Board advances Homekey hotel purchase, all‑electric building code and contracting reforms; multiple MOUs move forward

Apr 16, 2025

On Nov. 17 the Board approved a package of consent and calendar items including a Homekey grant agreement to acquire a 130-room tourist hotel for supportive housing, an all-electric new-construction building code, and an administrative-code change to tighten contractor selection; multiple union MOUs and other routine matters were also advanced.

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On Nov. 17 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a range of items on the consent and regular calendars with limited debate. Highlights from the day’s calendar included a Homekey grant deal to convert a hotel into supportive housing, an ordinance requiring new construction to be all-electric, and new rules for documenting contractor selection in public works — along with a package of employee-union MOUs.

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