Votes at a glance: San Francisco supervisors approve a package of planning, budget and labor measures; juvenile hall closure ordinance passes with one dissent

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 18 advanced a broad set of ordinances and resolutions on first reading or final adoption covering land use, city budgeting, labor contracts, and public‑safety technology. Most items were handled en bloc and approved on first reading by unanimous consent; a few items drew individual votes or discussion.

Key outcomes

- Juvenile hall closure (Item 1): The board voted to amend the Administrative Code to require closure of the city’s juvenile hall by Dec. 31, 2021, and affirmed related CEQA findings. The item passed on first reading with a recorded roll call: 10 ayes, 1 no (Supervisor Stephanie opposed).

- Landmark and planning code actions (Items 2–4): The board designated 524 Union Street as a city landmark (Item 2) and adopted planning code amendments to permit arts activities and to exempt certain nighttime entertainment in historic and Regional Commercial Districts (Item 3). An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) zoning and tax/regulatory clarification amendment (Item 4) was also taken and passed on first reading; all passed unanimously on first reading.

- Participatory budgeting and district appropriations (Item 6): The board approved de‑appropriation and re‑appropriation actions to support District 7 participatory budgeting projects, moving $400,000 from the district general city responsibility and programming roughly $300,000 to departments for resident‑selected projects and $100,000 to the city administrator for District 7 disaster…