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Appears in 20 stories · Last updated Nov 11, 2026
Voted 11-0 on Nov. 10 to pass the home-kitchen ordinance; board records list it as awaiting final passage
San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 10 to let residents cook and sell food from their home kitchens, opting the city into a state law that took effect in 2019. The ordinance from District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder creates a city permit costing $828 a year.
Updated 7 hours ago
Holds authority to amend the transfer tax; Prop. I's defeat preserved it
San Francisco voters approved Proposition C, which will expand the city's affordable housing trust fund, with about 82% support. They rejected Proposition I, which would have sent half the transfer tax on $10 million-plus property sales to housing, 52% to 48%.
Updated Yesterday
Voted 9-2 to place Proposition B on the ballot
San Francisco voters approved Proposition B, authorizing the city to create a municipal finance corporation that can lend for affordable housing, small business and climate projects. The campaign declared victory on Nov. 9, with the measure at 52.3% in the latest count after trailing on election night.
Measures passed, reducing its role in department oversight and ballot measures.
San Francisco voters approved Mayor Daniel Lurie's three charter measures, giving him more control over city departments and making it harder for residents to put measures on the ballot. Unofficial results showed Proposition D at 57.75%, E at 66.88% and F at 62.86%, with separate Proposition A passing at 70.64%.
Updated 4 days ago
Ellington joins as District 10 supervisor
Theo Ellington will represent San Francisco’s District 10 after winning 67% of the vote to defeat nine opponents. His main rival, Dion-Jay “DJ” Brookter, finished with 31%.
Updated 7 days ago
Approved the SHADE Act on first reading October 6 (10-1) and final passage October 20 (8-1); the mayor signed it October 23
For years, a building's shadow was a legal weapon in San Francisco. Opponents used shade a project cast on a park to appeal its approval, stalling construction for years.
Updated Oct 27
Passed the ordinance unanimously on first reading Oct. 20; final passage pending
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Oct. 20 to bar nonpayment evictions unless a tenant owes more than one month's fair-market rent. For a one-bedroom, that threshold is $2,977. The vote was on the ordinance's first reading, so it still needs final passage and Mayor Daniel Lurie's signature. It would take effect 31 days after signing, which could be as early as December.
Updated Oct 26
Approved the auction resolution on Oct. 20
San Francisco supervisors voted Oct. 20 to let the city auction the tax-defaulted Sea Cliff house at 250 32nd Ave., and the mayor signed the resolution three days later. The four-bedroom home owes more than $342,000 in property taxes dating to July 2021.
Approved the moratorium unanimously
San Francisco's 45-day ban on new data center approvals took effect Oct. 16, when Mayor Daniel Lurie signed it. It runs through Nov. 30 unless the Board of Supervisors extends it, and planners owe the board a report within 25 days.
Updated Oct 23
Has Fielder's Las Campesinas ordinance; a public hearing and vote are ahead
San Francisco's renaming committee chose Las Campesinas, Spanish for female farmworkers, and Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced legislation on Oct. 20 to put that name on César Chavez Street. Supervisors Rafael Mandelman, Shamann Walton and Myrna Melgar co-sponsored the ordinance, which now needs a Board of Supervisors hearing and vote.
Passed the No Hidden Rent act unanimously
San Francisco landlords must now show one number on every listing and lease: the total estimated monthly cost, including rent and any required fees. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously for the rule on Oct. 20.
Updated Oct 21
The rent-arrears bill cleared the Land Use and Transportation Committee on Oct. 5 and reached the full Board; no vote had been reported as of Oct. 20. The nuisance reform bill awaits committee assignment.
Supervisor Myrna Melgar's bill to narrow when San Francisco landlords can evict tenants as a 'nuisance' is waiting on a committee assignment. Nuisance eviction notices reached 423 in the fiscal year ending June 2026, up 31% from 323 the year before.
Updated Oct 20
As of October 2026: A committee voted 3-0 to recommend the five grants; full board vote pending
A San Francisco board committee has recommended approval of all five retroactive Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund grants, together $18.5 million. The awards are project-based rental subsidies, not construction gap financing: they fund ongoing rent support for extremely low-income households, seniors, and people with disabilities across the five developments.
Updated Oct 8
As of October 2026: Passed resolution backing Bruno's liquor license
After six years of closure, Bruno's returned on September 12 when DJ REZA and DJ Ibarra played the first night of a soft opening. Weekend test runs continued through September, with a grand opening targeted for the first weekend of October.
As of October 2026: Voting on Palmer's suspension and misconduct charges
San Francisco supervisors voted to suspend Commissioner William Palmer, president of the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board, after a city watchdog found he used his public position for personal benefit. The same motion filed formal misconduct charges, which go to an ethics hearing before returning to the board for a final decision.
Updated Sep 30
As of October 2026: Unanimously approved $150,000 for Parivar Bay Area
Parivar Bay Area opened during a Diwali celebration in October 2025 to serve trans immigrants from South Asia and the Global South. Nine months later, funding ran out, programming halted, and the organization lost its downtown San Francisco space.
As of September 2026: Passed the Clean Streets and Fair Pay Act
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to require private street-cleaning contractors to match the wages the city pays its own employees. The Clean Streets and Fair Pay Act targets the 'street ambassador' industry that expanded rapidly as the city outsourced cleanup of visible drug use and homelessness.
Updated Sep 23
As of September 2026: Received six tenant protection ordinances September 10; committee hearings expected this fall.
Mayor Daniel Lurie declared a rent emergency Sept. 10 as one-bedroom rents hit $4,300 a month, up $1,000 in a year. His $30 million package caps banked rent increases and capital improvement charges at 10% a year, blocks evictions for tenants owing under one month's fair market rent, and raises Ellis Act relocation payments by 25%.
Updated Sep 15
As of September 2026: Approved entitlements, financing, and the final subdivision map
After 18 years of planning, the site of the demolished Candlestick Park finally gets construction crews in September 2026. FivePoint starts roads and utilities for about 675 homes — the first slice of a 7,218-home master plan on 270 acres in the Bayview.
Updated Sep 10
As of September 2026: Passed first reading of street-tree ordinance 7-4 on Sept. 1; final passage pending
San Francisco supervisors voted 7-4 on Sept. 1 to pass the first reading of Mayor Daniel Lurie's street-tree ordinance. The measure lets developers of smaller projects pay a $2,590 fee instead of planting trees, and it ends independent review of trees the city calls hazardous.
Updated Sep 4
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