Legislation

This hearing focuses on discussing ways to prevent fires in apartment buildings and support victims, including the city's current protocols and resources for those at risk of displacement. It also requests reports from the San Francisco Fire Department and the Human Services Agency on these issues.

Hearing on strategies for apartment building fire prevention and support for victims, including current City protocols and resources available for those facing displacement; and requesting the San Francisco Fire Department and the Human Services Agency to report.

This hearing will evaluate the Controller's Annual Performance Report and its effects on the city budget, while also assessing how various departments are achieving their performance goals. Several city departments, including the Fire Department and Police Department, will be asked to provide updates during this hearing.

Hearing to consider the Controller’s Annual Performance Report and its impact on the budget and to hear how departments are meeting their performance goals; and requesting the Controller’s Office, Fire Department, Public Works, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Department of Emergency Management, Human Services Agency, Recreation and Park Department, Department of Public Health, Library, Police Department, and City Administrator to report.

This ordinance requires the Board of Supervisors to approve policies related to the funding, acquisition, and use of specific law enforcement equipment by the Sheriff’s Department, in line with state law. It also approves the Sheriff’s Department's existing Use of Equipment Policy.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require Board of Supervisors approval of a policy governing the funding, acquisition, and use of certain law enforcement equipment of the Sheriff’s Department consistent with the criteria set forth in state law; and approving the Sheriff’s Department’s Use of Equipment Policy.

This hearing aims to update the public on San Francisco's plan to fix issues related to hand hygiene, documentation, contraband, and infection control at Laguna Honda Hospital, which led to the loss of its accreditation and funding. The Department of Public Health will also present a plan to restore these programs by the federal deadline.

Hearing to receive an update on the City's plan to address "hand hygiene, documentation, contraband and infection prevention and control" deficiencies identified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) resulting in the loss of Laguna Honda Hospital's accreditation and CMS Medicare/Medicaid program funding and to present a clear plan for reinstatement of these critical programs by the federal deadline; and requesting the Department of Public Health to report.

This legislation calls for a hearing to discuss how the Compassionate Alternative Response Team (CART) is being implemented in San Francisco. It requests reports from the Department of Emergency Management, Department of Public Health, and the CART Working Group on this initiative.

Hearing on the implementation of the Compassionate Alternative Response Team (CART), as supported unanimously in Board Resolution No. 320-21 (File No. 210459); and requesting the Department of Emergency Management, Department of Public Health and the CART Working Group to report.

This resolution urges the San Francisco Department of Human Resources to consider matching recruitment bonuses offered by competing law enforcement agencies to attract new police officers and sheriff deputies. It also calls for the Police Commission and Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board to create staffing plans to meet recommended staffing levels and improve recruitment efficiencies.

Resolution urging the San Francisco Department of Human Resources to explore ways to adopt policies to match top recruitment bonuses offered by law enforcement agencies in Northern California that compete for new and laterally hired police officers and sheriff deputies; urging the Police Commission and Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board to develop sworn staffing plans to achieve recommended full-duty police and sheriff staffing levels; and urging continued improved efficiencies in the recruitment and hiring of prospective San Francisco Police Department officers and San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Deputies.

The hearing aims to discuss crime and violence affecting Asian-American seniors and other vulnerable groups, focusing on prevention efforts and support services. Various city departments will report on their strategies to enhance public safety and promote solidarity among communities.

Hearing to address concerns on crime and violence targeting Asian-American seniors and other vulnerable groups and the rise of anti-Asian racism, including crime prevention efforts, status of investigations, victim services programs, other public safety resources, and strategies the departments are deploying to reduce crime and violence targeting the Asian Pacific Islander and person of color communities and to promote cross-racial solidarity; and requesting the Police Department, Office of the District Attorney, Human Rights Commission, Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs, Adult Probation Department, and Juvenile Probation Department to report.

This legislation schedules a public hearing for the Board of Supervisors to discuss Laguna Honda Hospital's plan for recertification and the process for transferring and relocating patients. The Department of Public Health will present information during this hearing, which is set for September 26, 2023.

Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on Laguna Honda Hospital’s Strategy for Recertification and the Submission of a Closure and Patient Transfer and Relocation Plan; and requesting the Department of Public Health to present; scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M23-010 (File No. 230034), approved on January 24, 2023.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to use a $178,137 grant from the National Institutes of Health for a program aimed at monitoring and addressing HIV among people who inject drugs. The funding is retroactively authorized for the period from August 15, 2022, to July 31, 2023.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $178,137 from the National Institutes of Health for participation in a program, entitled “Brief Longitudinal Incident Sentinel Surveillance (BLISS) to End the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Epidemic among Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID),” for the period of August 15, 2022, through July 31, 2023.

This resolution allows the Police Department to accept two utility vehicles valued at approximately $38,644.58 as a gift from the Union Square Alliance to enhance police visibility in the area. The vehicles will officially belong to the Police Department starting September 1, 2022.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Police Department to accept and expend an in-kind gift of two utility vehicles with an estimated market value of $38,644.58 from the Union Square Alliance to support officers working in the Union Square Alliance area for high visibility patrol; the utility vehicles will be an outright gift to the Police Department effective September 1, 2022.

This resolution allows the San Francisco Police Department to use a $69,818 grant from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for training and equipment for the Criminology Laboratory. The funding is retroactively authorized for a project that ran from April 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Police Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $69,818 from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program to train and procure equipment for the Criminology Laboratory with the project period beginning on April 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

This ordinance requires private employers in San Francisco to pay military reservists the difference between their military salary and their regular salary for up to 30 days when they are called for duty. It also establishes procedures for how this requirement will be implemented and enforced.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to require private employers to pay employees who are military reservists and are called for military duty the difference between their military salary and their salary as employees, for up to 30 days in a calendar year, and to create procedures for implementation and enforcement of this requirement.

This motion confirms the reappointment of Cindy Elias to the Police Commission, with her term set to end on April 30, 2027. The motion has been passed by the city.

Motion confirming the reappointment of Cindy Elias, term ending April 30, 2027, to the Police Commission.

This resolution urges employers, like Twitter, to follow the Displaced Workers Act, which requires them to offer continued job opportunities to janitorial staff and security guards affected by layoffs or changes. It aims to protect these workers' employment rights in San Francisco.

Resolution urging employers, including Twitter, Inc., to comply with the Displaced Workers Act, Article 33 of the Police Code, to provide opportunities for janitorial staff and security guards to continue employment.

This resolution establishes San Francisco's official stance on autonomous vehicle services, urging relevant authorities to ensure safety concerns are addressed before granting permits and incentives for AV programs. It aims to prioritize public safety in the deployment of these technologies.

Resolution declaring the official policy of the City and County of San Francisco regarding Autonomous Vehicle (AV) services and programs, by urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), state and local agencies to condition the granting of permits and incentives on addressing San Francisco’s safety concerns.