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Board approves renewal and expansion of Ocean Avenue Community Benefit District after weighted ballot favors plan
Summary
After a public hearing and an amendment that removed 54 noncommercial parcels, the Board of Supervisors voted July 8 to establish a renewed Ocean Avenue Community Benefit District, with weighted ballots showing 70.41% in favor and no majority protest.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted July 8 to establish a renewed and expanded Ocean Avenue Community Benefit District (OAA), approving a 15‑year levy of assessments after a weighted ballot count showed 70.41% of returned weighted ballots in favor and 29.59% opposed.
Supervisor Sandra Chen introduced an amendment at the hearing to exclude 54 noncommercial parcels along Geneva Avenue from the district boundaries; the amendment reduced the parcel count from 339 to 285 and trimmed $44,491.27 from the assessment roll. "I do really sincerely hope that you all will support the renewal of the Ocean Avenue Community Benefit District," Chen said during the hearing. The board adopted the amended resolution after the Department of Elections reported there was no majority protest.
The Ocean Avenue Association, which would manage services under the renewed district, told supervisors at the hearing that it provides daily sweeping, weekly pressure washing, landscaping, and business support across the corridor. "By the numbers, we completed 43,547 tasks along the main Ocean Avenue corridor," OAA Executive Director Christian Martin said. He said the group supplements assessment revenue with grants and earned income and proposed a budget of roughly $460,000 under the amended boundary.
City staff from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development described the renewal process and the management plan for the expanded boundaries. Jackie Hazelwood, OEWD's Community Benefit District program director, said the amended engineer's report and management plan were filed with the board and made available to the public before the hearing.
Property owners, business owners and neighborhood volunteers spoke in favor of renewal during the hearing, citing improvements in cleanliness, removal of graffiti, and event programming. Several small-business owners and community volunteers from Lakeside Village said the corridor's conditions had improved while OAA services were active and urged property owners to return ballots in support.
After the public hearing closed and the Department of Elections counted ballots (including ballots received during the hearing), the clerk reported the weighted results and the board voted to adopt the resolution as amended. With no majority protest, supervisors recorded 11 ayes and the board established the renewed Ocean Avenue Community Benefit District.
The district will fund corridor ambassadors, cleaning and maintenance, small-business support and community events for the specified district area; funding and service levels will reflect the amended assessment roll. The board’s action triggers the levy of assessments for the start of the fiscal year 2025–26, subject to the management plan and engineer’s report adopted with the resolution.
Supervisor Chen and OEWD staff said copies of the updated management plan and engineer's report dated July 2025 are available for public review at the clerk's office and that the Department of Elections posted the ballot tabulation results in Room 59 on the basement level of City Hall.
