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Myrna Melgar

Supervisor, District 7, San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Raised family zoning and upzoning at 10 meetings, more than any other official we can identify. Named Mission most often: four times.

35 of 37transcribed meetings with their voice identified
7.9min a meeting at the Board of Supervisors, at least
14questions at the Board of Supervisors
18 of 19present at roll calls through Apr 14, 2026, from the clerk

Chairs the Land Use and Transportation Committee; sits on 2 more other bodies

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Homelessness“That is Aisha Wahab’s bill, the Keeping Californians Housed Act of 2026. The best way to prevent homelessness is to prevent people from being homeless.”Myrna MelgarSupervisor · Board of Supervisors · May 12, 2026 · 2:33:08Play at 2:33:08
Waymo and robotaxis“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.”Myrna MelgarSupervisor · Board of Supervisors · Sep 22, 2026 · 52:53Play at 52:53
Artificial intelligence“I don’t know if that’s a phrase. Our code has become convoluted over time, and it requires regular cleanup of obsolete sections, redundancies, purging of sections that are no longer useful. And I want to be clear that I do think that that’s an appropriate use of AI.”Myrna MelgarSupervisor · Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026 · 29:28Play at 29:28
Family zoning and upzoning“I supported the family zoning plan because the Westside has fought building affordable housing for decades.”Myrna MelgarMember · Land Use and Transportation Committee · Jun 8, 2026 · 1:59:04Play at 1:59:04
Waymo and robotaxis“What I’m most worried about actually is liability to the city in case of an unplanned event. So for a planned event, I think that there’s some things that we can do that we’ve talked about, like geofencing, coming up with some agreement for where things get— you know, AVs can go and not go.”Myrna MelgarSupervisor · San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board · Jul 14, 2026 · 19:07Play at 19:07
“In the event it were a Waymo that was disabled that needed to be be towed, would you then pass on the cost to Waymo? Is that part of your deal or your understanding?”Myrna MelgarMember · Land Use and Transportation Committee · Mar 2, 2026 · 2:05:15Play at 2:05:15
“This month, as we have unveiled, you know, a women’s agenda in our city, there are no more important building blocks in that agenda than housing, than a shelter over people’s heads that leads to security and safety and success for themselves and their families.”Myrna MelgarSupervisor · Board of Supervisors · Mar 24, 2026 · 1:06:21Play at 1:06:21

Officials only. Public speakers are counted, never named.

Issues Melgar raised, by number of meetings

We count who raised an issue, not which side they took.

Where Melgar sits

District 7 on the current Board of Supervisors map

Click a district to open its member’s page.

District 1: Connie ChanDistrict 2: Stephen SherrillDistrict 3: Danny SauterDistrict 4: Alan WongDistrict 5: Bilal MahmoodDistrict 6: Matt DorseyDistrict 7: Myrna MelgarDistrict 8: Rafael MandelmanDistrict 9: Jackie FielderDistrict 10: Shamann WaltonDistrict 11: Chyanne ChenCity HallConnie Chan · District 1Stephen Sherrill · District 2Danny Sauter · District 3Alan Wong · District 4Bilal Mahmood · District 5Matt Dorsey · District 6Myrna Melgar · District 7Rafael Mandelman · District 8Jackie Fielder · District 9Shamann Walton · District 10Chyanne Chen · District 11
Myrna Melgar sits for District 7. Click a district to open its member’s page.District lines: DataSF, Supervisor Districts (2022), f2zs-jevy, fetched 2026-10-30.
Every roll call, and Melgar’s other bodies

Present at 18 of 19 roll calls at the Board of Supervisors, roll call through Apr 14, 2026

From the clerk’s own record. We don’t compare members on it.

PresentExcusedAbsentOldest first, 1 square per roll call

Excused 1 · Absent 0. Oct 28, 2025 to Apr 14, 2026. The clerk’s record covers 19 of the 39 meetings we hold, through Apr 14, 2026.

Official roll call, from the clerk →
What they talk about

Development and land use took 24% of Melgar’s speech with a checked topic

By the agenda item on the floor when they spoke, at the Board of Supervisors and its committees (clerk’s agenda times). 544 of 690 minutes of their speech have a checked topic. How much they talk about it, not which side they take.

