendors, backed by entrepreneurs and advocacy groups
- Historic district designations launched for the Castro LGBTQ+ corridor and North Beach, adding roughly 264 buildings to landmark rolls
- El Niño preparedness hearing requested as forecasters warn of dramatically increased coastal flooding this winter
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