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Supervisor Marr urges including Climate Action Plan priorities in city bond schedule; requests committee-of-the-whole hearing
Summary
Supervisor Mar introduced a push to include funding priorities from a recent UC Berkeley study on financing the Climate Action Plan in the city's general obligation bond schedule and asked the board to hold a committee-of-the-whole hearing in January to examine the report.
Supervisor Mar used his final legislative introduction to call for the Board of Supervisors to take up financing priorities tied to the city's Climate Action Plan. He asked the board to urge the Capital Planning Committee to include recommendations from a recent report by the UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) in the schedule for the city's upcoming general obligation bond program and to convene the board as a committee of the whole in January for a public hearing on the report.
Why this matters: The CLEE study — "Funding San Francisco Climate Action" — lays out financing options and priorities to support building decarbonization, resilient infrastructure and transportation investments. Supervisor Mar said implementing the recommendations is essential if the city is to meet its net-zero goals and urged stronger general-fund commitments to climate action.
What the resolution asks The resolution requests that the Capital Planning Committee include Climate Action Plan funding priorities recommended in the CLEE report in the proposed general obligation bond schedule and that the board hold a full hearing to examine the report and options for dedicated climate financing.
Support and context Supervisor Mar said the city has made progress on emissions reductions but still needs structural financing to meet 2045 net-zero and other climate targets. He named community groups and professional organizations supporting the proposal and framed the request as a first step toward putting city resources behind the Climate Action Plan.
Next steps Supervisor Mar asked colleagues to pass a motion scheduling a committee-of-the-whole hearing in January to discuss the CLEE report and financing options. The resolution was included on the without-reference calendar and was adopted as part of that block of items.
