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Mayor, Board president unveil $32 billion 10‑year capital plan; supervisors raise concerns about a proposed new jail
Summary
Mayor Lee and Board President Breed introduced a $32 billion, 10‑year capital plan on March 3 that lists major investments in hospitals, seismic retrofits, transit and sea‑level‑rise measures; supervisors praised the plan overall but flagged the proposed Hall of Justice replacement jail for further review.
Mayor Lee and Board President Breed on March 3 released a 10‑year capital plan proposing roughly $32 billion in infrastructure investments for San Francisco, including seismic retrofits, transportation projects, a new trauma hospital and measures to address sea‑level rise.
President Breed described the plan as fiscally responsible and designed to avoid tax increases or higher debt caps while delivering projects ranging from the new trauma facility at San Francisco General, the Central Subway and Presidio Parkway to neighborhood park renovations and ADA upgrades. "The plan strikes the right balance of caring for our existing infrastructure while investing in new projects to accommodate a growing population," Breed said.
Breed said the plan also includes less visible work such as boiler and elevator repairs and seismic retrofits for fire and police stations. She and the mayor emphasized that the program would create thousands of local construction jobs and for the first time includes planning for sea‑level rise mitigation.
Several supervisors voiced support for the overall plan but raised concerns about one listed project: a proposed new jail as part of a Hall of Justice replacement. Some members said the city must consider whether incarceration capacity is the right investment and whether the facility should include certified mental‑health services or be sized differently to reflect efforts to reduce unnecessary incarceration. "If we build a new jail, let's ensure we are building not only the right size jail, but also the right kind of jail," Breed said.
President Breed said the capital plan is the result of cross‑department work and voter support for past bonds, and she will serve on the capital planning committee to oversee the next steps. The plan will proceed through required budget and approvals processes; supervisors signaled they will work with the mayor and departments on project scope and design details for more contentious items such as the Hall of Justice replacement.
