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18 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026; all transcribed, for 65 hours.

typical meeting 3 h 10 min · 5 members seated · Chair: Matt Dorsey, since Aug 17, 2026

Newest meeting: Jun 25, 2026. Newer ones may not be posted or transcribed yet.

What Matt Dorsey said on Apr 29, 2026

1:25:09
HomelessnessI don’t know if there would be possible to accelerate that or get sort of a mid-year check-in on where we are with 1174. I will say for, you know, there’s sometimes I represent— this is a part of my district that has really been traumatized by the shelter-in-place hotels.Matt DorseyMember · Budget and Appropriations Committee · Apr 29, 2026Open the meeting at 1:25:09

The talk-time ranking for the Budget and Appropriations Committee is held

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

Latest meetings

  • Feb 261
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  • Apr 264
  • May 263
  • Jun 268
18 meetings, all transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026.Newest: Jun 25, 2026
Budget and Appropriations Committee · 8 h 25 min · 0 public speakersJun 25 · Proposition J Contract Certification Contracted-Out Department Services Not Previously Approved took 6 h 04 minThe longest item after routine business: Proposition J Contract Certification Contracted-Out Department Services Not Previously…, 6 h 04 min of this 8 h 25 min meeting.Speakers: Connie Chan, Shamann Walton, Rafael Mandelman, Danny Sauter and 1 more
Longest item: 72% of the meeting5 agenda itemsWatch
Budget and Appropriations Committee · 7 h 44 minJun 24 · Committee meetingItems 1 through 3, 23 and 24 were called: the hearing on the mayor's proposed budget, the budget and appropriations ordinance, and the annual salary ordinance for fiscal years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028.Speakers: Connie Chan
1 agenda itemsWatch
Budget and Appropriations Committee · 3 h 20 min · 0 public speakersJun 22 · Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 took 3 h 16 minThe longest item after routine business: Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, 3 h 16 min of this 3 h 20 min meeting.Speakers: Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey, Danny Sauter, Shamann Walton and 1 more
Longest item: 98% of the meeting4 agenda itemsWatch
Budget and Appropriations Committee · 3 h 06 min · 0 public speakersJun 18 · Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 took 3 h 01 minThe longest item after routine business: Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, 3 h 01 min of this 3 h 06 min meeting.Speakers: Connie Chan, Rafael Mandelman, Matt Dorsey, Danny Sauter and 1 more
Longest item: 97% of the meeting5 agenda itemsWatch
All 18 transcribed meetings

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

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No topic dominates: the largest, city workforce and labor, took 38% of checked time

Share of meeting time by topic, from the clerk’s agenda times · 18 meetings, 65 hours · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 23, 2026, the clerk’s times also cover meetings not yet transcribed

City workforce and labor38%
Budget and spending30%
Homelessness4.6%
Schools and youth3.6%
Business and economic development3.4%

bar = share of meeting time · line = 90% range · tick = typical San Francisco body (shown where it is 0.5% or more)

23 public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 62, came on Apr 15, 2026

Apr 15, 2026The mayor's budget director presented on how the city funds programs for older adults and on the Dignity Fund.62 speakersApr 22, 2026A presenter from the Department of Children, Youth, and Families reported on youth workforce development funding, saying there were no cuts to its agencies or to the funding for those services.51 speakersJun 17, 202650 speakersMay 20, 2026Item 12, a hearing on proposed budget cuts to the Free City College program, was called, and a presentation was given by City College staff.47 speakersApr 29, 2026On a motion that the hearing be heard and filed, the result was announced as "We have 5 ayes. The motion passes."38 speakers

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