Lurie Proposes Law to Bring 1,700 EV Chargers to SF Streets by 2030

Mayor Daniel Lurie introduced legislation Monday to establish San Francisco's first long-term permitting program for curbside electric vehicle chargers, setting a target of more than 1,700 chargers on city streets, public lots and garages by 2030. The city currently operates roughly 250 curbside charging stations.

Lurie announced the ordinance alongside Board President Rafael Mandelman, framing the push as an infrastructure imperative. "If we want San Francisco to lead in EV technology, we have to build the infrastructure that supports it," Lurie said. The legislation would create a clear permitting pathway to accelerate installation of curbside chargers across neighborhoods citywide, according to the mayor's office.

The ordinance would designate the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency as a key body in the program, though the full scope of SFMTA's role was not released in complete detail at the time of the announcement. Questions about which agencies will issue permits, manage installations and oversee the rollout remain to be answered as the full ordinance text becomes available.

The legislative push came the same day Lurie opened a new 24/7 publicly accessible charging site in Bayview-Hunters Point, a neighborhood long at the front lines of environmental inequity in San Francisco. The station at Bayview Plaza, 3801 Third Street, features six high-power 350-kilowatt DC fast charging stalls, making them the first fast chargers ever installed in that community. The site was funded in part by the Bay Area Air District and the California Energy Commission, and delivered in partnership with the San Francisco Environment Department and EVgo. The city noted the Bayview location followed the city's first formal community engagement process specifically designed to identify a site for electric vehicle charging.

The broader legislation reflects a pattern of clean energy activity that the Lurie administration has highlighted in recent months. The SF Environment Department has pointed to several San Francisco-based companies as indicators of the city's growing role in the sector: It's Electric, which installed the city's first curbside EV charging stations; Redwood Materials, which announced a research and development facility focused on lithium-ion battery recycling; and Intersect Power, a clean energy firm that established its headquarters at 140 New Montgomery.

Whether the 1,700-charger goal is codified in the ordinance itself or represents a separate city target is among the details still requiring clarification. Mandelman's office and SFMTA have not yet released statements elaborating on the board's timeline for taking up the legislation.