BOS Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting - May 12, 2026
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors
3h 32m
5 speakers
7 agenda items
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What is covered in the opening roll call and acknowledgments?
Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to the May twelfth, twenty twenty six regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Chan. Chen present, Supervisor Chen. Chen present, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey Present, Supervisor Fielder. Fielder not present, Supervisor Mahmood. Mahmood present, Supervisor Mandelman. Present. Mandelman present, Supervisor Melgar. Mel Gar present, Supervisor Sauter. Saughter President, Supervisor Sherrill. Cheryl Present, Supervisor Walton. Walton present and Supervisor Wong. Wong present. Mr. President, you have a quorum. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramatushalone, who are the in original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula.
As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatushaloni 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 Ramatushalone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance?
On behalf of the board, I want to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV today, especially Kalina Mendoza. They record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public. Online. Uh Madam Clerk, let's go to our 2 p.m. special order. Yes, the 2 p.m. special order is the monthly appearance of the Honorable Mayor Daniel Lurie. Here today, there are no questions submitted from members of the board representing districts 1, 2, 3, or 4. But the mayor may address the board for up to five minutes. Welcome, Mr. Mayor. As our clerk indicated, we have no topic submitted for you today, so uh we will be able to do that.
Welcome you to speak for up to five minutes. Thank you. Good afternoon, Board President Mandelman and members of the board. Over the last sixteen months we've talked many times about the work that we've done together to get people off the street and into shelter and treatment and onto a path to stability. It's clear that San Franciscans feel like our city is moving in the right direction, and today I was excited to announce another important milestone. According to the preliminary twenty twenty six point in time count Unsheltered homelessness in San Francisco is now at the lowest levels in fifteen years. Since twenty twenty four, unsheltered homelessness is down twenty two percent. The number of people in tents is down eighty five percent, and overall homelessness is down with nearly one thousand fewer people sleeping on our streets compared to twenty twenty four.
Those numbers represent people coming indoors, getting help and getting on the path to stability. When I took office we committed to transforming how San Francisco responds to homelessness, addiction and behavioral health. We focused on accountability, coordination, and getting people off the street faster. With this board's support and leadership, we passed the fentanyl state of emergency ordinance and launched our Breaking the Cycle Plan. We integrated street outreach to better connect people to care. We ended the policy of handing out fentanyl smoking supplies without pathways to treatment. Last year, alongside Supervisors Cheryl and Souter, we opened eight hundred twenty two Geary, a twenty four seven stabilization center.
And just last week we opened the Reset Center in Supervisor Dorsey's district, making clear that open air drug use is not acceptable on our streets. Across San Francisco we added more than six hundred shelter and treatment beds because recovery requires more than just a place to sleep at night. We've also made major progress helping families living in RVs thanks to the partnership of my legislative co-sponsor, Supervisor Melgar.
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Agenda
7 items
1
What is covered in the opening roll call and acknowledgments?
0:06–12:18
2
How does the Mayor’s address on homelessness and city initiatives unfold?
12:18–54:43
3
What ordinance items and budget motions are considered next?
54:43–1:59:28
4
What concerns were raised about the sidewalk inspection and DPW accountability?
1:59:28–2:58:14
5
How did public commenters describe sidewalk hazards and request DPW action?
2:58:14–3:16:03
6
What motion was made to continue the DOJ‑related hearing and how was public comment handled?
3:16:03–3:29:14
7
How did the board conclude the meeting with public comments, resolutions, and adjournment?
3:29:14–3:31:47
Speakers
5 identified
Rafael Mandelman 104 min
Danny Sauter 10 min
Myrna Melgar 6 min
Shamann Walton 5 min
Matt Dorsey 5 min
Officials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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