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Committee forwards five nominees for Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure amid broad public support
Summary
The Rules Committee advanced five mayoral appointees — including representatives with redevelopment, legal and finance backgrounds — to the full Board for the new Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure, noting the successor role after redevelopment dissolution and urging commissioners to prioritize local hire and affordable housing.
The Rules Committee on Dec. 6 voted to forward five mayoral nominees to the full Board for confirmation to the Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure, the body charged with overseeing legacy redevelopment projects and successor-agency responsibilities.
Supervisor Jane Kim outlined the context: the state dissolved the redevelopment agency and the city is transitioning implementation to a successor body and a new commission. Tiffany Bogie, director of the successor agency, told the committee that staff are focused on implementing legacy projects, asset management and honoring commitments to affordable housing and community benefits.
Nominees who addressed the committee included Theodore (Theo) Ellington, who cited experience on the Youth Commission and Southeast Community Facilities Commission and emphasized oversight to ensure developers meet affordable housing and community-benefit commitments in Bayview Hunters Point and other areas; Marilee Mondejar, founder of the Filipina Women's Network, who highlighted coalition-building and redistricting experience; Christine Johnson, a public-finance professional who described bond, capital planning and redevelopment advisory roles; Mara Rosales, a former deputy city attorney and airport counsel who emphasized contracting and minority-business expertise; and Darshan Singh, a former redevelopment commissioner who cited institutional knowledge of major projects.
A large public-comment period featured community leaders and former commissioners urging confirmation, underscoring the need for local hire, affordable housing, and vigilant oversight of projects such as Hunters Point Shipyard, Mission Bay and Transbay.
After public comment and discussion, Supervisors moved and seconded a committee report recommending the five nominees to the full Board; the motion passed without opposition.
What’s next: The full Board will consider confirmations and the committee urged incoming commissioners to actively engage with affected communities and prioritize local-hire and equity-driven outcomes.
Sources: Committee testimony and public comment on Dec. 6 Rules Committee meeting.
