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San Francisco supervisors approve Treasure Island housing awards, new fire code and a suite of contracts; tsunami-warning resolution passes 10–1
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Summary
At its March 3 meeting the Board of Supervisors passed a package of ordinances and resolutions including funding for Department of Emergency Management staffing, contract amendments for parking operators, a Treasure Island HCD award (~$45.1M) for a 100% affordable project, and a new city fire code on first reading; a resolution to restore outdoor public-warning and tsunami infrastructure passed 10–1.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on March 3 approved a series of ordinances and resolutions spanning emergency-management staffing, parking-management contract amendments, Treasure Island affordable-housing funding and the city’s updated fire code.
The board unanimously approved an ordinance appropriating $4,000,000 from the general city reserve to the Department of Emergency Management for expanded street-condition staffing and $150,000 to the Human Rights Commission for community initiatives in fiscal year 2025–26. Supervisors took several contract amendments on the consent calendar, including a $12,000,000 increase to IMCO Parking LLC (raising the total to $219,000,000) and a $9,000,000 increase to LAZ Parking California LLC (total $189,000,000) to manage off-street parking facilities under the Port of San Francisco; both amendments become effective March 1, 2026 with no change to the contract term.
The board also adopted a resolution authorizing the Treasure Island Development Authority to execute standard agreements with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for an approximate award of $45,100,000. The package described in the resolution includes a $30,000,000 loan to IC 4.3 Family Housing LP for a 100% affordable housing project at Treasure Island Parcel IC 4.3 and a $15,100,000 grant for public-transportation improvements; the term cited runs through March 30, 2046.
On the code front, supervisors advanced an ordinance to repeal the existing San Francisco fire code and adopt a new code aligning with the 2025 California Fire Code and portions of the 2024 International Fire Code with San Francisco–specific amendments; the ordinance was passed on first reading with an operative date of Jan. 1, 2026.
Several ceremonial and land-use items were approved en bloc: the board adopted 25 landmark-designation resolutions (items 13–37) and added a commemorative street name, Carmen Johnson Way, to the 1100 block of Pierce Street.
Energy and public-safety resolutions drew recorded votes. Item 43, a resolution urging the Department of Emergency Management and Department of Technology to prioritize restoration of San Francisco’s outdoor public-warning system and tsunami-evacuation infrastructure, passed with 10 ayes and one no (Supervisor Mandelmann). On item 47 the board adopted a resolution supporting California State Senate Bill 875 — legislation intended to clarify the process for local jurisdictions to form or expand public utilities — unanimously. Speaking in support of the public-power resolution, President Mandelmann said the legislation would reduce special legal protections that investor-owned utilities enjoy and “level the playing field” for municipalities exploring public power options. (The transcript records that item 47 passed with 11 ayes.)
The board also approved without objection a resolution supporting Assembly Bill 1897, which the record describes as strengthening standards and evaluations for continued treatment for incarcerated individuals with severe mental illness on release.
On process items, supervisors authorized the preparation of proponent and opponent ballot arguments and designated authors for several city measures for the June 2, 2026 statewide primary; the motion to amend the designations was moved, seconded and adopted.
A closed session on existing litigation (Airlines for America v. City & County of San Francisco) was convened; the board reported no action in closed session and then voted not to disclose closed-session deliberations.
Why it matters: The actions advance several near-term capital and contract commitments (parking, Treasure Island funding, YMCA services) and set policy priorities (public-power support, tsunami-warning restoration) that affect infrastructure planning, housing delivery and emergency preparedness across the city. Several items were advanced on first reading or by resolution and will require follow-up to track implementation and any additional approvals.
What’s next: Ordinances passed on first reading or adopted on a single reading will proceed according to standard legislative steps; the Treasure Island agreements will proceed with HCD once standard agreements are executed; the board scheduled further committee work on separate matters noted in members’ remarks.