Budget and Finance Committee, July 8, 2026
Approves Agreement with SF Downtown Development Corporation for Embarcadero Plaza / Sue Bierman Park renovation, 3-0
How this board votes
The Board of Supervisors approved 91% of 325 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Shamann Walton (29 of 177 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
This San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee meeting contained no zoning or land-use entitlement decisions; all items were financial (grants, bonds, leases, insurance rates, audits).
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 8, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 3-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Ordinance raising grant-award threshold requiring Board approval
Ordinance amending administrative code to increase minimum grant award amount requiring Board of Supervisors approval from $100,000 to the greater of $1 million or the federal single audit threshold, effective October 1, 2026, plus related changes. Continued from June 17 due to substantive amendments. Referred to full board with positive recommendation, 3-0.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee meeting contained no zoning or land-use entitlement decisions; all items were financial (grants, bonds, leases, insurance rates, audits).
Key Decisions (9)
Ordinance raising grant-award threshold requiring Board approval
Motion directing performance and management audit of California Academy of Sciences
Agreement with SF Downtown Development Corporation for Embarcadero Plaza / Sue Bierman Park renovation
SFUSD general obligation bonds, Election of 2024, Series B
Mission Bay Ferry Landing Project funding and contract (items 5-7)
Health Service System plans and contribution rates for 2027
DPH acceptance of in-kind wastewater analysis gift from Biobot Analytics
SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 & 3 Traveler's Retreat lease and Terminal 2 lease termination (items 10-11)
District Attorney grant and gift acceptance (items 12-13)
Development Activity (3)
Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park Renovation
Other
Mission Bay Ferry Landing Project
Infrastructure
SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 & 3 Traveler's Retreat (Wait and Rest / The Lost Gate)
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
SFO is terminating the underperforming Terminal 2 Sweet Maple lease…
Infrastructure
Mission Bay is described as one of San Francisco's fastest-growing…
Commercial Demand
Multiple speakers warned that San Francisco cultural/science institutions (Cal Academy,…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 3 councilmembers, 7 staff members, 2 clerks, 2 witnesses, and 5 members of the public.
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