Matt Dorsey × San Francisco Police Officers Association

Published 2026-11-06 · Official's words: Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 01:47:19 to 01:48:25 · City transcript · Meeting recording

Wording is the city's caption transcript, re-read word for word; it has not been checked against the recording.

Money in, then the donor's priority

$500 Schedule A to Matt Dorsey for Supervisor 2022 (filer 203924838)

own committee; 1 row, 2024-04-01

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2024-04-01	211830580 (v1)	2024-07-31	$500	SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC

Schedule A total for this committee: $500 in 1 row.

$7,500 Schedule A to Matt Dorsey for DCCC Member 2024 Officeholder Committee (filer 208697921)

officeholder committee, for another office (Democratic County Central Committee); 3 rows, 2024-01-30 to 2026-04-23

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2024-01-30	210655135 (v1)	2024-02-22	$2,500	SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC
2025-05-27	214607150 (v1)	2025-07-31	$2,500	SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC
2026-04-23	217134003 (v1)	2026-07-31	$2,500	SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC
2024-01-30	209998325 (v1)	2024-01-31	$2,500	SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))

Schedule A total for this committee: $7,500 in 3 rows. 1 24-hour repeat of a Schedule A row, listed, not counted.

One line per receiving committee; totals are never summed across committees. Retrieved 2026-10-30 from the Ethics Commission's Transactions dataset (data loaded through 2026-10-30).

San Francisco Police Officers Association: stated priority

Tie to the donor recognised by Filers id: 1315969 (San Francisco Police Officers Association PAC).

article by the association's president, on its own site.

Closing paragraph

"San Francisco Firefighters Local 798, SFPOA, and Mayor Lurie urge San Franciscans to vote NO on Proposition I and YES on Proposition C this November - and to protect the budget that keeps this city safe."

page dated 2026-09-01; source page; retrieved 2026-10-30

The official

Matt Dorsey

Supervisor, District 6

San Francisco official, as the city's roster has them.

The official's exact words

"COLLEAGUES, I WILL RESPECTFULLY BE VOTING NO ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WHILE WE ULTIMATELY HAVE THE FINAL POLICY DECISION OVER OUR INCLUSIONARY RATES. WE GENERALLY ENTRUST THE BULK OF THE POLICYMAKING WORK ON OUR INCLUSIONARY RATES TO A GROUP OF EXPERTS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY. THEY LOOK AT THE DATA AND PROVIDE US WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. AS LAND USE CHAIR MELGAR JUST EXPLAINED. AND THIS TIME AROUND THE NUMBERS SHOWED THAT OUR RATES ARE TOO HIGH AND IN FACT THE REPORT SHOWED THAT THE EVEN ZERO IS INFEASIBLE. WHILE I FRANKLY HAVE RESERVATIONS EVEN ABOUT 5%, I RESPECT THE PROCESS THAT LED TO THAT RECOMMENDATION AND I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A NUMBER THAT'S GREATER THAN ZERO. BUT I DO BELIEVE WE NEED TO TRUST THE MATH. I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD SINGLE OUT NEIGHBORHOODS AND FREEZE THEM OUT FOR NEW HOUSING MARKET RATE OR AFFORDABLE. IT TAKES TIME TO SEE THE EFFECTS OF THESE CHANGES AND THAT'S WHY THE TAX PROCESS HAPPENS EVERY THREE YEARS. I BELIEVE WE NEED TO LET THIS POLICY PLAY OUT SO I WILL RESPECTFULLY NOT SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT IT RISKS MOVING THE LEGISLATION FURTHER FROM ITS GOAL OF MAKING HOUSING PRODUCTION FEASIBLE."

Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 01:47:19 to 01:48:25

SPEAKER-CREDIT DOUBT: LOW Reading, not a finding. In common: Same package: the Board's 14 July vote to cut the inclusionary housing fee, which the speaker before Dorsey ties to the Housing Trust Fund expansion ('SIT ON TOP OF THE HOUSING TRUST FUND THAT HAS BEEN EXPANDED SO THAT WE HAVE BOTH', 01:46:56 to 01:47:00); the association's page urges a Yes vote on Prop C, the Housing Trust Fund measure. The quote itself does not name Prop C. Where they differ: Not comparable on the text: the quote explains a vote on an amendment to the fee ordinance; the association's statement is a vote recommendation on a ballot measure. (My reading.) No cause is claimed.

Who is speaking: Matt Dorsey, Supervisor, District 6. The row at 01:47:15 opens the turn with the member's name, spelled correctly: 'SUPERVISOR DORSEY THANK YOU PRESIDENT MANDOLIN.' (the Board President's name is garbled). The next turn opens at 01:48:28 with 'SUPERVISOR CHEN. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT.' The speaker refers to the land use chair in the third person ('AS LAND USE CHAIR MELGAR JUST EXPLAINED'), so is not Melgar. Doubt in the credit: Name spelled correctly in the cue that opens the turn, and the next speaker is named.

Caption rows that name the speaker

01:47:12 MATH SUPPORTS IT. >> THANK YOU.
01:47:15 SUPERVISOR DORSEY THANK YOU PRESIDENT MANDOLIN.
01:48:28 >> SUPERVISOR CHEN. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT.

Highlighted: words literally in both the quote and the donor's words (none of substance, so nothing is highlighted).

Sources: transcript (Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, retrieved 2026-10-29); donor page: sfpoa.org; filing ids, Transactions dataset: 210655135, 211830580, 214607150, 217134003; money retrieved 2026-10-30.