Matt DorseyMatt Dorsey

SF YIMBY endorsed Matt Dorsey in the previous election and he has shown himself to be a major leader on housing in the Board of Supervisors ever since. He has backed the Family Zoning Plan, the 6th Cycle Housing Element, upzoning in Central SoMa and Mission Bay, and fee and inclusionary reductions for adaptive reuse and office-to-residential conversions. He has voted to reject every housing appeal that has come before the Board during his term, and used his seat to support state-level bills like SB 35 and SB 79.

Looking forward, Supervisor Dorsey is excited about the advancement of state bill AB 2074, which would streamline high-rise residential construction near regional transit hubs. He would like to work on local analogues to the fee transparency and predictability reforms that YIMBY has pushed at the state level and further streamline ADU approvals. On the state's 25,000-unit rezoning mandate, he would like to continue to upzone transit-rich corridors like The Hub, Van Ness, and Market Street, while ensuring that west-side neighborhoods finally carry their fair share. SF YIMBY endorses Matt Dorsey to continue to champion the housing legislations and reforms that the city needs.

SF YIMBY endorsed Matt Dorsey in the previous election and he has shown himself to be a major leader on housing in the Board of Supervisors ever since. He has backed the Family Zoning Plan, the 6th Cycle Housing Element, upzoning in Central SoMa and Mission Bay, and fee and inclusionary reductions for adaptive reuse and office-to-residential conversions. He has voted to reject every housing appeal that has come before the Board during his term, and used his seat to support state-level bills like SB 35 and SB 79. Looking forward, Supervisor Dorsey is excited about the advancement of state bill AB 2074, which would streamline high-rise residential construction near regional transit hubs. He would like to work on local analogues to the fee transparency and predictability reforms that YIMBY has pushed at the state level and further streamline ADU approvals. On the state's 25,000-unit rezoning mandate, he would like to continue to upzone transit-rich corridors like The Hub, Van Ness, and Market Street, while ensuring that west-side neighborhoods finally carry their fair share. SF YIMBY endorses Matt Dorsey to continue to champion the housing legislations and reforms that the city needs.

No district in San Francisco is better positioned to show that dense, transit-oriented city living works than District 6. SoMa, Mission Bay, South Beach and the East Cut sit near the richest concentration of transit in Northern California. The district also carries historic burdens that make the Club's agenda urgent there, from the freeway ramps and wide one-way arterials that make SoMa streets among the city's most dangerous for people walking and biking to a shoreline, including all of Treasure Island, exposed to sea-level rise. Many of the key questions central to climate change in San Francisco get answered first in District 6, and Supervisor Dorsey has been addressing them well. Dorsey's voting record backs that up. On the Club's 2024 legislative scorecard he supported the Sierra Club position on 9 of 11 votes and ballot measures, tied with district 7 Supervisor Melgar for the second-highest score on the Board.

We recommend voting for Matt Dorsey for Supervisor, District 6.

We endorsed Dorsey when he first ran in 2022, and he has spent the four years since passing laws to help people get off drugs and into treatment. Before joining the Board he spent 14 years in the City Attorney's office, where he worked on the nine-year legal fight for marriage equality and the lawsuit that saved City College from closure, and later served as SFPD's communications director.

"It was my own journey in recovery from addiction that moved me to ask — first Mayor London Breed, and then District 6 voters — for a role on the Board of Supervisors."

Matt Dorsey, Supervisor, District 6

Why vote for Matt Dorsey?

1. Recovery first

Supervisor Dorsey has done more to redirect San Francisco's drug policy toward treatment and recovery than any of his colleagues. His Recovery First ordinance passed the Board unanimously (https://www.kqed.org/news/12038907/san-francisco-has-a-new-drug-policy-goal-long-term-remission) and was signed by Mayor Lurie in May 2025 (https://www.sf.gov/news-mayor-lurie-signs-supervisor-dorsey-recovery-first-legislation-building-on-work-to-tackle-behavioral-health-and-homelessness-crisis), making long-term remission the official goal of the city's drug programs.

