All decisions
about 200 Board decisions about Gavin Newsom, in date order. Each links to its printed page.
- Board continued consideration of Department of Public Health license and reinspection fee changes to April 7, 1997.
- Board continued companion Department of Public Health inspection fee ordinance to April 7, 1997.
- Proposed charter amendment requiring voter approval before any street name change was continued to July 21, 1997.
- Proposed Youth Commission charter amendment on staggered terms and authority was continued to July 14, 1997.
- Youth Commission charter amendment consideration was continued to July 21, 1997.
- Proposed charter amendment barring street name changes without voter approval was sent back to committee.
- Resolution urging courts to impose house confinement as probation for substandard building owners was continued to October 20, 1997.
- Consideration of a Housing Code amendment making life-safety violations misdemeanors was continued to October 20, 1997.
- Resolution urging courts to impose maximum penalties in nuisance abatement actions was continued to October 20, 1997.
- Consideration of an amendment adding three positions in the Police Department was continued to December 22, 1997.
- Consideration of $147,216 for the Office of Citizen Complaints was continued to December 22, 1997.
- The Board adopted a resolution proclaiming November 21, 1998 as [name withheld] in San Francisco.
- The Board adopted a resolution proclaiming November 21, 1998 as [name withheld] in San Francisco.
- The Board adopted a resolution proclaiming November 26, 1998 as [name withheld] in San Francisco.
- The Board tabled a resolution urging the Golden Gate Bridge District to fund bicycle racks on buses.
- Board postponed to April 13, 1998 a resolution urging the Tax Collector to track money from parking lot concessionaires.
- Item [name withheld] on a nine-to-two vote
- Supervisor Mabel Teng was appointed presiding officer pro tempore for the November 16, 1998 Board meeting.
- Board asked the City Attorney to draft legislation authorizing a stop sign at Clay and Fillmore Streets.
- Two undersized lots refused at 2826-2828 Octavia Street
- Appeal of a Public Works approval of a subdivision map at 2826-2828 Octavia Street was continued to February 1, 1999.
- Resolution honours Supervisor [name withheld] leadership and dedication; adopted 11-0 by the Board.
- Supervisor Newsom's request for a letter asking the Telecommunications department for city web site costs and timelines was granted.
- The annual salary ordinance setting city positions and pay for fiscal 1999-2000 was continued to July 19, 1999.
- The Redevelopment Agency's fiscal 1999-2000 budget and up to $20.0M in bonds were continued to July 19, 1999.
- Board asked the City Attorney to draft a law requiring sprinklers in certain transient and residential hotel rooms citywide.
- Board asked the City Attorney to let building inspectors assess fines for Housing Code violations, waived if fixed in time.
- Motion approving the subdivision map at 2826-2828 Octavia Street was continued to February 1, 1999.
- Supervisor Newsom's request for a letter asking the Golden Gate National Recreation Area about removing a fence on Marina Boulevard was granted.
- Citywide 1999-2000 budget motion put off until July 19, 1999.
- Annual appropriation ordinance for fiscal 1999-2000 put off until July 19, 1999.
- Findings on the 2826-2828 Octavia Street subdivision put off
- Supervisor Newsom asked the Presidio Trust how to reduce dangerous traffic through [name withheld].
- Joint off-site parks committee meeting proposal set aside.
- Resolution honoring [name withheld] for his contribution to American culture was adopted.
- Resolution honoring [name withheld] and [name withheld] for their 50 years of marriage was adopted.
- The Board approved the Planning Commission's permit for a women's substance-abuse residential facility at 634 Los Palmos Drive.
- Supervisor Newsom asked the Legislative Analyst to review the structure and cost of city information technology; scheduled for March 6, 2000.
- Newsom's motion to hold closed-door talks with the City Attorney on possible tobacco advertising litigation was tabled.
- Closed-door legal talks on tobacco ad rules put off.
- Appeal heard on the 634 Los Palmos Drive recovery home
- Study of city computer costs and setup approved.
- Hotel [name withheld] lease at 730 Eddy Street taken up separately
- Lease of Hotel [name withheld] on Eddy Street put off to May 1.
- Resolution 638-00 commending the Metropolitan Community Church Worship & Praise Choir and declaring July 16, 2000 MCC [name withheld] was adopted.
- Board continued to July 17 the acceptance of land offered for Panama Street right-of-way.
- Resolution commending the Metropolitan Community Church choir and declaring July 16, 2000 MCC [name withheld] adopted.
- Panama Street right of way dedication put off
- Board adopted, as amended, a resolution opposing placement of a floating power plant on San Francisco Bay.
- Newsom's proposal to repeal the city's ban on doing business with Burma was continued to October 16, 2000.
