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Board committee confirms Leroy King’s reappointment to redevelopment agency
Summary
The Rules Committee voted without objection Oct. 21 to recommend the four-year reappointment of Leroy King to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, following extensive public testimony both in support and one voiced opposition based on a prior meeting audio recording.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on Oct. 21 recommended the reappointment of Leroy King to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency for a four‑year term ending Sept. 3, 2014. Chair David Campos called the item out of order to accommodate scheduling and opened public comment. After lengthy public testimony, the committee took the confirmation motion without objection.
King, who addressed the committee during the hearing, said he has served on the redevelopment commission for 31 years and described his work in the Fillmore and Bayview/Hunters Point neighborhoods, including efforts tied to shipyard redevelopment. “I’ve been on this commission 31 years,” King said, and asked to remain to help complete long‑running projects.
Community leaders, union representatives and neighborhood business owners gave extended support during public comment, thanking King for his leadership on civil‑rights, labor and affordable‑housing initiatives. Rick Swig, president of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Commission, called King “a hero” and praised his institutional knowledge; others highlighted King’s role in advancing affordable homeownership and local economic development.
One speaker opposed the confirmation and urged supervisors to review audio from a Sept. 21 commission meeting, arguing that a commissioner must be able to render impartial findings and not use the position to penalize opposing views. Chair Campos and other supervisors responded that the committee must consider the reappointment in the round and said they found no basis at the hearing to block the nomination.
Supervisor Eric Mar moved the recommendation to confirm King; the motion passed without objection. The committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to the full Board of Supervisors as part of the standard confirmation process.
The reappointment drew substantial public turnout and a range of testimonials about King’s decades of community service and mentorship. The committee noted the mix of praise and a single recorded concern but concluded there was insufficient basis in the record to deny confirmation.
