This resolution urges the Mayor's Office to improve pet management and dog safety policies at city-funded shelters and housing sites, while also calling for better funding and coordination for handling dangerous dog cases. It aims to enhance safety for residents and their pets in these facilities.
Resolution urging the Mayor's Office to consider amending the Citywide Good Neighbor Policy, amending other relevant policies, or enacting new policies to address resident pet management and dog safety at City-funded shelters, transitional housing, and supportive housing sites; and urging the City and County of San Francisco to ensure sustained funding, staffing, and interagency coordination for the Vicious and Dangerous Dog hearing process and Unit.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a need to address increasing dog safety concerns in San Francisco, particularly in city-funded housing and shelters.
A woman was attacked by an unleashed dog in the Tenderloin, highlighting the urgent need for improved dog safety protocols.
The committee held a hearing examining the suspension of the Vicious and Dangerous Dog hearing process and the resulting backlog of cases.
The Mayor's Office announced an expanded Citywide Good Neighbor Policy, which is set to begin enforcement in January 2027, creating an opportunity to address pet management and dog safety.
Supervisors Mahmood, Fielder, Chen, Dorsey, and Sherrill introduced a resolution urging the Mayor's Office to amend the Good Neighbor Policy to include pet management and dog safety provisions.
The resolution is scheduled for adoption without committee reference at the next Board meeting.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record