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Millbrae officials and residents urge pause on SFPUC Millbrae operations project; allege inadequate outreach

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission · January 12, 2026
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Summary

Multiple Millbrae elected officials and residents told the SFPUC on Jan. 13 they were surprised by references to a Millbrae Operations Center project (slides showed ~$366 million) and accused the utility of insufficient local engagement and oversight; callers asked the commission to halt the project until BOSCA oversight and local review occur.

Several public commenters at the SFPUC Jan. 13 hearing pressed the commission on an item identified on budget slides as the Millbrae Operations Center Improvement Project and raised concerns about local outreach, fiscal impacts and environmental justice.

Steve Rinaldi, Vice Mayor of Millbrae, said the project appears in the CIP as a roughly $366 million undertaking and urged the commission to stop work until Millbrae has had a meaningful opportunity to review it and the oversight body BOSCA has weighed in. "This project must be halted until Millbrae is able to weigh in directly, BOSCA provides…

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