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Linda Mason, the housing authority’s general counsel and chief people officer, told commissioners the authority’s legal staff is limited — “as of right now, I am the only attorney here at the Housing Authority” — and that entering the agreement would let the authority share legal research and policy analysis with the City Attorney’s Office and receive privileged advice that could help staff plan for executive-level policy changes.

Mason said staff had discussed the arrangement with a city attorney assigned to housing and described the agreement as similar to work done in 2016. She said the Board’s inclusion in the agreement is the reason the item required commission approval: “Because we want to be able to speak with you directly under the attorney client privilege, we want the Board of Commissioners to be part of the agreement.”

Mason cited a federal executive order titled Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens, which she said “essentially says that all sanctuary cities are going to be placed on notice that their funding will be cut,” and warned that further federal actions could follow. She framed the potential legal and policy changes as issues that may affect housing authority residents and that shared legal work would assist in contingency planning.

A public commenter thanked Mason and the City Attorney’s Office for their work and for pursuing the agreement to protect the housing authority and its residents. There was no opposing public comment.

The motion to approve the resolution was made and seconded; roll call votes were recorded as Commissioner Pikes: Aye; Commissioner Kim: Yes; Commissioner Lindo: Aye; President Joaquin Torres: Aye. The motion passed.

The resolution authorizes the chief executive officer to enter into a common interest/confidentiality agreement with the City and County of San Francisco; no further details of the agreement’s text or duration were discussed at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of San Francisco - Video Open Video Only in Windows Media Player - Apr 30, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Housing Authority voted to allow a common interest/confidentiality agreement with the City and County of San Francisco so commissioners may receive privileged legal communications from the City Attorney's Office amid recent federal executive orders.","taxTitle","San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California","taxId",5751,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6572745,"Housing Authority OKs easement with PG&E to keep gas service for Sunnydale legacy buildings",93,106000,199000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3160388-204240d1967ed06b1cc94f66983d4e80&start=106&end=199","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3160388-204240d1967ed06b1cc94f66983d4e80/thumbnail_106000.jpg","/articles/6572745/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/Housing-Authority-OKs-easement-with-PGE-to-keep-gas-service-for-Sunnydale-legacy-buildings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6572745-2a4be13ba50ae8f1a7ac9710d0e80af6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162175&Signature=XxNlFtFfl56gMCigwW~Xp9WW1nXmkZ3JebeODDkWtSULh~xDJBd52~FpmH7ghzTCNtL7b8xnkrqwgqdi4lAWe3mRH8iDPBMoQGdBmb1v0SFUnksS2zlF6c25v7gT9X5PHJmDNUHm56fpz4gNcJBwxd692wjKDYtUZA~EIYVBFWjBOevQfCBP72BkzF4yER70VroCHFVdCHkMxjjsNAlD4OtbvqEM2JeqE-WXTIIzXuXdWM6Xku8KIsCejbFDG25QvIdxViOudmbNEkyLlGrC0i9AZ2SjoDQ8GtbsH7XCoXwBWBBYjMUt4M39rE4AjdKcUN1SPv~HTbwP1czxarAEIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco voted unanimously April 30 to authorize its chief executive officer to enter into an easement agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company to maintain gas service along West Access Road while utility mains are removed as part of redevelopment work.

The easement will preserve service to legacy buildings during demolition of existing gas mains and is a prerequisite PG&E requires before it can complete pressurization and energization work that the agency says is on the critical path for construction on Block 7 and Block 9.

Linda Mason, general counsel and chief people officer for the housing authority, told commissioners the easement is “needed to actually begin the constructions for Block 7 and Block 9,” and that partners alerted staff last week that the PG&E easement “needed to move forward, which is why we called the special meeting.”

Associate Director Mercy Claire Murphy said the easement “will allow us to maintain the gas service for legacy buildings while we're demoing the gas mains that are in the infrastructure area,” and that PG&E “requires that this easement be signed and recorded in order to complete their portion of the work, which is pressurization and energization.”

Commissioners asked about a map and Mason confirmed an exhibit to the easement (Exhibit B, pages 10–11) shows the plat, which is on the privately owned West Access Road that maintains vehicular access. Mason said the work could begin May 15 if the signed easement is delivered to PG&E that day.

There was no public comment. The motion to approve was made and seconded; roll call votes were recorded as Commissioner Pikes: Aye; Commissioner Kim: Yes; Commissioner Lindo: Yes; President Joaquin Torres: Aye. The motion passed.

The resolution authorizes the CEO to execute and record the easement; the authority did not discuss other terms of the developer easement agreement approved in June 2024 beyond noting the PG&E requirement and relationship to the previously approved developer easement.","The Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco authorized its CEO to sign and record an easement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to preserve gas service to legacy buildings, clearing a critical path for demolition and construction work on Blocks 7 and 9 in the Sunnydale/Santos infrastructure area.","actionData","errors"]

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