Remarks by Matt Dorsey
19 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Thank you, President Mandelman. Colleagues, September is National Recovery Month, and today I am proud to recognize the Department of Public Health's Living Proof SF campaign, together with the 11 San Franciscans who have shared their stories of addiction, treatment, and recovery with our city. Siobhan Allen, Michael Alvarez, Gene Bruno, Kevin Campos, Juliana Garola Nuno, Alyssa Ibarra, Jen Jeffries, Dominique McDowell, Gregory McDowell, Erica Reyes, and Joel Yates. Can you come on up to the lectern? We're going to be joined also by Dan Tsai. Thanks so much. Just over there. Good to see you.…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, President Mandelman. I just want to echo, as a former colleague, I learned a lot from you, but also I think as a member of the LGBTQ plus community and someone who's aware of the history that our community has had over the decades past with law enforcement in the city and elsewhere how meaningful it is but also because you know had it not been for an AIDS crisis that really claimed a generation of gay men there might have been others who didn't have the opportunity I am grateful for the the leadership of our lesbian sisters who really pioneered some leadership, but I'm just also…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Supervisor Dorsey. Thank you, President Mandelman. I just wanted to say, as someone who has spent most of my career working with journalists, one thing that I've really come to appreciate is how important the Fourth Estate is. And I always root for journalists. Even when it's a political or public relations headache, I know that the work that you do bringing sunshine and scrutiny to government ultimately makes government better. So I just appreciate it. Just know that I'm always rooting for journalism. And even though I have done plenty of interviews, not many of them that I understand…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, President Mandelman. Colleagues, I want to express my support for these items, which allow us to make continued and sustained investments in Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island as we move forward on their development. Treasure Island is home to an Infrastructure Revitalization Financing District, or IRFD, which was created in 2017 to provide funding for both islands' development. Earlier this year, in July, we heard and approved the first two pieces of legislation to kick off this process, declaring the city's intention to issue bonds and to approve the upcoming changes to the…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Supervisor Dorsey? Thank you, President Mandelman. I don't know if the motion has been made, but I'd like to make a motion at this time, if it's not on the floor, for items 44, 45, and 46 to be continued to September 29th.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Chair Dorsey. Thank you, President Mandelman. So colleagues, as you know, we occasionally from the Budget Committee send things out without recommendation. And sometimes that means there's a live controversy that we feel we should have a discussion at the Board of Supervisors. And I think that's a courtesy that the Budget Committee owes to all of our colleagues, since the power of the purse strings is a legislative function for all of us. I was prepared to vote for this, but I am actually really grateful that we got to an agreement that I think hopefully will win more support than it might…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, few of us need to be reminded that San Francisco is in the midst of an affordability crisis, even by the standards of a city that has rarely been affordable, with rents especially rising citywide. Although many tenants enjoy strong legal protections, we also know that state law prevents tenants' rights from being as strong as we'd like them to be in many cases. Sometimes, however, tenants' rights may also be rights that tenants aren't fully aware of. That's why I am today introducing legislation that will require landlords to provide notice to tenants of…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Supervisor Dorsey. Thank you, President Mandelman. I'd like to sever item 52. OK. Supervisor Melgar.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Supervisor Dorsey. Thank you, President Mendelman. Colleagues, I am proud to offer this recognition for this coming weekend as Muni Heritage Weekend in San Francisco. For 113 years, Muni has connected generations of San Franciscans to their jobs, schools, neighborhoods, and to one another. As the first publicly owned transit system in a major American city, Muni is also an enduring expression of San Francisco's belief that reliable public transportation is an essential public good. Muni Heritage Weekend brings that history to life through cable cars, streetcars, and buses that have become…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, President Mandelman. Colleagues, in recognition of Probation Services Week, it is my privilege to honor the dedicated professionals of San Francisco's probation departments. And I'd first like to welcome Chief Adult Probation Officer Crystal Tulloch to the lectern. Chief Tulloch is here to accept this commendation on behalf of the Adult Probation Department. Probation professionals, Chief Tulloch. Probation professionals play a unique and essential role in our justice system. Every day they work to strengthen public safety, support victims, promote accountability and help…”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, colleagues, for indulging me for a little commendatory double dipping. But it is really my honor to recognize District 6 institution, the Abaddon Fight Club, and two of its champion fighters, San Franciscans whose achievements in the ring and in our community are an inestimable credit to the city and county of San Francisco. I want to start with Jason JP Peterson, owner and head coach of Abaddon. JP, would you come on up to the lectern? JP is a former professional boxer and San Francisco native who built Abaddon as an old school strictly boxing gym in the heart of our city right on…”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. I would ask to be re-referred after the board president.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, President Mandelman, for that excellent in memoriam for Clint Riley. I appreciate the opportunity to add my own words to yours and to express my condolences to Janet and Jill and Ava, as well as to the many friends, colleagues, and employees whose lives were touched by Clint's generosity, conviction, and love for our city. I first met Clint Riley in 1990 when I was a young political operative brand new to San Francisco from Boston. He was a legendary political consultant who had famously just fired Dianne Feinstein as a gubernatorial client. It really wasn't until years later that…”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, President Mandelman. Colleagues, I will respectfully be voting no on the proposed amendment. While we ultimately have the final policy decision over our inclusionary rates, we generally entrust the bulk of the policy making work on our inclusionary rates to a group of experts from the development and affordable housing community. They look at the data and provide us with recommendations as Land Use Chair Malgar just explained. And this time around the numbers showed that our rates are too high. And in fact the report showed that even zero is infeasible. While I frankly have…”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you, President Mandelman. Colleagues, as you probably know, this legislation has been a work in progress and a labor of love of mine for more than two years now. I want to thank all my co-sponsors, especially Board President Mandelman, who has been an original thought partner from the start. I assume I speak for all of my co-sponsors when I acknowledge how worthwhile it has been to demonstrate an abundance of collaboration, even if it took a lot longer. In an evolving policy landscape at the state and federal levels, we have honored all good faith requests to find common ground with…”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Supervisor Dorsey. Thank you, President Mandelman. I do want to address the terminology around drug-tolerant as distinct from drug-free and explain why. Throughout this process, I have consistently identified this as a hill I would absolutely die on. Those of us in the policymaking realm can sometimes adopt terms of art that we understand without fully appreciating that these euphemisms and slogans hold no intrinsic or intuitive meaning for the people they're designed to serve. There is nothing about terms like housing first or traditional PSH or low barrier or harm reduction housing that…”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Supervisor Dorsey. Thank you, President Mandelman. I want to thank Supervisor Walton both for an excellent choice and for an excellent job of recognizing someone so worthy of our recognition. I've known Keith for many years, first as an affable and engaging regular at my health club back when it was called Sports Club LA. Then I think it was a couple years later when I learned you were also a Potrero booster and friend of my former boss, Dennis Herrera, and civic leader in your own right. I just want to say thanks so much for your service to our city, Keith. I wanted to join Supervisor Walton…”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 7, 2026
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“SUPERVISOR DORSEY. I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TO ITEM 18.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 7, 2026
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“Supervisor Dorsey. Thank you, President Mandelman. I want to express my appreciation to Supervisor Chan for her leadership in bringing this forward. I will confess that I would probably be in defense of any news organization that is facing an overreach by the federal government, but I have particular affection for KGO-TV just because of the commitment that it has shown through the years. I've spent much of my career working with news organizations There's an ethos that informs this organization about building a better Bay Area, and I really appreciate some of the long-form documentary work…”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 7, 2026