Board adopts multiple ordinances, resolutions and appointments; key votes on business vacancy taxes, homelessness funding and housing grants

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors considered and voted on multiple ordinances, resolutions and appointments at its Feb. 11 regular meeting. Several items were passed on a consent or "same house, same call" basis; a handful of items required individual roll calls.

Highlights

- Minutes: The board approved the minutes from the Jan. 8, 2025 inaugural board meeting (roll call: 11 ayes).

- Item 6 (Ordinance): Amendments to the business and tax regulations code relating to commercial vacancy tax exemptions under Article 29, Section 2909 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code were finally passed; the clerk noted final passage requires a two‑thirds affirmative vote (8 votes) and the board took the measure on the same house call.

- Item 7 (Ordinance): An ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide core initiatives intended to strengthen the city's response to homelessness, substance use and mental‑health crises passed 10–1 (Supervisor Walton voted no).

- Item 8 (Appropriation): The board appropriated $526,000 from the general reserve to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to support two‑hour free parking in the Portsmouth Square garage and transit fares for Lunar New Year events (vote: 11 ayes; passed on first reading). See the transit article for details.

- Item 9 (Resolution): The board authorized the Human Services Agency to apply for…