SFO roundtable technical working group reviews draft 2025–26 work plan; members press for metric updates and Fly Quiet review

The Technical Working Group (TWG) of the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Roundtable reviewed the draft 2025–26 work plan during a June 25, 2025 meeting, with Vanessa Lee, the roundtable coordinator, presenting the document and asking members and the public for feedback. The group discussed six strategic goals — including flight‑procedure oversight, ground‑based noise, Fly Quiet, legislative advocacy, education/outreach and member support — and directed staff to incorporate edits before the plan goes to the full roundtable for consideration at its August meeting.

The work plan, Lee said, “is really designed to keep us focused, collaborative, and adaptive.” She described six strategic goals that build on prior years’ priorities and noted the draft will be revised by the TWG and then presented to the full roundtable for approval. No formal actions or votes were taken at the TWG meeting.

Why it matters: The roundtable’s work plan sets SFO communities’ priorities on noise mitigation and related outreach for the coming year, and the TWG is the technical body that refines operational details for the full roundtable. Members and public commenters pressed staff to add or clarify language on noise metrics, community representation, and review criteria so the plan better reflects current…