JROTC Resolution Passes 8-1 as Board Approves $1.15 Billion in Home Care Contracts

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors cleared a packed agenda May 5, locking in over $1 billion in safety-net spending on in-home care, finalizing multi-year police and fire labor contracts, and wading into a pointed debate over the Board's role in directing school district resources. A graffiti enforcement hearing brought a parade of frustrated property owners to the podium, while new legislation targeting nitrous oxide sales and the seismically hazardous Hall of Justice signaled fights ahead.

• JROTC support resolution passes 8-1 after Supervisor Walton challenges cost claims and questions pressuring a budget-strapped school district

• $1.15 billion in in-home care contracts approved for seniors and people with disabilities through 2031

• Property owners testify about futile graffiti removal cycle, winning fee waivers for seven after blight assessment hearing

• Dorsey delays drug-free supportive housing vote one week to negotiate with SF Marin Medical Society

• Sauter introduces ban on retail nitrous oxide sales, citing 578% increase in related deaths

• Dorsey calls for relocating Hall of Justice to Market Street corridor, naming SF Centre and federal properties as possible sites

The Board adopted a resolution urging San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to preserve its Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program as currently constituted — but the debate exposed a sharp divide over whether supervisors should be directing resources at a district staring down budget deficits.