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Board goes into closed session on Park Merced litigation; public raises Brown Act concerns

3005928 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

The Board convened a closed session to receive advice from the city attorney regarding threatened litigation potentially arising from the proposed Park Merced development project. Members of the public questioned whether the statutory "facts and circumstances" threshold for a litigation‑based closed session had been met.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recessed into closed session on May 3 to receive advice from the city attorney about threatened litigation potentially arising from the proposed Park Merced development project.

Before the board moved behind closed doors, members of the public urged the supervisors to state on the record the basis for the closed session. David Pilpel told the board he believed the Brown Act and the…

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