- Resolution urging Recreation and Park to act on the Controller's Marina harbor audit was amended and continued to October 16.
- Newsom's resolution urging implementation of most Marina harbor audit recommendations was continued to October 16.
- Supervisor Newsom's ordinance to repeal the ban on city business with Burma was continued to October 16, 2000.
- Supervisor Newsom's ordinance to repeal city rules barring city business with Burma was continued to November 6, 2000.
- Newsom's proposal to repeal the city's ban on doing business with Burma was continued to November 6, 2000.
- Supervisor Newsom's ordinance to repeal the Burma business ban was continued on first reading to December 4, 2000.
- Supervisor Newsom's proposal to repeal the Burma business ban was continued on first reading to December 4, 2000.
- Supervisors adopted a resolution fixing the property tax revenue shifted from city agencies to the state education augmentation fund.
- Board urged Muni to delay choosing a fuel path until January 2001, adopted by a 6-0 vote.
- Board adopted a resolution fixing property tax revenue shifted from city agencies to the state education augmentation fund.
- Supervisors adopted a resolution urging Muni to wait until January 2001 before choosing a bus fuel path.
- Resolution urging the Public Utilities Commission to set a maintenance work order with Recreation and Park for George Sterling Park was severed for separate consideration.
- Newsom's $7.0M state grant for Ocean Avenue and K-Ingleside light rail and transit work was continued to January 16.
- State money for Ocean Avenue and K-Ingleside work put off
- Upkeep of George Sterling Park urged on the Utilities Commission
- Resolution letting the Municipal Transportation Agency take $7,000,000 in state aid for Ocean Avenue transit work was continued to January 29, 2001.
- Ordinance revising Administrative Code Chapter 23 on city real property transactions passed first reading as amended.
- State money for Ocean Avenue and K-Ingleside work put off again
- The Board approved the minutes of its January 16, 2001 meeting.
- Supervisors adopted as amended a resolution commending SAGE for receiving the [name withheld] Life Award.
- Board continued the Nuisance Code revision, which would declare mold and lead hazards public nuisances, to May 21, 2001.
- Supervisors Newsom, Leno and Sandoval's nuisance code revision on mold, lead and penalties was continued to May 21, 2001.
- Motion releasing $475,000 in reserved funds for Sunset infrastructure carried after an amendment adding back $15,000.
- Proposed $925,000 settlement of Maximilian Castro's lawsuit against the city was continued to June 25, 2001.
- $925,000 lawsuit settlement put off to June 25
- The Board continued to July 16, 2001 a motion approving conditional use for antennas at 2489-2491 Washington Street.
- The Board continued to July 16, 2001 a motion disapproving conditional use for antennas at 2489-2491 Washington Street.
- The Board continued to July 16, 2001 a motion directing findings on conditional use at 2489-2491 Washington Street.
- Sprint antennas at 2489-2491 Washington Street put off to July
- Motion to overturn the approval for telecom antennas at 2489-2491 Washington Street was put off until July 16, 2001.
- Appeal over Planning approval of Sprint wireless antennas at 2489-2491 Washington Street was continued to July 16, 2001.
- Hearing opened on the appeal over 2489-2491 Washington Street
- Findings on the 2489-2491 Washington Street antennas put off to July
- Charter amendment to abolish the Public Utilities Commission and create a Power and Water Authority was amended.
- Supervisors Newsom and Hall proposed a charter amendment replacing the Public Utilities Commission with a Power and Water Authority; amended July 9.
- Supervisor Ammiano's draft charter amendment creating a Municipal Water and Power Agency was continued to July 23, 2001.
- Board amended and continued to July 23, 2001 a charter amendment creating an Elections Commission and changing ethics and elections rules.
- Supervisor Daly's charter amendment on redistricting and the Elections Task Force was amended and continued to July 23, 2001.
- Charter amendment creating an Elections Commission and strengthening Ethics Commission rules was continued to July 23, 2001, as amended.
- Charter amendment to replace the Public Utilities Commission with a Municipal Water and Power Agency was continued to July 23, 2001.
- Board continued the charter amendment on Elections, Ethics and outside counsel to July 23, 2001, as amended.
- Mayor's annual appropriation ordinance for fiscal year 2001-2002 was continued on first reading to July 23, 2001.
- Proposed charter amendment on supervisorial redistricting and the Elections Task Force was amended and continued to July 23, 2001.
- Supervisors continued a proposed charter amendment on elections, ethics and outside counsel to July 23, 2001, as amended.
- Proposed charter amendment to eliminate the Public Utilities Commission and form a Power and Water Authority was continued to July 23, 2001.
- The findings motion on the 107 24th Avenue subdivision map was continued to August 13, 2001.
