Supervisor Myrna Melgar

Supervisor Myrna Melgar represents District 7, was elected District 7 Supervisor in November 2020. As Supervisor, she represents District 7’s diverse communities, including 40 distinct neighborhoods, among them West Portal, Westwood Park, Forest Hill, Parkmerced, Golden Gate Heights, Inner Sunset, St. Francis Woods, Miraloma, and Monterey Heights. Myrna is an urban planner, economic development and housing policy expert, and has served in City government in several different capacities. Myrna is committed to achieving progress that will allow all our City’s people -- including those who have been historically disadvantaged -- to flourish here. Committed to values of progress and equity, Myrna also prizes listening, collaboration, and a pragmatic focus on timely achievement of good results.

Myrna’s family immigrated to San Francisco from El Salvador when she was a child during the 1980s, fleeing that country’s civil war. As for so many others before and since, San Francisco provided Myrna’s family with refuge and economic opportunity. Myrna is fluent in English, Spanish and French, and speaks Swedish proficiently. She attended San Francisco State University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College. She holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning with a concentration in housing development from Columbia University.

Myrna formerly worked as the Executive Director of the Jamestown Community Center, Deputy Director of the Mission Economic Development Agency, Director of Homeownership Programs at the Mayor’s Office of Housing during the Newsom Administration, and served as President of the City Planning Commission and Vice President of the Building Inspection Commission. Her legislative priorities include reducing homelessness; increasing the availability of affordable housing and homeownership opportunities for San Franciscans; improving rent control protections for tenants; supporting small businesses, supporting the rights of workers, improving our public transportation infrastructure, reducing our city’s carbon footprint and expanding education opportunities for disadvantaged San Francisco youth and families. Myrna’s priorities also include improving the Westside’s access to senior services, pedestrian, bicycle and transportation improvements throughout District 7 and supporting the safety and resilience of neighborhoods and commercial corridors.

Myrna has also served on the Board of Directors of many San Francisco nonprofit human service organizations. When not working on community issues, Myrna enjoys gardening and cooking. She is a lover and supporter of the performing arts, plays the flute and renaissance recorders, loves classical and folk music and is a dedicated Samba dancer. Myrna, her husband Sean Donahue, and three daughters have made their home in Ingleside Terraces for the past decade.

