Committee recommends renaming Bill Walsh Way to Giants Drive at Candlestick Point
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The Land Use and Transportation Committee met May 4, 2026. With Chair Myrna Melgar and Vice Chair Chyanne Chen present (Member Bilal Mahmood excused), the Committee heard a resolution to officially name unnamed streets and to rename Bill Walsh Way to Giants Drive near Gilman Playground Park at Candlestick Point. Presenters from Public Works and OCII provided information; the Fire Department, Municipal Transportation Agency, and Police Department registered no objections. The Committee voted to forward the resolution as a Committee Report to the full Board.
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- Moved and approved to excuse Member Bilal Mahmood from the May 4, 2026 meeting.
- Heard Resolution (File 260379) proposing official street namings and renaming Bill Walsh Way to Giants Drive (Gilman Playground Park between Gilman and Ingerson Avenues) to align with existing Giants Drive north of Carroll Avenue.
- Noted departmental responses: Fire Department, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, and San Francisco Police Department recorded no objections; Department of Emergency Management was informed.
- Ten-day public notice for the May 4 hearing was posted per applicable state code sections.
- The Committee moved that the Resolution be RECOMMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORT to the full Board (motion carried by vote: Ayes 2 - Melgar, Chen; Excused 1 - Mahmood).
- Public comment included concerns raised by Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt; staff presenters included Flora Law (Public Works) and Inderbir Grewal (Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure).
- Meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m.
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Land Use and Transportation Committee (5/4/2026 1:30 PM)
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