San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder will return to office on June 29 after taking a three-month leave of absence related to her mental health.
Jun 23, 2026
Updated 12:03 pm PT
San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder speaks during a press conference with elected and public safety officials and labor leaders in front of City Hall in San Francisco on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, to reaffirm San Francisco’s commitment to being a Sanctuary City. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)
One of the city’s youngest elected supervisors, Fielder is the most progressive member of the board, which currently leans moderate by San Francisco standards.
She represents Bernal Heights, the Portola neighborhood and the Mission District, the latter of which is home to the city’s most dense Latino community and where concerns about federal immigration enforcement have been top of mind for many residents in recent months. The neighborhood has also become a focal point of the city’s homelessness response, after efforts to clear encampments in areas like the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhood have shifted some unhoused communities to the Mission.
Fielder said she often felt the weight of the district’s needs before her departure and thanked friends and family for an outpouring of support, as well as her colleagues on the board and Mayor Daniel Lurie, who she said has welcomed her back.
Fielder stepped back from her post in City Hall in late March after telling local reporters that she was checking into a hospital for a mental health crisis and could resign. While she was hospitalized, her staff clarified that Fielder had not officially resigned and would be taking an extended leave to focus on her well-being.
The supervisor had previously been leading an effort to create a municipal bank in San Francisco. Supervisor Chyanne Chen stepped in during her colleague’s absence to carry on the initiative. Fielder’s staff continued to carry out other office duties during her absence.
The supervisor plans to attend the board meeting on Tuesday, June 30, and her office said she will hold listening sessions throughout District 9, but further details were not immediately available.