The Weekly Digest (April 28, 2024)

Written By Bill Jackson

Happy Sunday, Brionies!

Here’s what you need to know about San Francisco politics this week and beyond:

City Hall

  • Monday, April 29 at 1:30pm: Regular meeting of the Land Use and Transportation Committee (agenda here)

    • Item 2 – Hearing to discuss the status of the San Francisco Tenant Right to Counsel Program, which guarantees that any renter facing eviction has access to free legal representation. The annual budget for this program is $17.7 million. Background here.

  • Tuesday, April 30 at 2pm: Regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors (agenda here)

    • Mayor Breed will make her monthly appearance before the Board. 

    • Item 15 – Ordinance amending the Public Works Code relating to sidewalk vending. Proposed amendments include requiring certain vendors to register with the Tax Collector and prohibiting stationary sidewalk vendors from operating in residential districts.

    • Item 25 – Resolution approving an amendment to an agreement between Bayview Hunters Point Foundation (BVHPF) and the Department of Public Health (DPH), increasing it by $3,838,048 for a total amount not to exceed $15,438,048. BVHPF provides mental health services, substance abuse treatment, preventative programs for youth, and other social services for Bayview and Hunters Point neighborhood residents. The proposed contract would continue to fund two opioid treatment services: (1) methadone maintenance (165 clients per year) and (2) jail methadone maintenance (66 clients per year). BVHPF is one of two nonprofits the controller placed on “elevated concern” status in a recent report, partly because it could not produce financial statements for FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23.

    • Item 26 – Resolution retroactively approving an amendment to the agreement between the Regents of the University of California and DPH for behavioral health services for high-risk transitional-aged youth, adults, and older adults. The amendment increases the agreement by $84,121,542 for an amount not to exceed $133,397,493 and extends the term by five and one-half years.

    • Item 30 and 31 – Ordinances relating to a new 100% affordable 90-unit housing development at 2550 Irving Street, which will be funded through a $63.8 million revenue bond, a $16,956,650 loan from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, and a $9,600,000 purchase of land by the city. By our math, this project will cost $1 million per unit. 

    • Item 45 – Resolution supporting United States Senate Bill No. 1218, introduced by United States Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, to provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing.

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