How San Francisco boards vote on land use
Every vote below is quoted verbatim from the official meeting recording’s transcript. Use it as research toward the official record, not as the official minutes.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Parsed from the official meeting recording. Verify against the official minutes.
This board approves nearly everything, but not quietly. Walton and Fielder dissent regularly. Outcomes hold, but the record names who objected.
Walton 31 no votes · Fielder 20
Every read is drawn from the rows below. Descriptive, not predictive. Verify against the official minutes.
Approval odds below are computed from the key decisions across 82 Board of Supervisors meetings on record, Dec 16, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026.
| Request type | Decisions (n) | Approved | Denied | Continued | With conditions | Contested (n) | Contested approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non land use | 357 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 6% | 19 | 95% |
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| Member | District | Votes recorded | Dissents | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Dorsey | D6 | 405 | 3 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Danny Sauter | D3 | 383 | 4 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Chyanne Chen | D11 | 272 | 10 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Connie Chan | D1 | 268 | 18 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Myrna MelgarLand Use Committee Chair | D7 | 230 | 7 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Rafael MandelmanBoard President | D8 | 212 | 6 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Shamann Walton | D10 | 205 | 31 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Stephen Sherrill | D2 | 205 | 4 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Alan Wong | D4 | 177 | 8 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Bilal Mahmood | D5 | 176 | 2 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Jackie Fielder | D9 | 92 | 20 | Oct 6, 2026 |
San Francisco Planning Commission
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Write your presentation for Williams and Moore. They cast most of this period's recorded dissents.
Williams 10 no votes · Moore 7
Approval odds below are computed from the key decisions across 26 Planning Commission meetings on record, Dec 18, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026.
| Request type | Decisions (n) | Approved | Denied | Continued | With conditions | Contested (n) | Contested approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditional use | 36 | 81% | 3% | 17% | 34% | 2 | 50% |
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| Member | Votes recorded | Dissents | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy CampbellPresident (from ~2026-01) | 108 | 1 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Sean McGarry | 104 | 0 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Derek Braun | 71 | 0 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Gilbert Williams | 65 | 10 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Lydia SoPresident (through Late 2025) | 62 | 0 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Kathrin MooreVice President | 61 | 7 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Theresa Imperial | 58 | 6 | May 7, 2026 |
| Joel Koppel | 38 | 0 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Mike Chen | 35 | 1 | Oct 15, 2026 |
San Francisco Board of Appeals
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Budget a delay cycle. 27% of non land uses were continued at least once before a final vote.
27% continued
Approval odds below are computed from the key decisions across 22 Board of Appeals meetings on record, Dec 17, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026.
| Request type | Decisions (n) | Approved | Denied | Continued | With conditions | Contested (n) | Contested approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non land use | 11Small sample | 64% | 9% | 27% | 14% | 2 | 50% |
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| Member | Votes recorded | Dissents | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Lopez | 23 | 1 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Lily Wong | 23 | 0 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Robin Abad Ocubillo | 23 | 0 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Rebecca SaroyanVice President | 22 | 0 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| John TrasvinaPresident | 19 | 0 | Oct 7, 2026 |