This week will be a busy one at City Hall, as the Board of Supervisors continues to work on the budget and holds a state-mandated hearing on changes to health care funding. Meanwhile, city commissioners will review new affordable housing legislation, police incidents, and the coming facelift for Embarcadero Plaza.
On Monday, the supervisors’ Rules Committee returns to considering appointments to the Behavioral Health Commission, where 10 applicants will be considered for the two remaining seats.
Appointments to this state-mandated body were first considered in April, when 28 applicants applied for appointment or reappointment to all 10 seats. At an April 20 meeting, committee chair Shamann Walton remarked that “conversations needed to be had with some of the candidates,” and most appointments to the commission were made at a May 4 meeting, with the decision on the remaining two seats deferred until this month.
The long appointment process follows controversies at the commission, which culminated earlier this year in one member being removed from the body and another resigning in protest. The appointments also come as discussions continue on the city budget, which Mayor Daniel Lurie presented last week and reflects big changes in the city’s behavioral health care policies.
Some of those changes will be front and center this week, as the full Board of Supervisors holds a Beilenson hearing on service reductions at the Department of Public Health during its regular meeting on Tuesday. The hearing is mandated by state law whenever a county considers reducing health services and will give the board and the public another opportunity to weigh in on the cuts, which total almost $9 million over the two-year budget cycle.
The supervisors’ budget committee will return to regular budget discussions on Thursday as it mulls proposed spending plans for 20 city departments, including the City Attorney’s Office, Juvenile Probation, and Public Works.
This week is also a busy one for city commissions. On Wednesday, the Building Inspection Commission will consider board legislation on changes to inclusionary housing policies and fees, which, along with a ballot initiative to expand the city’s Housing Trust Fund, are part of an accord reached by various stakeholders to get affordable housing construction back on track. The Planning Commission will also be considering the legislation the following day.
Also on Wednesday, the Police Commission will discuss quarterly reports from the Serious Incident and Disciplinary Review boards, including four officer-involved shootings and 35 disciplinary cases that occurred over the first three months of 2026. And the Elections Commission will hold further discussion on a panel held in March addressing potential effects of artificial intelligence on future elections.
Also on Thursday: The Recreation and Park Commission will discuss and likely approve a conceptual design for the Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park renovation project. Five candidate designs for the project were unveiled by the Recreation and Park Department back in late April.
From behavioral health appointments to housing policy, police oversight, election security, and a redesign of one of San Francisco’s most prominent public spaces, this week’s meetings touch on many of the issues that will define Lurie’s first year in office. The only question is whether City Hall can move as quickly as the challenges before it.
