Rules Committee backs Kenneth Wingard for Market & Octavia advisory seat

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on June 18 recommended Kenneth Wingard to fill one vacancy on the Market & Octavia Community Advisory Committee, after hearing presentations from three applicants.

Wingard told the committee he has lived in the Market-Octavia area for 21 years, runs a Market Street storefront and chairs a streetscape committee. He cited experience on neighborhood boards, including the DuBose Triangle Neighborhood Association and the Castro Benefit District, and said he has led local streetscape and plaza projects.

Another applicant, architect and planner David Winslow, described more than 25 years of work on housing and public-realm projects and highlighted his role organizing and fund-raising for the Linden Living Alley, a shared-street pilot linked to the Market-Octavia plan. A third applicant, Paige Bass, was not present.

Supervisor Eric Marr moved to recommend Wingard for seat number 4. The motion drew support from colleagues and was accepted “without objection.” The committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to the full Board of Supervisors, which will consider the appointment on Tuesday, June 29.

Public commenters praised both Winslow’s Linden Living Alley work and Wingard’s neighborhood experience during the two-minute comment period. The committee noted the appointment process and next steps for the full Board vote.

The committee took no separate formal vote count on the recommendation during the hearing; the record shows the chair and members agreed to move the recommendation forward without objection.