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Committee advances appointments and rejects several outgoing-mayor nominations amid transition concerns
Summary
The Rules Committee considered multiple mayoral nominations and appointments. It appointed Estella Ortiz to the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board, and it voted to reject or return without recommendation several mayoral nominations (Board of Appeals, SFMTA) citing timing and the incoming mayor; public commenters both supported nominees and urged the Board to defer.
The Rules Committee on Dec. 9 acted on a slate of nominations and appointments. For Item 6, the committee appointed Estella Ortiz to a seat on the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board (term ending 03/01/2025) after a presentation from Ms. Ortiz and public comment from community groups endorsing her candidacy.
For Items 7 and 8, the committee considered mayoral nominations to the Board of Appeals (nominee listed in the transcript as Joanna Guttman/Gutman/Goodman) and to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board (nominee listed as Sarah Bars/Barrs). Both nominees made brief presentations and multiple community members and nonprofit groups testified in support, citing the nominees’ qualifications. Several supervisors — noting that the nominations were submitted by the outgoing mayor and would result in multi-year terms that extend into the incoming mayor’s administration — argued that the timing was inappropriate. The committee amended motions to replace 'approve' with 'reject' (or to send without recommendation) and the amended motions passed without objection.
Item 9 (nomination to the Police Commission) included a nominee’s remarks about focusing on Tenderloin deployment and immigrant communities; public comment included at least one speaker supporting that nominee. The committee concluded remaining business and adjourned.
