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Waymo and robotaxis

Eight officials raised Waymo and robotaxis at 14 meetings. Myrna Melgar raised it most, at 7.

We count who raised it, not which side they took.

14meetings where an official raised it
8officials

Spot check: 40 of 43 lines were on topic. · Quotes from Nov 4, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026 · How we count

Share of each body's meetings where an official raised Waymo and robotaxis

Share of each board's transcribed meetings where an identified official raised it. Shaded band: 90% range; overlapping bands are too close to call. Boards with fewer than six meetings left out.

  1. San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board20% · 4 of 20 transcribed meetings
  2. Board of Supervisors13% · 5 of 37 transcribed meetings
  3. Budget and Appropriations Committee11% · 2 of 18 transcribed meetings
  4. Land Use and Transportation Committee6% · 2 of 32 transcribed meetings
  5. Government Audit and Oversight Committee5% · 1 of 18 transcribed meetings

The 14 meetings where an official raised Waymo and robotaxis

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  1. Sep 22, 2026Board of SupervisorsPlay at 52:51 →
  2. Sep 22, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardFrom the start →
  3. Sep 3, 2026Government Audit and Oversight CommitteePlay at 29:21 →
  4. Sep 1, 2026Board of SupervisorsFrom the start →
  5. Jul 28, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardFrom the start →
  6. Jul 14, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardPlay at 15:48 →
  7. Jun 12, 2026Budget and Appropriations CommitteeFrom the start →
  8. May 13, 2026Budget and Appropriations CommitteeFrom the start →
  9. Apr 27, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeFrom the start →
  10. Mar 10, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardPlay at 33:32 →
All 14 meetings
  1. Mar 2, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteePlay at 13:29 →
  2. Jan 27, 2026Board of SupervisorsFrom the start →
  3. Jan 6, 2026Board of SupervisorsPlay at 1:42:41 →
  4. Nov 4, 2025Board of SupervisorsPlay at 1:23:18 →

Eight officials, by meetings where they raised it

97% of officials’ talk time on it is identified, so counts are at least these.

Myrna MelgarDistrict 7 · Board of Supervisors7meetings

“This union and the leadership you’ve exercised on Joint Council 7. I think the challenges we’re facing right now in transportation with the rise of AV technology presents a real serious threat to the workers and how we are doing things.”

Play at 52:51Sep 22, 2026
Connie ChanDistrict 1 · Board of Supervisors3meetings

“There isn’t really a clear regulation on autonomous vehicle nationwide, not even really in California, in my opinion.”

Play at 36:59Mar 10, 2026
Bilal MahmoodDistrict 5 · Board of Supervisors3meetings

“I think in the context of that hearing, why this item is important is that we saw there’s still so much work to be done to ensure that AV companies are operating in the best interest of all road users.”

Play at 33:32Mar 10, 2026
Alan WongDistrict 4 · Board of Supervisors2meetings

“During some past major events like the PG&E outages, Waymo has been a challenge for first responders and congestion.”

Play at 34:32Sep 3, 2026
Also raised it at one meeting
Chyanne ChenDistrict 11Jackie FielderDistrict 9Rafael MandelmanDistrict 8Stephen SherrillDistrict 2

21 local news articles on Waymo and robotaxis in 12 months, and 14 meetings that took it up

Month by month · articles we found in local outlets (KQED, Mission Local, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner and others), not all coverage

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Meetings that raised Waymo and robotaxis drew 13.1 public speakers each

Public speakers per meeting, the whole meeting, not only this item · counts of people, never names · members of the public are never named, pictured or quoted

Meetings that raised Waymo and robotaxis13.1
14 meetings
All other meetings we counted7.8
669 meetings

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