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Fighting for Affordability

Jul 31, 2026, 4:04 PM • Supervisor Bilal Mahmood

Summary

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood is advancing several initiatives to improve affordability and safety in San Francisco's District 5. After the Affordable Groceries Act ballot measure was blocked, he is pursuing a legislative package to expand grocery access through corner store conversions, startup incentives, and zoning reforms. He is also sponsoring a new ballot measure to update the real property transfer tax by eliminating a tax break for large commercial transactions, potentially raising $100–150 million annually for city services. Additionally, he introduced legislation to allow rooftop restrooms without counting against building height limits to facilitate housing development. Mahmood announced a hearing on mass evictions by Domus Management and allocated $500,000 for traffic safety improvements based on community input.

Key positions and references

Key positions

Support grocery access expansion
Tax large commercial property transfers
Facilitate housing development by code reform
Demand accountability for mass evictions

Agenda items and issues mentioned

Affordable Groceries Act legislative package
real property transfer tax update
building and planning code rooftop restroom fix
hearing on Fillmore mass evictions

Meetings and events mentioned

hearing on Fillmore mass evictions
November ballot measure vote

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