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Supervisors pass package of port, transit and contract measures; nitrous‑oxide retail ban drafting request introduced
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Summary
On Feb. 24 the board approved a package of budget, port, transit and contract items (including an $18.5M Port Harbor Fund appropriation and a $30.8M paratransit contract increase) and heard new proposals including a drafting request to ban retail nitrous oxide and a motion to continue restoration of coastal warning systems to March 3.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Feb. 24 adopted a series of resolutions and ordinances advancing port stabilization, transit contracts, budget timelines and other routine city business, while members introduced new policy requests including a drafting request to prohibit retail sales of nitrous oxide.
Key adopted items included a first‑reading ordinance to appropriate $18,500,000 from the Port Harbor Fund for dry dock stabilization and shipping improvements (item 8), adoption of the 10th amendment to the paratransit broker and operating agreement with Transdev Services, Inc. (item 18) — which extended the term through June 30, 2028 and increased the contract amount by about $30,800,000 to a total of approximately $339,000,000 — and multiple easement, lease, grant and contract amendments described by the clerk and adopted without objection.
Supervisor Sauter introduced a drafting request to prohibit retail sale of nitrous oxide (often marketed as "Galaxy Gas," "Miami Magic," "Cosmic Gas"), citing national and local concerns about youth marketing, public littering and potential health risks. In the presentation, Sauter referenced studies said to show increasing deaths and emergency visits associated with nitrous oxide misuse and noted other California jurisdictions that have passed retail bans; the council directed the city attorney and health professionals to help craft legislation with targeted exemptions for medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses.
The board also took votes to adopt resolutions authorizing lease and easement transactions (items 11–13), approve a retroactive amendment to the Treasure Island master lease with the U.S. Navy (item 14), extend contracts for blood products and paratransit services (items 15 and 18), and reauthorize lease‑revenue commercial paper facilities (items 19–20). Items 34–36 and 38–40 were adopted without committee reference by unanimous roll call. Item 37 — a resolution urging restoration of the city’s outdoor public warning system in tsunami evacuation zones and coastal areas — was continued to the chair’s call and set for March 3 after a motion to continue.
Several supervisors and community members were recognized in commendations and in‑memoriam remarks during a 2:30 special order that included honors for community programs, small businesses, public‑health organizations, and civic volunteers. The meeting concluded after public comment and the clerk’s reading of adjournment memoranda.
