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Supervisors' Budget Committee forwards $535 million earthquake safety and emergency response bond to full Board
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee voted 3'0'00 to send a package of four measures to the full Board that would place a $535 million earthquake safety and emergency response general obligation bond on the June 2, 2026 ballot to fund seismic upgrades to fire and police stations, the emergency firefighting water system and Potrero Yard.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Jan. 14 voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of Supervisors place a $535 million general obligation bond on the June 2, 2026 ballot to fund seismic upgrades to first-responder facilities and essential infrastructure.
City Administrator Carmen Chu and Brian Strong, director of the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning, told supervisors the Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) bond would finance seismic improvements to the emergency firefighting water system, fire stations and police stations and pay for a major retrofit or replacement of Muni's Potrero Yard.
The legislation package includes an ordinance adjusting the capital plan reporting cycle and a resolution amending the city's 10-year capital plan; two…
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