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Votes at a glance: key actions taken at the July 26 San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting
Summary
The board adopted numerous budget, settlement, and administrative items including a $10 million opioid settlement, budget and salary ordinances, and multiple appointments. Several charter measures were ordered to the November ballot; the fourplex veto override failed.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors conducted a wide range of business on July 26, from budget and bond items to settlements, appointments and charter measures. Below is a concise “votes at a glance” summary of the formal actions recorded during the meeting. (This list notes outcomes recorded during the meeting; fuller materials and minutes are available from the Clerk.)
Key adopted items and recorded votes
- Items 1–12 (consent calendar): Passed unanimously (routine consent items; no separate roll call discussion reported).
- Item 13 — Fourplex ordinance veto override: Motion to override mayor’s veto failed to reach the required eight votes; recorded 7 ayes, 4 noes (see separate article). Outcome: veto sustained.
- Item 14 — Settlement of lawsuit re: opioid manufacturers (Endo, Par): Ordinance authorizing a $10,000,000 settlement approved (clerk recorded 10 ayes; one supervisor absent). Outcome: ordinance finally passed.
- Item 15 — PUC form contracts for electricity purchases and delegation to general manager (through 06/30/2025): Approved without objection.
- Item 16 — Health Service System plans and contribution rates for 2023 (9‑vote threshold): Passed on roll call (10 ayes recorded).
- Items 17–27 — Annual budget and related ordinances (city and county budget, salary ordinance, certificates of participation, fee changes, etc.): Passed (roll call showed 10 ayes, 1 no — Supervisor Preston in the dissent on one vote). Outcome: ordinances finally passed.
- Item 28 — Park code surcharge for Marina West Harbor and related findings: After an excusal motion and procedural steps, the ordinance was finally passed by recorded roll call (9 ayes, 1 no — Supervisor Preston in dissent). Outcome: ordinance passed.
- Items 29 and 30 — Two charter items: Item 29 (accelerated review for eligible 100% affordable and certain market projects) passed on roll call and will be submitted to voters (recorded 7 ayes, 4 noes). Item 30 (charter amendment re: rent control applied to upzoned units) was tabled by unanimous vote for further work.
- Item 31 — Student Success Fund (charter amendment to create the fund for SFUSD): Unanimously ordered to the November 8 ballot (11–0).
- Items 32–39 and many others (real property sales, housing bond approvals, revenue bond inducements, grants and cooperative agreements): Passed as described on the agenda, typically by unanimous consent; several bond and certificate authorizations were taken as routine and approved.
- Item 40 — Planning code changes to create electric vehicle charging location uses and fleet charging: Passed on first reading unanimously.
- Item 41 — Intent to order a conditional street vacation for Park Merced: Adopted unanimously; referred to committee of the whole for a Sept. 20 hearing.
- Item 42 — Resolution supporting MidPen Housing’s Access Sites grant application for 850 Turk Street: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
- Items 43–45 — Liquor license determinations (premise transfers and on‑sale licenses): Adopted unanimously.
- Items 46–57 — Motions on conflicts, appointments and nominations to various boards and commissions (shelter monitoring committee, reentry council, entertainment commission, board of appeals, etc.): Approved, typically by unanimous or recorded roll call as noted on the agenda.
Adoption‑without‑committee (items 60–70)
- Items 60–70 were considered for adoption without committee reference. Most were taken in a single roll call; item 63 (resolution regarding Laguna Honda transfers) was held out for separate action and was approved as amended (see Laguna Honda article). Item 66 (ballot argument authorizations) was amended on the floor and adopted as amended.
Imperative resolution
- The board adopted an imperative resolution (supermajority finding required and approved) urging Governor Newsom and CDPH to act on Laguna Honda at the state level; the board also urged Secretary Becerra to pause CMS transfer requirements pending recertification (adopted unanimously; item 63 as amended).
Procedural notes
- Several items required excusals for specific supervisors and rescind motions were handled on the floor; the clerk read corrected tallies in a few instances. Where recorded tallies were announced at the meeting they are reflected here (as announced by the clerk). Where the clerk corrected a reading, the final announced tally is reported above.
Where to read the full record
The Board’s online minutes and the posted clerk’s files contain the full text of each ordinance and resolution, staff reports, and the official roll call records. For items of highest public interest—Laguna Honda, the fourplex veto, the Student Success Fund and budget ordinances—board committee reports and attachments are available on the Clerk’s website.
If you would like an itemized, downloadable list of the 60+ agenda actions with the exact roll call entries and ordinance/resolution numbers, the Clerk’s office posts those documents with the official minutes.
