The Weekly Digest (May 12, 2024)

Written By Bill Jackson

Happy Mother’s Day, Brionies! 💐

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

City Hall

  • Monday, May 13 at 10am: Regular meeting of the Rules Committee (agenda here)

    • Item 4 – Hearing on artificial intelligence in local elections.

  • Monday, May 13 at 1:30pm: Regular meeting of the Land Use and Transportation Committee (agenda here)

    • Item 3 – Hearing on the future of Union Square, the plan to attract a diversity of uses to the area, and the impact of Macy's closure on retail workers, security guards, and other workers in the area.

  • Tuesday, May 14 at 2pm: Regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors (agenda here)

    • Item 11 – Resolution approving amendment to a grant agreement between Conard House, Inc. and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“HSH”) for supportive services, property management, and master lease stewardship at the McAllister Hotel; extending the grant term by 24 months; and increasing the agreement amount by $4,490,244 for a total amount not to exceed $12,815,916. The McAllister Hotel is a permanent supportive housing facility that accommodates up to 80 formerly homeless and income-eligible adults aged 18 years or older. This facility follows a strict Housing First policy, meaning that “tenant screening and selection practices must promote accepting applicants regardless of their sobriety or use of substances, completion of treatment, or participation in services. Applicants must not be rejected on the basis of poor credit or financial history, poor or lack of rental history, criminal convictions unrelated to tenancy, or behaviors that indicate a lack of ‘housing readiness.’” To learn more about the failures of Housing First, listen to Briones Society podcast episodes 5 and 13 with Michele Steeb. 

    • Item 16 – Resolution retroactively authorizing the SF Office of Cannabis to accept and expend a grant award in the amount of $2,041,520.62 from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (“GO-Biz”). The purpose of the grant is “to advance economic justice for populations and communities impacted by cannabis prohibition by supporting equity applicants and licensees with start up and ongoing costs of their cannabis businesses.” Cannabis equity: let no neighborhood be without the scent of weed in the air.

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