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20 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026; 19 transcribed, the newest on Sep 16, 2026, for 28 hours.

typical meeting 1 h 35 min · 7 members seated · President: Diane Matsuda

What the members said

Family zoning and upzoningFamily zoning is not going to be— going to go destroy all these buildings. But again, planning staff, preservation, the mayor’s office, and the board president are working together to make sure that we do preserve these great buildings.Chris FoleyCommissioner · Historic Preservation Commission · Jun 3, 2026 1:09:00Open the meeting at 1:09:00
  • When, when you have a floor that has a major window that looks like it’s 10 or 11 feet tall on that corner, how— and there’s glass along the entire alley side, What— how is that defined as a basement for this?Hans BaldaufCommissioner · Historic Preservation Commission · Jan 21, 2026 1:57:14Open the meeting at 1:57:14
  • I do have one question for staff, however, and that has to do with Secretary of Interior Standards, Standard Number 3, and if you could address your determination that it— the nature and character or the, you know, sort of the design of it doesn’t create a false sense of historic development?Gayle Tsern StrangCommissioner · Historic Preservation Commission · Aug 19, 2026 40:39Open the meeting at 40:39

Two members are in the running for most talk time (preliminary)

Preliminary: at least 69% of members’ talk time is identified, under the 80% for a full comparison. The two in the running each average 2.4 to 4.5 minutes a meeting, and each could rank first; the data can’t order them.

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Latest meetings

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19 of 20 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026.Newest: Oct 21, 2026
Historic Preservation Commission · 39 min · 2 public speakersSep 16 · 7h. 1407 VAN NESS AVENUE- Consideration of adoption of a resolution recommending Small Business Commission approval of a Legacy Business Registry application took 13 minThe longest item after routine business: 7h. 1407 VAN NESS AVENUE- Consideration of adoption of a resolution recommending Small…, 13 min of this 39 min meeting.Speakers: Diane Matsuda, Hans Baldauf, Chris Foley
Longest item: 33% of the meeting11 agenda itemsWatch
Historic Preservation Commission · 48 min · 2 public speakersSep 2 · 2026-006369DES JEFFERSON AIRPLANE HOUSE - Consideration to Recommend Landmark Designation took 21 minThe longest item after routine business: 2026-006369DES JEFFERSON AIRPLANE HOUSE - Consideration to Recommend Landmark Designation, 21 min of this 48 min meeting.Speakers: Hans Baldauf, Diane Matsuda, Eleanor R. Cox, Dan Baroni and 1 more
Longest item: 44% of the meeting2 agenda itemsWatch
Historic Preservation Commission · 1 h 09 min · 2 public speakersAug 19 · 9j. vesuvio caf building (253 columbusadjournment avenue) - landmark designation took 21 minThe longest item after routine business: 9j. vesuvio caf building (253 columbusadjournment avenue) - landmark designation, 21 min of this 1 h 09 min meeting.Speakers: Diane Matsuda, Gayle Tsern Strang, Eleanor R. Cox, Dan Baroni and 1 more
Longest item: 31% of the meeting15 agenda itemsWatch
Historic Preservation Commission · 2 h 05 min · 6 public speakersAug 5 · 7o. MEL'S DRIVE-IN 3355 GEARY BOULEVARD Consideration to Recommend Landmark Designation took 29 minThe longest item after routine business: 7o. MEL'S DRIVE-IN 3355 GEARY BOULEVARD Consideration to Recommend Landmark Designation, 29 min of this 2 h 05 min meeting.Speakers: Diane Matsuda, Robert Vergara, Dan Baroni, Chris Foley
Longest item: 23% of the meeting9 agenda itemsWatch
All 19 transcribed meetings

One more meeting is not transcribed yet.

Listed after the newest meeting above, not transcribed yet (video listings through Oct 23): 1

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Historic preservation took 54% of the Historic Preservation Commission’s meeting time, more than at most bodies in the city

Share of meeting time by topic, from the clerk’s agenda times · 20 meetings, 31 hours · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 23, 2026, the clerk’s times also cover meetings not yet transcribed

Historic preservation54%
Business and economic development13%
Development and land use7.5%

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

Eight public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 27, came on Jan 21, 2026

Jan 21, 2026The motion to continue items 4D and 4O to February 4th was announced as passing "unanimously, 7 to 0."27 speakersApr 1, 2026Item 5, an amendment of landmark number 307, the site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot, was taken out of order and heard before the Clay Theater item.23 speakersMay 20, 2026The Commission took up draft minutes for the May 6th, 2026 hearing, and the motion to adopt them was announced as passing "unanimously, 6 to zero."19 speakersMar 18, 2026Department staff gave announcements, including that the new Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings Ordinance becomes effective on April 11th.12 speakersNov 19, 2025Draft minutes for October 15th, 2025 were taken up, and the motion to adopt was announced as passing "unanimously, 7 to 0."12 speakers

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