This July, his Drug-Free Housing ordinance passed the Board 7-4 (https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-supervisors-approve-drug-free-housing/), which requires the city to prioritize drug-free options in permanent supportive housing. That's a big change in city policy: today just 42 of the city's roughly 8,500 (https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-supervisors-approve-drug-free-housing/) supportive housing units are drug-free, even though the Health Department reports that 26% of the city's fatal overdoses happened inside supportive housing (https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/Full_item_7.pdf) in 2024, more than died on the street. People in recovery shouldn't be forced to live among drug and alcohol abuse just because they need housing assistance.

He also co-sponsored the RESET Center (https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/public-health/sf-mayor-daniel-lurie-signs-off-on-soma-new-sober-center/article_0a764269-fa7e-4ee8-9deb-ef6b098642ec.html), which gives people arrested for public drug use an alternative to an ER visit or jail, both connecting people with recovery resources and saving taxpayers money. Dorsey calls it the most important policy shift since the fentanyl crisis began (https://abc7news.com/post/san-francisco-set-soon-arrest-drug-users-opening-new-sobering-reset-center/18370180/).

2. A fully staffed police force

Dorsey has relentlessly focused on solving SFPD's staffing shortage. The department's own November 2025 staffing analysis (https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/PoliceCommission111925-_Report_2025_SFPD_Staffing_Analysis_vFinal.pdf) counts 1,565 sworn officers against the 2,257 it says the city needs, a gap of 692. His two ballot attempts to close it, in March (https://www.ktvu.com/news/sf-supervisor-says-he-no-longer-supports-his-plan-to-increase-police-staffing) and November 2024 (https://ballotpedia.org/San_Francisco,_California,_Proposition_F,_Police_Staffing_and_Deferred_Retirement_Amendment_%282024%29), both failed. He hasn't let up. This year the crisis has finally started to reverse: SFPD received 3,375 applications in 2025, up 40% from the year before (https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/news/sfpd-making-significant-progress-hiring-sworn-officers-25), and posted its first net gain in officers since 2020. His second-term plan is a three-year push to full staffing, with civilianized desk jobs putting more sworn officers back on patrol.

3. Safer streets

Dorsey championed bringing speed cameras to San Francisco, and the results came fast: at camera locations, speeding by 10+ mph is down 79% (https://www.sfmta.com/blog/one-year-speeding-down-79-speed-safety-camera-locations) a year after the March 2025 launch, roughly 40,000 fewer speeding drivers a day, and he has introduced a resolution urging the state to let the program expand. He also co-sponsored doubling fines for sideshows (https://sfgov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7689752&GUID=2C206A7B-1CDA-4609-841F-3C2A8E61E629&Options=ID%7CText%7C&Search=sideshow).

4. Build more housing

Dorsey voted for Mayor Lurie's Family Zoning Plan (https://sfstandard.com/2025/12/02/family-zoning-supervisors-vote-daniel-lurie/), has consistently supported building more homes in every neighborhood, and supports office-to-housing conversions downtown. And we appreciate his economic literacy: he says too-high inclusionary requirements (effectively taxes on new homes to fund subsidized homes) have made projects go "from penciling out to being thrown out (https://growsf.org/voter-guide/questionnaires/november-2026/matt-dorsey/)."

Where Matt Dorsey stands

On other issues

Downtown recovery: As the downtown supervisor, he backs Vacant to Vibrant, Downtown First Thursdays, and tax and permitting changes to refill offices and storefronts. He wants to get office vacancy under 20% by 2030 (https://growsf.org/voter-guide/questionnaires/november-2026/matt-dorsey/), down from a record 36.9% in late 2024 (https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/business/sf-office-vacancy-rate-has-dropped-but-is-still-very-high/article_6417c021-9432-45aa-bd5c-eeb8668706a2.html). And his West SoMa Entertainment Zone ordinance (https://sfgov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7689751&GUID=95C34F7C-960D-438F-BD97-51C45471B592), which passed in December 2025 and launched this July, lets bars and restaurants across a wide stretch of SoMa sell drinks to go.

