This ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit for $500,000 related to alleged sexual abuse in foster care. The settlement is pending committee action and was filed in June 2022.
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by S.A. against the City and County of San Francisco for $500,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 9, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-600094; entitled S.A. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged sexual abuse while in foster care.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a lawsuit settlement involving allegations of sexual abuse in foster care.
S.A. filed a lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco, Alternative Family Services, and Sojourner Truth Foster Family Service Agency, alleging sexual abuse while in foster care.
The City Attorney proposed a settlement of $500,000 for the lawsuit filed by S.A. against the City and County of San Francisco.
The Board of Supervisors received the ordinance authorizing the settlement and assigned it for further consideration.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record