Development and land use24%
Commendations, ceremonies and memorials17%
Housing and tenants11%
Streets, traffic and parking11%
Health and behavioral health0.8%
Questions

Melgar asked 14 questions at the 35 Board of Supervisors meetings where we identified them

At least this many: direct questions only.

Of Melgar’s 8 questions to city departments at the Board of Supervisors, 6 went to planning and zoning.

Who they question: 8 questions to a department, 1 body · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 8, 2026.

Board of Supervisors8 questions to city departments
Board of Supervisors: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
Planning and zoning675%
City attorney / law department113%
Clerk and legislative staff113%
Neighborhoods Melgar named

18 places Melgar named in meetings

Lines where Melgar named the place, read by two AI readers that both agree it means that place. Each dot plays the newest one; brighter means named more often.

San Francisco
  • Mission 4 times
  • Lakeshore 3 times, the most of any official
  • South of Market 3 times
  • Excelsior 2 times
  • Inner Sunset 2 times, the most of any official
  • Twin Peaks 2 times
  • Bayview Hunters Point 1 time
  • Chinatown 1 time
  • Golden Gate Park 1 time
  • Japantown 1 time
  • Marina 1 time
  • North Beach 1 time

Places are drawn at the centre of their own boundary in the city’s Analysis Neighborhoods file (DataSF (City and County of San Francisco)). A dot says the place was named, not where Melgar was or what was said about it.

Meetings

Every meeting where we identified Melgar’s voice

87, newest first. The date opens the meeting; the time plays the video at Melgar’s first remark.

