Votes at a glance: key ordinances, contracts and grants approved March 1 by San Francisco supervisors

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a range of ordinances, amendments and resolutions on March 1, most by unanimous consent. Items included bond authorization language for a June ballot, emergency contracting amendments to house people in hotels, DPH staffing contracts, grants and program expansions, and a school-district loan forgiveness measure. Below are the key items taken up and the outcomes as recorded by the clerk.

- Proposition bond for transportation and street-safety projects (item 4): The board adopted an ordinance calling a special election for June 7, 2022 to submit to voters a proposal authorizing up to $400 million in bonded debt for transportation, street safety and transit-related capital improvements. Because the ordinance required an eight-vote supermajority under California Government Code provisions for bonding, the clerk took a roll-call vote; the ordinance passed 11–0.

- Human Services Agency hotel contract amendments (item 5 and item 9): Item 5 approved a fifth amendment to an emergency agreement with 1231 Market Street owner LP (the Whitcomb) to extend the city’s use…