- Motion to approve the Public Works subdivision map at 107 24th Avenue was continued to August 13, 2001.
- Motion to disapprove the Public Works subdivision map at 107 24th Avenue was continued to August 13, 2001.
- The Board continued the motion directing findings on the 107 24th Avenue subdivision map to August 13, 2001.
- Motion to approve the Public Works decision on a two-lot subdivision at 107 24th Avenue was continued to August 13, 2001.
- Motion to disapprove Public Works approval of a two-lot subdivision at 107 24th Avenue was continued to August 13, 2001.
- A Presidio Neighborhood Representative Work Group, drawn from affected neighborhoods and city departments, was established.
- Board directed the Clerk to prepare findings on the 107 24th Avenue subdivision map for its next meeting.
- Supervisor Newsom's ballot argument for Proposition E on elections, ethics and outside counsel was amended; the final vote is on the next page.
- Supervisors passed on first reading, as amended, an ordinance banning city departments from bulk purchases of MTBE-containing gasoline from January 1, 2002.
- Resolution to create a Community Courts Working Group was continued to October 29, 2001.
- Board continued to October 29, 2001 a resolution creating a Community Courts Working Group.
- Resolution creating a Community Courts Working Group was referred to the Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee.
- Resolution creating a Community Courts Working Group was referred to the Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee.
- The Board found the resolutions before it purely commendatory, allowing them to be considered under the Imperative Agenda.
- Newsom's request for Legislative Analyst staff help to the Emergency Room Diversion Task Force was tabled.
- Newsom's motion asking the Legislative Analyst to aid the Emergency Room Diversion Task Force was tabled.
- The Board found by roll call that urgent action was needed on the resolutions, as the need arose after agenda posting.
- Board voted 11-0 not to disclose its closed-session deliberations on anticipated litigation.
- Supervisor Yee was appointed President Pro Tempore on Supervisor Newsom's motion, with Supervisor Leno seconding.
- Supervisor Yee was appointed President Pro Tempore of the Board by a 7-0 vote, with four members absent.
- Central City community courts working group resolution re-referred to the Neighborhood Services and Recreation Committee at Newsom's request.
- Proposed Central City Community Courts Working Group was re-referred to the Neighborhood Services and Recreation Committee by Supervisor Newsom.
- Resolution commending [name withheld] for fifty years as a San Francisco business owner was continued to April 15, 2002.
- Resolution commending [name withheld] for fifty years as a San Francisco business owner was continued to April 15, 2002.
- Parking meter management contract with Serco Management Services was continued to May 13, 2002.
- Parking meter management agreement with Serco Management Services, Inc. was continued to May 13, 2002.
- Controller's finding that Serco would run parking meter coin counting cheaper than city staff was continued to May 13, 2002.
- Controller's finding that Serco can run parking meter collection cheaper than city staff was continued to May 13, 2002.
- Proposed limit on residential parking permits per address was continued to May 28, 2002.
- Newsom's proposed limit on residential parking permits per address was continued to May 28, 2002.
- Resolution criticising KPIX's Chinese restaurant series was continued to June 3, 2002.
- Supervisors Peskin, McGoldrick and Daly proposed condemning KPIX's Chinese restaurant series; an amendment was approved.
- Appeal over 3224-3252 Pierce Street comes to a hearing
- Marina garage antenna appeal put off to June 17
- Clerk's findings on the Pierce Street antennas put off
- Appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of six antennas at 3224-3252 Pierce Street was continued to June 17, 2002.
- Appeal over antennas on the Marina parking garage at 3224-3252 Pierce Street continued to June 17, 2002.
- Findings on the antenna permit at 3224-3252 Pierce Street were continued to June 17, 2002.
- Supervisor Yee's resolution urging SFUSD to provide neighborhood school space was continued to June 24, 2002.
- Supervisor Newsom's motion approved convening a Committee of the Whole on July 15, 2002 to amend the Sprinkler Ordinance compliance date.
- Full Supervisors' meeting on sprinkler deadline proposed.
- Charter amendment on Elections Department staffing, ballot transport and ethics restrictions was continued to July 22, 2002.
- Charter amendment on Elections Department staffing, city employee services and ballot transport was continued to July 22, 2002.
- Newsom's ordinance extending residential hotel sprinkler compliance to January 31, 2003 was amended with a new title.
- Antennas approved at St. Ignatius College Preparatory on 37th Avenue
- Approval of the St. [name withheld] antennas taken up
- Clerk to write findings on the St. [name withheld] antennas
- The Board approved a motion directing the Clerk to prepare findings for a conditional use application at 2001 37th Avenue.
- The Board tabled a motion to overturn approval of Cingular Wireless antennas at 2750 Rivera Street.
