San Francisco Board of Supervisors convened Jan. 13, 2026. The board heard a mayoral appearance announcing Vanderbilt University’s selection of San Francisco for a new campus and a lengthy public hearing on whether removal of the Vaillancourt Fountain is statutorily exempt from CEQA; the board upheld the planning department's emergency exemption (item 21) by a 10-1 vote and tabled items 22 and 23.