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Rules Committee sends three SFPUC mayoral nominees to full Board after public support and discussion of community benefits
Summary
Mayor's nominees for three San Francisco Public Utilities Commission seats — including Avni Jamdar for environmental justice and Joshua Arce for ratepayer advocacy — answered supervisors' questions on community benefits and affordability and were recommended to the full Board after public supporters testified.
The Rules Committee on Oct. 7 considered three mayoral nominations to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and voted to forward them to the full Board with a positive committee recommendation.
Avni Jamdar, nominated for the environmental justice and policy seat, highlighted her 14 years in environmental-justice and climate work and said she would prioritize community- and equity-focused programming, partnerships for CleanPowerSF, and addressing high electricity rates. "I want to work on getting Clean Power SF to partner with other CCAs in the region," Jamdar said.
Joshua Arce, the mayor’s nominee for the ratepayer consumer-advocacy seat, described a background as a civil-rights attorney and labor and workforce advocate, saying he would seek to ensure community benefits and protect affordability for low-income ratepayers. The project finance nominee (identified in the record as Steven/Stefan Leverone/Liberani) positioned himself as a native San Franciscan and business leader who would apply fiscal oversight to PUC projects.
Supervisors pressed nominees on community benefits, local hiring and the PUC’s role balancing infrastructure upgrades with rate impacts. Nominees affirmed support for community workforce agreements, local hiring and maintaining affordability programs. Several speakers — including representatives from Enterprise Community Partners, the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, Mission Housing, and Average Black Men United — testified in strong support of the nominees, citing experience in decarbonization, labor, and community engagement.
Chair Walton moved to send the nominations to the full Board as a committee report and the committee voted to recommend approval. The matter will appear on the Board docket for final confirmation.
