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SF Supervisor Introduces Proposal Limiting Evictions Over Unpaid Rent
9/2/2026
San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced the proposal Tuesday as the city continues to see rising rents and evictions amid a rapidly accelerating AI boom. As NBC Bay Area reports, Mayor Daniel Lurie said the city has experienced a nearly 10% increase in evictions over the past year, while rents have also climbed.
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Behind on rent in San Francisco? New proposal could offer more eviction protections
9/1/2026
Tuesday, Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced a new proposal offering more protections for renters in San Francisco.
Currently the city's rent ordinance allows evictions for any amount of unpaid rent. However, Fielder's ordinance would only allow an eviction if a tenant owes more than a month's rent.
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Mission Buzz: Jackie Fielder requests 24/7 ambassadors for 16th, 24th streets
8/5/26
In a letter sent to Mayor Daniel Lurie last week, District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder requested 24/7 coverage from Ahsing Solutions community ambassadors in the areas surrounding 16th and 24th streets.
The July 27 letter was sent to the mayor’s office, but it also included chief of public safety Steven Betz; chief of infrastructure, climate and mobility Alicia John-Baptiste; and chief of health and human services Kunal Modi as recipients.
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Jackie Fielder wants a hearing on the mayor's permit software. A Lurie ally may stop it.
7/29/2026
In the days after The Standard’s investigation into OpenGov’s connections to the Lurie administration, Supervisor Jackie Fielder called for a committee hearing to investigate how the company’s software was procured. She also asked the Budget and Legislative Analyst, a watchdog for the Board of Supervisors, to dig into how OpenGov was selected. An early copy of that report, obtained by The Standard in May, showed that while the mayor’s office did not violate any contracting rules, its conduct lacked transparency. The report recommended reforms to the city’s procurement laws.
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SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder holds first town hall after mental health leave
7/9/2026
San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder attended her first town hall meeting in three months following a leave of absence. During the meeting, held at the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, the District 9 supervisor openly addressed questions regarding her recent time away from City Hall, which she took to address a mental health crisis.
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‘I’m feeling clear-eyed’: Jackie Fielder returns to City Hall after mental health leave
6/23/2026
Supervisor Jackie Fielder’s legislative plans are many: restoring clean streets in her district by building more public restrooms, launching San Francisco’s first public bank to raise funds for priorities like affordable housing, and fighting to restore budgets for community organizations serving immigrants.
But before Fielder could rescue anyone else, she had to rescue herself.
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SF supervisor backs removing Cesar Chavez’s name from street
3/18/2026
As bombshell allegations against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez continue to reverberate, one San Francisco city supervisor is also calling for the removal of his name from a city street. Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who represents District 9 posed on Instagram, saying, “My office will support community efforts to remove Cesar Chavez’s name from any District 9 institutions.”
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Supervisors grill, critics bash Waymo at hearing into December disruption
3/3/2026
A hearing Monday into a December service disruption that stymied hundreds of Waymo vehicles became a forum for city supervisors, activists and labor leaders to air their grievances at the autonomous-vehicle company and decry the lack of local control over its operations.
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Mayor’s Recommended Budget Sparks Debate Over SF Climate Priorities
2/26/2026
Though the Climate Equity Hub received $370,878 from the city’s General Fund in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, it is set to receive no general fund support this year. District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder and PODER’s Díaz both cited the Climate Equity Hub as instrumental in facilitating recently completed upgrades and renovations that converted a four-unit building in the Mission District to be run entirely on electricity. That project marked a step forward on climate justice, Fielder told the crowd.
“This is exactly what we need to be supporting, not cutting,” she said. “We have been leaders in global climate policy. We cannot afford to backslide.” -
San Francisco court clerks strike for better staffing, training
2/26/2026
The people cheering and banging drums on the front steps of San Francisco's Hall of Justice are usually quietly keeping the calendars and paperwork on track for the city's courts. Those court clerks are now hitting the picket lines, citing the need for better staffing and more training. It's the second time the group has gone on strike since 2024, and this strike may last a lot longer than the last one.
Defense attorneys, prosecutors and judges agree that court clerks are the engines that keep the justice system running. Without them, it all grinds to a slow crawl. "You all run this ship like the Navy," District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder said to a group of city clerks.
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Kids dodge drugs, feces near 16th and Mission elementary school
2/20/2026
Since July, Sasha Gaona, chief of staff for District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder, has been working with parents, staff and city leadership on how to manage the chaos outside Marshall Elementary.
“It is completely unacceptable, the conditions that they have been operating in. We live in one of the wealthiest cities in the world, and our children can’t have access to good public safety,” said Gaona. “We legally can’t control city departments, but the power we do have is elevating our constituents’ concerns. I’m always happy to do that.”
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S.F. Supervisors vote unanimously to preserve MCCLA building as Latino arts hub
2/10/2026
San Francisco’s historic hub for Latino arts at 2868 Mission Street will remain a dedicated cultural center for generations to come, following a unanimous resolution adopted Tuesday by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Authored by District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder, the resolution affirms the city’s commitment to preserving the building as a Latino arts and culture space during and after a major seismic retrofit scheduled to begin in 2027. “It is a priceless, priceless place of future-making for the Mission,” Fielder said after the vote.
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S.F. developer Nick Podell to release $500K funds after pressure
2/10/2026
Last week, District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder asked the city attorney’s office to subpoena developer Podell after he failed to confirm his presence at a city hearing on the allegations. The city attorney’s office readied that subpoena last week, Mission Local reported. Podell said he told the relevant parties on Feb. 5 that he was disbursing the funds.
The dispute dates back to September 2016, when Podell’s attorney committed $500,000 for the art space at 681 Florida St. That 100-percent affordable housing complex was built on land that Podell donated as part of a deal with neighborhood activists to drop their opposition to his market-rate project at 2000 Bryant St.
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SF schools close for second day after thousands strike at Civic Center
2/28/2026
Some city officials, such as District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder, criticized their stance at Monday’s rally.
“I heard our mayor is frustrated that we’ve come to this point. I’m frustrated it’s taking a full year to get to this point. I’m frustrated that our students are dealing with so much trauma since the pandemic, and it is parents and teachers, it is you all who have stepped up without commensurate wages and benefits,” Fielder said.
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San Francisco public school teachers strike, closing schools citywide
2/10/2026
In the afternoon, thousands of educators, families, labor leaders, local officials and community members gathered in front of City Hall for a rally featuring a surprise appearance by Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte.
“I’m frustrated it’s taking a full year to get to this point,” District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder told the crowd. “Our students are dealing with so much trauma since the pandemic, and it is (paraeducators) and teachers, it is you all, who have stepped up without commensurate wages.”
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SF public schools close Tuesday after district, union resume talks
2/10/2026
District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who attended Monday’s City Hall rally, said labor strife has been brewing since the COVID-19 pandemic upended students’ education in March 2020.
“Our students are in crisis,” she said. “You cannot pour from a broken cup, but every single teacher and parent here has been pouring from a broken cup.”
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S.F. supervisor proposes tax to fund a public bank
2/9/2026
The city has been contemplating creating a public bank since 2019, when California passed a state law that allowed cities to create them. In 2021, San Francisco launched a working group to develop a proposal for creating a public bank. The plan created by the working group was passed by the Board of Supervisors in 2023.
“This measure is a monumental first step to start a public bank,” Fielder said. “It’s part of a larger vision of taking San Francisco back for working people who are not wealthy and still deserve a place in the city.