- The Board approved the Planning Commission's conditional use permit for Cingular Wireless antennas at 2750 Rivera Street, rejecting the appeal.
- Board voted not to disclose its closed-session deliberations on the anticipated AT&T litigation.
- City asks governor to sign reproductive privacy bill.
- Board continued the disapproval motion on a conditional use at 2863 California Street to September 23.
- Findings on 2863 California Street put off to September
- 2863 California Street appeal put off to September
- 2863 California Street appeal put off to September
- Board continued the findings on the 2863 California Street conditional use approval to September 23, 2002.
- Board continued the appeal of a Planning Commission approval of a conditional use at 2863 California Street to September 23.
- Permit for 2863 California Street taken up again
- Amendment moved on the 2863 California Street permit
- The Board directed the Clerk to prepare findings on a conditional use application at 1598 Dolores Street, approved 9 to 2.
- The Board approved as amended a motion disapproving the Planning Commission's conditional use approval at 2863 California Street, 11 to 0.
- The Board tabled a motion approving a conditional use at 2863 California Street, voting 11 to 0 on the tabling.
- Findings to be written on the 1598 Dolores Street permit
- Appeals against the environmental exemption for the Secondary Units Legislation were continued to July 15, 2003.
- Motion to affirm the Planning Department's CEQA exemption for the Secondary Unit Ordinance was continued to July 15, 2003.
- Motion to disapprove the Planning Department's statutory exemption for the Secondary Unit Ordinance was continued to July 15, 2003.
- Motion directing the Clerk to prepare findings on the Secondary Unit Ordinance CEQA exemption appeal was continued to July 15, 2003.
- Findings on the 1193 Oak Street permit put off again
- Appeal seeking to disapprove the conditional use approval for 1193 Oak Street was continued to April 1, 2003.
- Appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of a conditional use at 1193 Oak Street was continued to April 1, 2003.
- Appeal seeking to disapprove the Planning Commission's conditional use approval at 1193 Oak Street was continued to April 1, 2003.
- Supervisors continued findings on a conditional use application at 1193 Oak Street to April 1, 2003.
- Appeal of the Planning Commission's conditional use approval for 1193 Oak Street was continued to April 1, 2003.
- Request to check budget cuts for gender effects delayed.
- Newsom's resolution urging city departments to consider a CEDAW gender analysis before proposing budget cuts was continued to April 15.
- Board approved a motion finding the appeal of the Wharf J-10 statutory exemption timely filed.
- Wharf J-10 appeal found filed on time.
- Written findings to overturn dam clearance put off.
- Findings on a secondary unit exemption appeal put off.
- Secondary unit's environmental review exemption continued to July 15.
- Appeal over 3725 Buchanan Street use put off to July 22.
- Verizon antennas at 3725 Buchanan Street put off to July
- A tabled motion with no subject on this page
- Findings on the 3725 Buchanan Street antennas put off
- Board continued the appeal of Verizon's conditional use for eight rooftop antennas at 3725 Buchanan Street to July 22, 2003.
- Appeal of an approved rooftop antenna conditional use at 3725 Buchanan Street continued to July 22, 2003.
- Motion to overturn the approved rooftop antenna permit at 3725 Buchanan Street continued to July 22, 2003.
- Motion to have the Clerk prepare findings on the 3725 Buchanan Street conditional use was continued to July 22, 2003.
- City backs state bills for ferry money from bridge tolls.
- Board tabled a resolution supporting Senate Bill 915 on the Water Transit Authority's implementation and operations plan.
- Board adopted a motion disapproving the Planning Commission's conditional use approval for 3725 Buchanan Street, per the Clerk's motion.
- Board tabled a motion on an appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of a conditional use at 3725 Buchanan Street.
- Motion on an unnamed item; the record cuts off.
- Tabled unanimously by all eleven supervisors
- Board directed the Clerk to prepare findings on the conditional use application at 3725 Buchanan Street.
- Conditional use for 40-50 Lansing Street approved on appeal, with four units removed from the southern side and the loading dock dropped.
- New Human Services care fund vote delayed.
- Homeless aid changes delayed to September 16.
- Ordinance creating a Department of Human Services Care Fund and changing General Assistance continued to September 16, 2003.
- Proposed ordinance to create a Department of Human Services Care Fund was continued to September 16, 2003.
- Ordinance changing General Assistance in-kind housing and meals for homeless recipients continued to September 16, 2003.
- Proposed banner regulations were re-referred to the City Services Committee, including a ban on banners in residential districts.
- Proposed rules limiting street banners were re-referred to the City Services Committee for further review.
- Motion to take the General Assistance in-kind assistance item from the table failed.
- Motion to take General Assistance in-kind assistance item 031361 off the table and calendar it for September 30 failed.