Membership and Seat Qualifications
The below listed summary of seats, term expirations and membership information shall serve as notice of vacancies, upcoming term expirations, and information on currently held seats, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Appointments by other bodies are listed, if available.
Seat numbers listed as “VACANT” are open for immediate appointment. However, you are able to submit applications for all seats and your application will be maintained for one year, in the event that an unexpected vacancy or opening occurs.
Seat: 1
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term expired 12/13/24 Holdover Member Remhai Menelik
Term Ending: 12/13/2028
Qualifications:
Must be held by a person who is a resident of Social Housing Developments.
Term: 4-years
Seat: 2
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT
Term Ending: 12/13/2026
Qualifications:
Must be held by a person who is a resident of Social Housing Developments.
Term: 4-years
Seat: 3
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT- Term expired 12/13/24 Holdover Member - Gen Fujioka (residency waived)
Term Ending: 12/13/2028
Qualifications:
Must be held by a person with experience owning, operating, or developing Social Housing Developments.
Term: 4-years
Seat: 4
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Edward Parillon
Term Ending: 12/13/2026
Qualifications:
Must be held by a person with experience owning, operating, or developing Social Housing Developments.
Term: 4-years
Seat: 5
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term expired 12/13/24 Holdover Member - Fernando Marti
Term Ending: 12/13/2028
Qualifications:
Must be held by a person with legal, academic, or financing expertise regarding affordable housing creation and policy.
Term: 4-years
Seat: 6
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: John Baranski (residency waived)
Term Ending: 12/13/2026
Qualifications:
Must be held by a person with legal, academic, or financing expertise regarding affordable housing creation and policy.
Term: 4-years
Seat: 7
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term expired 12/13/24 Holdover Member- Shanti Singh
Term Ending: 12/13/2028
Qualifications:
Must be held by a person with experience or expertise in advocacy on behalf of tenants or residents of affordable housing.
Term: 4-years
Seat: 8
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term expired 12/13/24 Holdover Member- Anabell Ibanez
Term Ending: 12/13/2028
Qualifications:
Must be held by a person with experience or expertise in the organized labor community.
Term: 4-years
Seat: 9
Appointing Authority: MOHCD
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term expired 12/13/24 Holdover Member- Lydia Ely
Term Ending: 12/13/2028
Qualifications:
Shall be held by an employee of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD), to be appointed by the Director of MOHCD.
Term: 4-years
Seat: 10
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: VACANT - Term expired 12/13/24 Holdover Member- Alex Lantsberg
Term Ending: 12/13/2028
Qualifications:
Must be held by a resident of San Francisco with a demonstrated commitment to affordable housing and to racial and economic equity.
Term: 4-years
Seat: 11
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: 12/13/2026
VACANT
Term Ending:
Qualifications:
Must be held by a resident of San Francisco with a demonstrated commitment to affordable housing and to racial and economic equity.
Term: 4-years
Application Process
Please Note: Depending upon the posting date, a vacancy may have already been filled. To determine if a vacancy for this Commission is still available, or if you require additional information, please call the Rules Committee Clerk at (415) 554-5184.
Applications and other documents may be submitted to BOS-Appointments@sfgov.org
For seats appointed by other Authorities please contact the Board / Commission / Committee / Task Force (see below) or the appointing authority directly.
Next Steps:
Applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be contacted by the Rules Committee Clerk once the Rules Committee Chair determines the date of the hearing. Members of the Rules Committee will consider the appointment(s) at the meeting and applicant(s) may be asked to state their qualifications. The appointment of the individual(s) who is recommended by the Rules Committee will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.
Description:
The Housing Stability Fund Oversight Board (the “Board”) was established to provide oversight for the Housing Stability Program Fund by making recommendations and providing guidance for the use of the Housing Stability Program Fund for Social Housing Developments, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of land and/or improvements, preservation, development, rehabilitation, construction operation, loans, grants, and other eligible uses determined by the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD), and as included in any Housing Stability Fund regulations.
There are a total of 11 voting members: 10 appointed by the Board of Supervisors and, 1 appointed by the Director of MOHCD:
- Seats 1 and 2 shall be held by persons who are residents of Social Housing Developments, as defined in Section 10.100-78 of the Administrative Code, as amended from time to time to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
- Seats 3 and 4 shall be held by persons with experience owning, operating, or developing Social Housing Developments, as defined in Section 10.100-78 of the Administrative Code, to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
- Seats 5 and 6 shall be held by persons with legal, academic, or financing expertise regarding affordable housing creation and policy, to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
- Seat 7 shall be held by a person with experience or expertise in advocacy on behalf of tenants or residents of affordable housing, to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
- Seat 8 shall be held by a person with experience or expertise in the organized labor community, to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
- Seat 9 shall be held by an employee of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD), to be appointed by the Director of MOHCD.
- Seats 10 and 11 shall be held by any resident of San Francisco with a demonstrated commitment to affordable housing and to racial and economic equity, to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Members shall serve for four-year terms and may remain on the Board for a maximum of two full terms.
The Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development shall provide administrative and clerical support.
Holdover Information:
Not Applicable
Report:
The Oversight Board shall seek to make its recommendations through a racial and economic equity lens, with an eye toward the short-term and long-term impact on the use of the monies from the Housing Stability Program Fund.
Authority:
Administrative Code, Article XLV (Ordinance No. 233-20)
Sunset Date:
None
Contact:
Kyra Geithman
Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development
Kyra.Geithman@sfgov.org
Updated: December 22, 2025