Board of Supervisors adopts housing, finance and public‑safety measures; approves planning‑commission nominee 9–2

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Nov. 19 adopted a broad package of ordinances, resolutions and financing actions affecting housing, public works, port projects and public‑safety programs.

The board took final or first‑reading action on dozens of routine and non‑routine items in a single meeting. Key outcomes included approvals related to the 3333 California Street project, multi‑million dollar certificates of participation (COPs) and multifamily housing revenue bonds, a contract amendment for seawall resiliency work, grant acceptances for juvenile probation and public‑health homeless services, and the adoption of resolutions on asylum‑seeking residents and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Notable votes and approvals

- Items 7–9 (3333 California Street): The board approved three ordinances to (1) create a 3333 California Street special use district, (2) approve a development agreement with Laurel Heights Partners LLC for the site at California Street and Presidio Avenue with specified public benefits, and (3) approve a major encroachment permit for streetscape improvements adjacent to 3333 California Street. The ordinances were finally passed unanimously.

- Items 10–11 (Hope SF COPs): The board introduced and passed on first reading an ordinance authorizing the issuance and delivery of certificates of participation (COPs) in the approximate amount of $83,600,000 to finance and refinance capital improvements tied to the Hope SF project, and an appropriation ordinance to the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD). Outcome: passed on first reading.

- Items 12–13 (1064–1068 Mission Street homeless services center): The board approved a resolution authorizing the controller to issue taxable or tax‑exempt COPs in a representative amount of $7,200,000 for…