Board approves surveillance-camera policy, housing financing and advances ADU and business-fee measures

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 1 approved several ordinances and resolutions, including final passage of a surveillance-technology policy for the Municipal Transportation Agency’s existing automated red-light and no-turn enforcement cameras and authorization of multifamily housing financing for a Sunnydale project.

The board recorded an 11-0 vote to finally pass the ordinance authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) to continue use of its existing automated red light and no-turn enforcement cameras. The board also adopted a resolution authorizing up to $76,000,000 in multifamily housing revenue notes to finance construction of an 89-unit rental project at 65 Santos Street, known as Sunnydale Hope SF Block 7.

Two planning- and housing-related ordinances were carried forward or passed on first reading: an amendment to the planning and subdivision codes to allow separate conveyance of certain accessory dwelling units and associated primary residences as condominiums was passed on first reading, and an ordinance extending a waiver of certain first-year permit, license and business registration fees for specified newly formed small businesses or new locations was passed on first reading. The board also approved a motion to convene a closed session to receive legal advice about existing litigation involving Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Why it matters: The surveillance policy affects how MTA operates automated enforcement cameras; the Sunnydale financing authorizes an allocation of tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue notes and related agreements; the ADU ordinance affects property conveyancing and could change how some accessory dwelling units are sold; and the fee-waiver extension aims to reduce startup costs for small businesses through June 30, 2026.

Votes at a glance: - Item 1 — Ordinance to approve the MTA surveillance-technology policy (automated red light and no-turn enforcement cameras): Roll call recorded 11 ayes, ordinance finally passed. (Roll-call names transcribed in meeting record.) - Item 2 — Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through June 30, 2026, a waiver of certain first-year permit, license and business registration fees for specified small businesses: Passed on first reading without objection. - Item 3 — Resolution authorizing execution and delivery of multifamily housing revenue notes (aggregate principal not to exceed $76,000,000) to finance Sunnydale Hope SF Block 7 (65 Santos Street), and approving related agreements: Adopted without objection. - Item 4 — Ordinance amending planning and subdivision codes to allow separate conveyance of certain ADUs and associated primary residences as condominiums; affirms CEQA determination: Passed on first reading. - Item 7 — Motion to convene closed session on July 8, 2025, to confer with or receive advice from the city attorney regarding existing litigation with Pacific Gas & Electric Company: Approved by roll call (11 ayes).

Details and next steps: The surveillance-technology ordinance was finally passed by roll call; the record shows the clerk announcing the votes. The multifamily financing resolution approves the form of multiple agreements and back-to-back loans as part of the bond/note structure; the resolution’s authorization is limited to an aggregate principal amount “not to exceed $76,000,000.” The fee-waiver extension is set to run through June 30, 2026; details of which business types or eligibility criteria are covered were discussed in committee and are referenced in the ordinance text but are not specified further in the oral record at the meeting.

No public amendments or changes to the Sunnydale financing terms were recorded during the meeting. The ADU conveyance ordinance was advanced as amended by the Land Use and Transportation Committee and is scheduled for further hearings as part of the ordinance process.