SF Land Use and Economic Development Committee Meeting
On the agenda:
- Hearing – Progress on the Octavia Boulevard Project, Central Freeway Ancillary Projects, and Disposition of Central Freeway Excess Parcels
- Hearing – City Car-Sharing Programs
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SF Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
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Agenda [pdf] On the agenda: Hearing – Progress on the Octavia Boulevard Project, Central Freeway Ancillary Projects, and Disposition of Central Freeway Excess Parcels
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