Budget and Finance Committee, January 28, 2026
Approves Bloomberg Philanthropies grant for Mayor's Office of Innovation ($7M), unanimous
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
The San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee forwarded all items to the full board with positive recommendations on unanimous 3-0 votes; the most consequential land-use item was item 10, a resolution establishing the Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing Distr…
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- January 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 10
Pro Housing Incentive Program grant acceptance ($1.5M)
Resolution authorizing MOHCD to execute a standard agreement with California HCD for a $1,500,000 Pro Housing Incentive Program grant, to support construction or rehabilitation of a housing project (anticipated 835 Turk, 106 affordable units, alternatively 967 Mission senior housing). Forwarded to full board unanimously.
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Meeting Summary
The San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee forwarded all items to the full board with positive recommendations on unanimous 3-0 votes; the most consequential land-use item was item 10, a resolution establishing the Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing Distr…
Key Decisions (10)
Pro Housing Incentive Program grant acceptance ($1.5M)
Access line tax VoIP ordinance amendment
HealthRight 360 contract amendment (DPH)
TEGSCO towing contract tenth amendment (SFMTA)
India Basin Shoreline Park grants (items 5-7)
Jacobs Engineering waterfront resilience program advisory contract (Port)
Port emergency declaration for Dry Dock No. 2 at Pier 68
Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing District
Bloomberg Philanthropies grant for Mayor's Office of Innovation ($7M)
Tipping Point grant for director of strategic partnerships ($700K)
Development Activity (4)
India Basin Shoreline Park redevelopment (phase three)
Infrastructure
Dry Dock No. 2 stabilization and removal, Pier 68
Infrastructure
Waterfront Resilience Program
Infrastructure
Downtown office-to-residential conversions (~48 buildings)
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Downtown San Francisco still has approximately 30 million square feet…
Housing Demand
The city projects ~48 downtown office buildings could convert to…
Commercial Demand
Developers report unsubsidized housing construction is not feasible in San…
Who Spoke (26)
On the record: the chair, 2 councilmembers, 11 staff members, the clerk, and 11 members of the public.
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