Mental health: He supports expanding conservatorship tools and wants San Francisco to work with neighboring counties on regional mental health treatment centers, because streets and jails are the two worst places to leave someone in crisis.

Source (https://growsf.org/voter-guide/san-francisco-voter-guide-november-2026-election#supervisor-district-6)

San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 6 – Matt Dorsey

SFWPC recommends Matt Dorsey for endorsement. While we do not always see eye-to-eye, policy-wise, with Supervisor Dorsey, we appreciate his willingness to engage with us on issues that impact women’s holistic safety, and are heartened by his commitment to work with us on issues impacting trans women in particular as one of two Supervisors representing portions of the Transgender Cultural District in San Francisco. We look forward to continuing to work with Supervisor Dorsey on issues that are important to SFWPC during the upcoming budget cycle.

Source (https://sfwpc.org/pac-recommendations-for-candidates-for-november-2026-election)

Since joining the Board in 2022, Dorsey has been one of City Hall's most consistent voices for public safety and a recovery-first approach to the drug crisis. He has championed efforts to improve public safety, including addressing (https://www.sf.gov/news-mayor-lurie-takes-major-step-forward-for-san-francisco-safety-announces-rebuilding-the-ranks-roadmap-to-fully-staff-police-department-sheriffs-office) SFPD’s staffing shortage and supporting March 2024’s Prop E (https://ballotpedia.org/San_Francisco,_California,_Proposition_E,_Limit_Police_Department_Administrative_Task_Time_and_Increase_Use_of_Camera_and_Drone_Technology_Initiative_(March_2024)), which allowed SFPD to leverage technology to pursue criminals. As the only board member who’s experienced recovery, he authored the Recovery First ordinance (https://www.sf.gov/news-mayor-lurie-signs-supervisor-dorsey-recovery-first-legislation-building-on-work-to-tackle-behavioral-health-and-homelessness-crisis), passed unanimously and signed by Mayor Lurie in May 2025, making long-term remission the city's stated drug-policy goal. He also helped set up the RESET sobering center (https://abc7news.com/post/san-francisco-open-reset-center-mayor-daniel-lurie-shifts-drug-policy-enforcement-treatment/19010183/), which serves as an alternative to jail for those arrested for public substance use and tries to pivot them to long-term treatment and recovery. If you care about public safety and addressing SF’s drug crisis, re-elect Matt Dorsey for D6 this November.

Source (https://www.sfblueprint.org/advocacy/november-2026-voter-guide)

District 6 Supervisor - Matt Dorsey

We have a long history of engaging with and supporting Supervisor Dorsey on public safety and recovery matters. He has been the leader on the Board of Supervisors in combatting San Francisco’s drug and homelessness crises. Having once suffered from drug addiction himself, Supervisor Dorsey’s lived experience has helped reshape San Francisco's approach to homelessness and drug policy towards recovery-first model. ConnectedSF has collaborated on many topics with Supervisor Dorsey - he is a solid public safety advocate, and a strong ally on most common sense issues.

Note: We must note that we are disappointed by his endorsement of Propositions B and G.

Source (https://www.connectedsf.com/2026-voter-guide#district6)

In Districts 4 and 6, we recommend Alan Wong and Matt Dorsey as the candidates best positioned to stand up for safe streets, functional government, and the everyday concerns of residents.

Source (https://sfgop.org/nov-2026-endorsements)

We have a long history of engaging with and supporting Supervisor Dorsey on public safety and recovery matters. He has been the leader on the Board of Supervisors in combatting San Francisco’s drug and homelessness crises. Having once suffered from drug addiction himself, Supervisor Dorsey’s lived experience has helped reshape San Francisco's approach to homelessness and drug policy towards recovery-first model. ConnectedSF has collaborated on many topics with Supervisor Dorsey - he is a solid public safety advocate, and a strong ally on most common sense issues.

Note: We must note that we are disappointed by his endorsement of Propositions B and G.