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San Francisco Animal Control and Welfare Commission

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8 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026; all transcribed, for 7.2 hours.

typical meeting 55 min · 5 members seated · Chair: Michael Angelo Torres

What Mikaila Garfinkel said on May 14, 2026

I was curious how the retail bans apply to feeder animals. I hate that term, but Um, can we like make it not like, can feeder animals also be included in that, or is that a separate issue?Mikaila GarfinkelCommissioner · Animal Control and Welfare Commission · May 14, 2026 38:32 Open the meeting at 38:32

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Fewer than four members can be compared fairly. Each member’s page has their clips and meetings. The minutes below count only speech we named by voice, so they are floors, not a ranking.

Every member, with roll calls and clips

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8 meetings, all transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026.Newest: Oct 8, 2026

Animal Control and Welfare Commission · 27 min · 2 public speakersOct 8 · Commission meetingApproval of draft minutes for the April, May and July 2026 meetings was continued to the November meeting.Speakers: Michael Angelo Torres

Animal Control and Welfare Commission · 36 min · 2 public speakersJul 9 · Commission meetingUnder new business, the council discussed Commission Streamlining Task Force recommendations, including the change in name to the Animal Advisory Council and a move from the public health code to the administrative code.Speakers: Michael Angelo Torres

Animal Control and Welfare Commission · 1 h 12 min · 8 public speakersMay 14 · Commission meetingApproval of the draft April 2026 minutes was not voted on; the minutes were announced to be voted on at next month's meeting.Speakers: Michael Angelo Torres, Mikaila Garfinkel, Irina Ozernoy

Animal Control and Welfare Commission · 1 h 24 min · 3 public speakersApr 9 · Commission meetingThe commission took up a follow-up discussion of artificial grass at Crocker Amazon Park, mandatory spay and neuter legislation, giant pandas at the San Francisco Zoo, and glue traps and rodenticides.Speakers: Michael Angelo Torres, Mikaila Garfinkel, Michael Reed

All 8 transcribed meetings

Listed after the newest meeting above, not transcribed yet (video listings through Oct 23): 0

Coming upNothing posted on city calendars as of Oct 29. Some boards post elsewhere. RSS feed

Three public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 8, came on May 14, 2026

May 14, 2026Approval of the draft April 2026 minutes was not voted on; the minutes were announced to be voted on at next month's meeting.8 speakers Apr 9, 2026The commission took up a follow-up discussion of artificial grass at Crocker Amazon Park, mandatory spay and neuter legislation, giant pandas at the San Francisco Zoo, and glue traps and rodenticides.3 speakers Oct 8, 2026Approval of draft minutes for the April, May and July 2026 meetings was continued to the November meeting.2 speakers Jul 9, 2026Under new business, the council discussed Commission Streamlining Task Force recommendations, including the change in name to the Animal Advisory Council and a move from the public health code to the administrative code.2 speakers Mar 12, 2026After the vote, the meeting minutes were announced as approved.2 speakers

bar = public speakers at that meeting · tick = average meeting