BOS Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting - Mar 17, 2026
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors
4h 25m
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7 agenda items
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Who is present, what are meeting procedures, and how are excused absences handled?
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the March 17th, 2026 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Chan. Chan, present. Supervisor Chen. Chen, present. Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, present. Supervisor Fielder. Fielder, not present. Supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, not. Mahmoud, present. Supervisor Mandelman. Present. Mandelman, present. Supervisor Melgar? Melgar, not present. Supervisor Sauter? Sauter, not present. Supervisor Sherrill? Present. Sherrill, present. Supervisor Wolton? Present. Wolton, present. And Supervisor Wong? Present. Wong, present. Mr. President, you have a quorum. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramutu Shaloni, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula.
As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
On behalf of our board, I want to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV. Today, that is especially James Kawana. They record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, do you have any communications? Yes, Mr. President. Today, the clerk's office is in receipt of three memos requesting excusal from today's board meeting. from Supervisors Fielder, Sautter, and Melgar. Mr. President, and I'll just say to Supervisor Mahmoud, that means you're first on the introduction of new business and roll call for votes. Okay. Additionally, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes attendance from all of you who are here today in the board's legislative chamber. And when you're not able to be here, you can catch the live proceeding on SFGOV TV's Channel 26, or you can catch the live streaming at www.sfgovtv.org.
If you have public comment you'd like to submit in writing, you can send an email to bos at sfgov.org, or use the postal service, address the envelope to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the number one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102. If you need to make a reasonable accommodation for a future meeting under the Americans with Disability Act or to request language assistance, contact the clerk's office at least two business days in advance. Here's the telephone number, 415-554-5184. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Madam Clerk. So we have three requests for excusal from Supervisors Fielder, Melgar, and Sautter. Can I have a motion to excuse them from today's meeting?
Moved by Mahmoud and seconded by Chen. Thank you. Um, Madam Clerk, uh, can we take that without objection? Yes, Mr. President. Without objection, Supervisors Fielder, Melgar, and Sauter are excused. Um... I would also just note, colleagues, so you will see that we are starting this meeting down three members, which has us at eight. We need for the meeting to continue to keep six people in this chamber at all times. So we're going to have to be a little careful about making sure. And the clerk's staff will keep us on track with that as well. Madam Clerk, let's go to approval of our meeting minutes. Yes, approval of the February 10th, 2026 board meeting minutes. All right. Can I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented?
Moved by Chen, seconded by Mahmoud. Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll?
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Agenda
7 items
1
Who is present, what are meeting procedures, and how are excused absences handled?
0:04–28:10
2
What routine business and consent items did the Board approve (items 1–12)?
28:10–1:27:30
3
Which new resolutions and ordinances did supervisors introduce and why (cannabis cafes, AB 2017, Market Match, grocery closures)?
1:27:30–2:18:59
4
How are public comments introduced and what ADA accommodations are provided?
2:18:59–2:19:35
5
What arguments did community members make about removing commissions from the charter?
2:19:35–2:24:14
6
How did speakers describe the impacts on homeless services, youth, women, and arts oversight?
2:24:14–2:35:51
7
What were the Board actions at the end: votes, resolutions, and adjournment?
2:35:51–4:25:39
Speakers
1 identifiedOfficials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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