  1. Oct 6, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials8.1 min45:51
  2. Oct 5, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use · Historic preservation9.9 minVideo
  3. Sep 29, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials4.2 min36:11
  4. Sep 28, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use11.9 minVideo
  5. Sep 22, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials6.7 min30:40
  6. Sep 22, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board5.5 minVideo
  7. Sep 15, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials · Appointments to boards and commissions20.6 min1:04:54
  8. Sep 15, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardPublic transit7.8 min0:05
  9. Sep 14, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use3.9 minVideo
  10. Sep 1, 2026Board of Supervisors2.9 min12:58
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  1. Jul 28, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials17.5 min1:25:32
  2. Jul 28, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardPublic transit7.1 minVideo
  3. Jul 27, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeHistoric preservation11.0 minVideo
  4. Jul 21, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials6.2 min1:12:40
  5. Jul 20, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeHistoric preservation4.8 minVideo
  6. Jul 14, 2026Board of SupervisorsHousing and tenants · Homelessness17.3 min28:56
  7. Jul 14, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardPublic transit10.2 minVideo
  8. Jul 13, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteePublic transit · Development and land use19.7 minVideo
  9. Jul 7, 2026Board of SupervisorsAlcohol, cannabis and business permits · Commendations, ceremonies and memorials4.0 min9:41
  10. Jun 30, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials13.0 min10:26
  11. Jun 29, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use · Alcohol, cannabis and business permits13.8 minVideo
  12. Jun 23, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials8.7 min16:25
  13. Jun 23, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board7.3 min0:05
  14. Jun 16, 2026Board of SupervisorsPublic transit1.2 min1:38:42
  15. Jun 15, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use4.9 minVideo
  16. Jun 9, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials · Public transit7.2 min49:26
  17. Jun 9, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardPublic transit14.5 minVideo
  18. Jun 8, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeHousing and tenants · Fire and emergency services26.5 min0:05
  19. Jun 2, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials6.8 min58:17
  20. Jun 1, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use · Housing and tenants9.3 minVideo
  21. May 19, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials7.4 min45:24
  22. May 19, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board5.2 minVideo
  23. May 18, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeHealth and behavioral health4.3 minVideo
  24. May 12, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials10.4 min17:28
  25. May 12, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardBudget and spending · Public transit7.0 minVideo
  26. May 11, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeBusiness and economic development3.1 minVideo
  27. May 5, 2026Board of Supervisors2.5 min1:49:31
  28. May 4, 2026Land Use and Transportation Committee1.7 minVideo
  29. Apr 28, 2026Board of SupervisorsDevelopment and land use · Commendations, ceremonies and memorials7.6 min32:02
  30. Apr 28, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board5.9 min0:22
  31. Apr 27, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeArts, culture and libraries23.0 minVideo
  32. Apr 21, 2026Board of Supervisors11.5 min5:29
  33. Apr 20, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use · Historic preservation9.0 min0:08
  34. Apr 14, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials5.2 min31:03
  35. Apr 14, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardPublic transit10.2 min0:06
  36. Apr 13, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use10.3 minVideo
  37. Apr 7, 2026Board of SupervisorsDevelopment and land use · Commendations, ceremonies and memorials16.2 min25:37
  38. Apr 6, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeHistoric preservation9.5 min0:07
  39. Mar 24, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials · Public transit10.4 min32:24
  40. Mar 24, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board7.2 min1:40
  41. Mar 10, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials3.1 min54:39
  42. Mar 10, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardCity workforce and labor · Public transit12.4 minVideo
  43. Mar 9, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeHistoric preservation2.6 minVideo
  44. Mar 3, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials4.7 min36:47
  45. Mar 2, 2026Land Use and Transportation Committee18.8 minVideo
  46. Feb 24, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board7.9 minVideo
  47. Feb 23, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeFire and emergency services · Historic preservation14.8 min0:05
  48. Feb 23, 2026SFCTA Personnel CommitteeCity workforce and labor6.3 min0:10
  49. Feb 10, 2026Board of SupervisorsArts, culture and libraries5.6 min28:50
  50. Feb 10, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority BoardPublic transit · Budget and spending8.5 minVideo
  51. Feb 9, 2026Land Use and Transportation Committee5.0 minVideo
  52. Feb 3, 2026Board of SupervisorsBusiness and economic development9.9 min26:36
  53. Feb 2, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use · Historic preservation8.8 min3:04
  54. Jan 27, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials · Development and land use13.4 min15:28
  55. Jan 27, 2026San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board6.1 minVideo
  56. Jan 26, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteePublic transit · Development and land use13.3 minVideo
  57. Jan 13, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials4.7 min53:01
  58. Jan 12, 2026Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use2.0 minVideo
  59. Jan 6, 2026Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials · Parks and recreation8.4 min8:03
  60. Dec 16, 2025Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials10.3 min36:10
  61. Dec 16, 2025San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board3.5 min41:36
  62. Dec 15, 2025Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use · Housing and tenants7.4 minVideo
  63. Dec 10, 2025SFCTA Personnel Committee4.7 min21:14
  64. Dec 9, 2025Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials7.5 min13:42
  65. Dec 9, 2025San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board8.9 minVideo
  66. Dec 8, 2025Land Use and Transportation CommitteeHousing and tenants · Development and land use11.5 minVideo
  67. Dec 2, 2025Board of SupervisorsDevelopment and land use · Appointments to boards and commissions17.5 min1:41:57
  68. Dec 1, 2025Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use · Housing and tenants26.2 min0:07
  69. Nov 18, 2025Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials2.9 min42:58
  70. Nov 18, 2025San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board6.9 minVideo
  71. Nov 17, 2025Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use · Housing and tenants51.0 minVideo
  72. Nov 4, 2025Board of Supervisors1.7 min1:34:35
  73. Nov 4, 2025San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board9.3 min0:05
  74. Nov 3, 2025Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDevelopment and land use · Business and economic development30.6 minVideo
  75. Oct 28, 2025Board of SupervisorsCommendations, ceremonies and memorials7.8 min1:19:20
  76. Oct 28, 2025San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board5.9 minVideo
  77. Oct 27, 2025Land Use and Transportation CommitteeBusiness and economic development · Development and land use17.5 min0:08
How we identify who is speaking · blind check, pooled across five cities: of 410 council lines drawn, 352 right, 0 wrong, 1 unclear, 57 couldn’t be judged

We identified Melgar’s voice at 87 meetings across four bodies. A meeting missing here means we couldn’t attribute the voice, not that Melgar was absent. Claude and Gemini each read every transcript with that day’s roster. A voice gets Myrna Melgar’s name only when both agree and a code check finds the name said on, or just before, their turn. Voices our transcripts merge with someone else’s are never attributed, so every count here undercounts what Melgar said. For councils and their committees, of 410 lines drawn, 352 were right, 0 wrong and 1 unclear, and the checkers couldn’t judge 57. We have since removed the voices behind 110 of those lines (0 wrong, 1 unclear, the rest we had already held for other reasons). Of the 300 lines we still publish, the checkers could judge 268: all 268 right (90% lower bound 0.99). They couldn’t judge the other 32. The check is one sample pooled across the five cities, not of Melgar or of San Francisco alone.