Audit committee forwards development and hotel–fire-station incentive agreements for downtown San Francisco block

The Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Oct. 6 forwarded two ordinances to the full board that would approve agreements between the city and EQX Jackson, XQ Hold coal LLC related to development on several downtown parcels bounded by Sansom, Washington, Battery and Merchant streets.

Supervisor Jackie Fielder, chair of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee, moved to send items 1 and 2 to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation; the committee recorded a 3-0 vote, with Vice Chair Danny Sauter and Supervisor Steven Sherrill also voting aye.

The first ordinance would approve a development agreement for properties listed in the ordinance, and would accept and appropriate approximately $4,300,000 in an additional affordable housing…