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Planning Commission delays decision on mayor’s directive to end remote public comment
Summary
After hours of public testimony urging retention of remote access, the San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously to continue discussion of the mayor’s directive on remote public comment to Dec. 7 to allow more consultation with the mayor’s office, the Board of Supervisors and stakeholders.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Nov. 16 paused a decision to adopt the mayor’s instruction that would end routine remote public comment at commission hearings, voting to continue the matter to its Dec. 7 meeting.
Commission staff read a directive from the mayor’s office instructing city commissions to adopt the Board of Supervisors’ new rule limiting remote comment to people with disabilities. The secretary said remote-comment language had been removed from future notices and that department presenters would be required to attend meetings in person. The mayor’s written…
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