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Audit committee continues Chevron property settlement to Dec. 5 after public calls for just‑transition review
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted to continue the proposed settlement and sale of City‑owned Kern County property to Chevron to the committee’s Dec. 5 meeting after public comment urged a halt pending a mandated public process and a 'just transition' plan.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Nov. 20 moved the proposed settlement and sale of City‑owned property in Kern County to Chevron to its Dec. 5 meeting after public commenters and at least one supervisor urged further negotiation and public process.
Julia Sebastian, climate policy director at Jobs of Justice San Francisco, told the committee, "I am here to respectfully ask you to vote no on the settlement agreement with Chevron," arguing that San Francisco's Ordinance 236‑16 requires the City to end involvement in oil and gas extraction and to complete a public process and a just transition plan before consenting to a sale.
Supervisor Connie Chan said she supported continuing the item to allow "further conversations with Chevron, for a possibility of investment ... in green jobs and protections of workers." Chair Dean Preston said he ‘‘fully support[s]’’ the continuance and thanked Chan for pursuing negotiations.
The committee's clerk reported that in closed session the committee voted to continue item 1 to the committee's Dec. 5 meeting. The clerk also reported that items 2–11 and 13 were forwarded to the full Board with positive recommendations; item 12 was forwarded to the full Board without recommendation.
The public record presented to the committee summarized the settlement docket for items 1–13 as seven ordinances and six resolutions authorizing settlements and unlitigated claims with amounts ranging between $3,250 and $2,650,000. Committee members did not vote to approve or reject the Chevron settlement at the meeting; instead they postponed further consideration to permit additional negotiations and public engagement.
The committee did not disclose closed session deliberations; the committee carried a motion not to disclose those discussions. The item will return to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Dec. 5. The full Board will see related referrals and recommendations on Dec. 3, 2024, per the clerk's statement.