Newsletter

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Vote now for the District 7 Participatory Budget! District 7 community members and neighborhood groups to submit projects for your consideration. Voting will take place until Friday, June 14, 2024. If you are a District 7 resident and age 16 or over, you are eligible to vote for the projects you want to see funded to improve our neighborhoods!    CLICK HERE TO VOTE District 7 will have the opportunity to vote for 15 projects to improve the safety, beautification, and resilience of our neighborhoods.  This year’s Participatory Budgeting proposals are:  Maintenance of Westwood Park Pillars Benches at Monterey & Gennessee Parklet Planting Beds in Inner Sunset Traffic Calming on Yerba Buena Series of murals in West Portal Traffic calming at Ulloa St, Laguna Honda, and Rockaway Public parklet on Slow Hearst  Traffic calming on Monterey Median planting on Marietta Drive Picnic tables at Commodore Sloat Elementary Playground improvements and seating at Sunnyside Elementary Digital literacy courses for children and seniors Repair fence at Edgehill Way New playground at Jefferson Elementary Renovation of Marview Way Trail Check out this website for more information on the proposals and to cast your vote.  Best, Myrna TABLE OF NEWSLETTER CONTENTS Legislative and Project Updates News and Resources Upcoming Events LEGISLATIVE AND PROJECT UPDATES WELCOMING WEST PORTAL COMMITTEE UPDATES The Welcoming West Portal Committee convened by Supervisor Melgar and Deidre Von Rock, President of the West Portal Merchants’ Association met twice over the past few weeks to review the current proposal and discuss areas for improvement. SFMTA is gathering feedback through the Committee and other neighborhood discussions.  The next Welcoming West Portal Committee meeting will be on: Monday, June 3, 2024 5:30pm to 7:30pm Members of the public can watch the meeting via Zoom here (Meeting ID: 825 748 4291 – Passcode: 394513). The proposal will be presented as an information-only item to the SFMTA Board of Directors on Tuesday, June 4th. Please be sure to sign up for updates through SFMTA.   BUDGET 101 Supervisor Melgar joined Budget Chair Connie Chan for a Budget 101 Townhall in District 7 earlier this month. If you missed it, you can watch the presentation here. Mayor Breed released her budget for the next two fiscal years ($15.9 billion budget for FY 2024-2025 and $15.5 billion for FY 2025-26). Over the course of the next month, the Board of Supervisors' Budget and Appropriations Committee will be reviewing and holding hearings on the budget.  For more information, please visit the Board's Budget Information Page. WE LOVE OUR EARLY CARE EDUCATORS   As part of the celebrations for the "Week of the Young Child," every Supervisor visited an early care education site in their District. I had the great pleasure to meet with Happy Face Family Preschool in Sunnyside.  Elena and her dedicated team of early educators pour so much love and attention into the quality, Spanish immersion programming for their students, but also in building out beautiful, interactive spaces for them to explore their imaginations . While San Francisco passed Baby Prop C in 2018 and is making historic investments in clearing waitlists for low-income families and raising wages for our early care educators, we still have a long way to go to make the system truly universal.  One of the issues we discussed was the difficulty in getting support for retirement and healthcare benefits for early care educators, which is impacting retention and recruitment into the field. I also heard from parents about the need for more individualized services for kids with special needs who have very few resources outside the private market. Sadly, since the pandemic, issues like speech delay are becoming more common among younger children.   Investing in early care and education is vital for not only the development of our children, but it is the lifeline for our local economy.  With more commercial spaces available, we can seize this opportunity to build out more child care facilities for families across San Francisco as we entice more workers back into the office. We can also offer more child care incentives for middle-income workers. I have also been collaborating with law enforcement agencies like SFPD and the Sheriff's office who want to see further investments in subsidized child care to retain and recruit more working parents into the force. Other essential workers like nurses and dispatchers are also dealing with the same challenges of finding quality, affordable care especially during non-traditional hours.  I am happy to join in announcing that Mayor Breed put in her budget an expansion of subsidies for middle-income families up to 150% of AMI ($224,800 for a family of 4) and a pilot program for flexible subsidies for low-income families.  Last week, I also introduced a Board Resolution laying out a proposal for a bold plan to expand investments in early care and education to address workforce retention and economic revitalization.   Families and San Francisco's workforce depend on us to make the smart choices today for the sake of our tomorrow.   NEWS AND RESOURCES SFUSD SENIOR TAX EXEMPTION DEADLINE   Are you or someone you know a homeowner who will turn 65 before July 1, 2025?  Then you might qualify for an exemption from certain SF Unified School District property taxes. If you think you may be eligible and have not received these exemptions before, we encourage you to review and complete this application.  Note that all applications must be received by SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 2024.  If you have already received this exemption AND the home is still your principal dwelling, you will automatically be exempted. No further action is required. All SF homeowners who will be 65 or over during the 2024-25 tax year may be exempted from the Quality Teacher Education Act (Code 98 on property tax bill), the School Facility Special Tax (Code 89 on property tax bills) and/or the School Parcel Tax of 2020 (Code 101 on property tax bills) if they meet certain criteria. More information is available on the SFUSD website (including applications in Chinese and Spanish). Any questions should be submitted to SeniorExemptionOffice@sfusd.edu. DAYTIME CLOSURES ON 19th AVENUE  BETWEEN SLOAT AND TARAVAL Caltrans was closed two lanes earlier this week on the northbound (NB) section of 19th Avenue. The closure was necessary for maintenance crews to perform major pothole and pavement repairs along a three-block stretch of 19th Avenue between Sloat Boulevard and Taraval Street. One, final closure is scheduled for Thursday, June 13, to complete repairs. On June 13th, striping activities will commence shortly after the paving work to delineate the roadway, and additional paving repairs could occur, requiring lane closures. The repairs are being made to fill severe potholes and improve overall driving conditions along the corridor. A more extensive repaving of 19th Avenue is scheduled between San Francisco State University and Golden Gate Park to repair southbound and northbound sections of the road in Spring 2025.   NIGHTWORK ON LINCOLN WAY BETWEEN 3rd and 4th Night Work between June 12, 2024 to June 21, 2024 8pm to 6am Monday through Friday only SFPUC crews will be making nighttime water system improvements on Lincoln Way between 3rd and 4th avenues. There may be noticeable noise, vibration, dust, parking and traffic impacts in the work zone. Water service may be temporarily interrupted. If so, SFPUC will provide advanced notice.  If you have any questions contact 415-554-3233 or visit www.sfpuc.org/nightwork.  SECTION 8 HOUSING WAITLIST LOTTERY OPENING   The Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco (Authority) is opening its waitlist application process for the Section 8 Rental Assistance Demonstration/Project-Based Voucher (RAD/PBV) program.    The Authority will open waitlist applications to the public on 05/28/2024 starting at 8:00 AM and close applications on 06/07/2024 at 5:00 PM.  For more information visit the SFHA website.   Apply Online Only: https://sfha.myhousing.com Click Here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Video Walk-Thru of Online Application: https://youtu.be/q_iJSGrpxiM    UPCOMING EVENTS Irving St. Fest-A-Rama!!! Saturday, June 8, 2024 12-5pm!   Irving St Fest-A-Rama is coming on Saturday, June 8th, from 12 to 5 p.m., on Irving Street, San Francisco, between 19th and 2nd Avenue. The three-block street fair will feature various exciting activities and attractions, including live music 🎶, DJs 🎧, belly dance performances 💃🏻, and dragon dance 🐲. Various health organizations and novelties will also be available to help you take care of yourself and your loved ones this season, the “Art & Healing” block hosted by Self-Help for the Elderly 💊🎨. The Ocean Avenue Community Benefit District is approaching the renewal period and the Ocean Avenue Association is considering increasing the services provided and expanding the boundaries . In order to create renewal documents that reflect the services desired by stakeholders, CivicMic and the Ocean Avenue Association need your feedback. Please join the Open House Workshop. For more information, visit the website. Ocean Avenue Wine Walk and Art Festival   The Ocean Avenue Association reintroduces the Wine Walk event, supporting small businesses and local artists and spotlighting the vibrant creativity of the Ocean Avenue Retail District. Make new friends and enjoy 6 fantastic wines from France, Germany, Spain and California at 6 businesses and 2 restaurants serving food. In addition, each business will feature local art installations commissioned by OAA for the event. Friday, June 7, 2024 5:00pm to 7:00pm ​​​​​​​Get your tickets here  JOIN US FOR THE PRIDE PARADE! Saturday, June 30, 2024 Meet at 9:30am RSVP Here Board of Supervisors | District 7 | Myrna Melgar District 7 Homepage 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 260 San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 554-6516 | Fax: (415) 554-6516 melgarstaff@sfgov.org Facebook Instagram

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Term

• Elected November 03, 2020 for term January 08, 2021 to January 08, 2025

Board and Committee Assignments

• Member, Board of Supervisors
• Chair, Land Use and Transportation Committee
• Member, Budget & Finance Committee
• Member, Budget & Appropriations Committee
• Vice Chair, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
• Member, Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency

Contact Info

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall, Room 244
(415) 554-6516 - Voice
(415) 554-5163 - Fax
MelgarStaff@sfgov.org