Legislation

This ordinance changes the expiration date of the Mental Health SF Implementation Working Group from September 1, 2026, to the date this ordinance takes effect. This means the group will continue to operate without a set end date.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to change the sunset date for the Mental Health SF Implementation Working Group from September 1, 2026, to the effective date of this Ordinance.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to use a $180,000 grant from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for a program supporting the MedSurg/ICU and Family Birth Center from September 2024 to August 2025. It has been approved retroactively.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $180,000 from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for participation in a program, entitled “MedSurg/ICU and the Family Birth Center,” for the period of September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to use a $1,000,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration for a construction program from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2027. It was passed retroactively to authorize the funding.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration for participation in a program, entitled "Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending - Construction," for the period of September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2027.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use COVID-19 test kits valued at over $1.3 million from the California Department of Public Health for its clinic patients and staff. It has been approved retroactively.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend an in-kind gift of COVID-19 test kits in the total amount of $1,372,318.27 from the California Department of Public Health, in support of the Department of Public Health clinic patients and staff.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to apply for continued funding under the Ryan White Act for HIV/AIDS emergency relief. It requests $15,705,906 to support services in San Francisco from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2026.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to submit an application to continue to receive funding for the Ryan White Act HIV/AIDS Emergency Relief Grant Program grant from the Health Resources Services Administration; and requesting $15,705,906 in HIV Emergency Relief Program funding for the San Francisco Eligible Metropolitan Area for the period of March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2026.

This ordinance allows hotel employees or their unions to sue tourist hotels for not following required cleaning and disease prevention standards. It also gives courts the power to impose penalties and provide remedies if the hotels are found in violation.

Ordinance amending the Health Code to authorize employees of tourist hotels, or the labor organizations that represent those employees, to file civil lawsuits against tourist hotels or operators for violations of certain cleaning and disease prevention standards and practices required in tourist hotels; and authorizing courts to impose appropriate legal and equitable relief, including civil penalties, against the defendants in any such lawsuits.

This resolution allows the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and use a $750,000 grant from the California Department of Health Care Services to implement a therapy program for children and youth dealing with mental health issues from October 2024 to June 2025. It was passed retroactively to ensure funding for the program.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $750,000 from the California Department of Health Care Service through Heluna Health for participation in a program, entitled “San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) Behavioral Health Service (BHS) Children, Youth and Families (CYF) Proposed Approach for implementing Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems (MATCH),” for the period of October 4, 2024, through June 30, 2025.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and spend a $1.6 million grant from the Department of Justice for a program addressing opioid and substance use issues from October 2024 to September 2027. It also gives the Director of Health the authority to finalize the grant agreement with the Department of Justice.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,600,000 from the Department of Justice for participation in a program entitled, “Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program,” for the period of October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027; and delegating authority under Charter, Section 9.118(a), to the Director of Health to approve a Grant Agreement between the City, acting by and through the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Justice, for a term of three years from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, and for a total not to exceed amount of $1,600,000.

This ordinance changes how certain city departments manage their cash revolving funds by removing authorization for some, adjusting limits for others, and adding new funds for specific departments. It aims to streamline financial operations within the city government.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to remove the authorization for certain cash revolving funds (Controller, Ethics Commission, Department of Police Accountability, Planning Department, Public Defender, Department of Public Health - Community Mental Health Services Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Public Health - Laguna Honda Hospital, Public Utilities Commission - Hetch Hetchy Project, Public Utilities Commission - Water Department); reduce the maximum amount of cash revolving fund for certain funds (Human Services Agency, Department of Public Health - Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Treasurer-Tax Collector); increase the maximum amount of cash revolving fund for Public Utilities Commission; and authorize additional revolving funds (Public Utilities Consumer, Recreation and Park Department, and Department of Elections).

The ordinance extends the no-shouting and no-amplified sound zone around reproductive health care facilities from 50 feet to 100 feet, and increases the harassment-free zone from 25 feet to 100 feet. It also mandates annual training for police on enforcing laws protecting access to these facilities and requires biannual meetings with facility representatives to address safety and operational concerns.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to extend the zone in which shouting and using amplified sound is prohibited outside a reproductive health care facility from 50 feet from the property line to 100 feet from the facility entrance or driveway, extend the zone in which following or harassing a person is prohibited from 25 feet from the facility entrance to 100 feet from the facility entrance, and specify that approaching within eight feet of a person inside the 100-foot perimeter of the facility entrance while impersonating a facility worker with the effect of intimidating the person is unlawful harassment; and amending the Administrative Code to direct that Police Department officers be trained annually on enforcement of local and state laws protecting access to reproductive health care facilities, and that the Police Department meet with representatives of a reproductive health care facility every two years, on request, to develop a plan to prevent and respond to incidents that interfere with access to the facility, the facility’s operations, and/or the lawful exercise of First Amendment rights by the public.

This resolution allows the Police Department to accept and use 1,800 units of Naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, valued at $81,300. The Naloxone is provided through a federal project aimed at addressing substance abuse and is managed by the Department of Health Care Services.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Police Department to accept and expend an in-kind gift of 1,800 units of Naloxone valued at $81,300 through the Naloxone Distribution Project, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and administered by the Department of Health Care Services.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept an additional $13,431 grant from the National Institutes of Health, increasing the total funding to $104,508 for a clinical trials program. The funding will support the program from April 1, 2022, to February 28, 2025.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant increase in the amount of $13,431 from the National Institutes of Health through the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, for a new total amount of $104,508 for participation in a program, entitled “NIDA Clinical Trials Network: Big South/West Node,” for the period of April 1, 2022, through February 28, 2025.

This legislation is a hearing to review how well Mental Health SF is working, what has been achieved, and what still needs to be done. It also asks the Department of Public Health's Behavioral Health Services to provide a report on these topics.

Hearing to discuss the progress, successes, and provisions left to implement of Mental Health SF; and requesting the Department of Public Health's Behavioral Health Services to report.

This resolution allows the San Francisco Department of Public Health to apply for over $70 million in grant funds from the California Department of Health Care Services to support behavioral health infrastructure. It also authorizes the department to enter into agreements and make necessary adjustments to those agreements without significantly increasing the city's obligations.

Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to submit applications for Grant funds to the California Department of Health Care Services, through its contractor Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., under the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Bond Round 1 Launch Ready Program, pursuant to the Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024, for a term not to exceed 10 years, with anticipated revenue to the City in excess of $70,000,000; to enter into Grant Agreements, if one or more is awarded, including binding arbitration and/or a waiver of claims against the State or its third-party Grant Administrator; and authorizing SFDPH to enter into amendments or modifications to the Grant Agreements that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City and are necessary to effectuate the purpose of the Grant.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept an additional $1,212,299 grant from the CDC, increasing the total grant to $13,635,302 for STD prevention efforts. The funding will support the program from January 1, 2019, through February 28, 2026.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant increase in the amount of $1,212,299 for a total grant amount of $13,635,302 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for participation in a program, entitled “Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments (STD PCHD),” for the period of January 1, 2019, through February 28, 2026; and approving the Notice of Award agreement pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(a).

This resolution urges the city to fully implement California's Proposition 36, which focuses on reducing drug addiction and theft through treatment rather than incarceration. It aims to enhance drug treatment services and prioritize communities most affected by drug-related issues to improve public safety and reduce open drug use in San Francisco.

Resolution urging the full and prompt implementation of California State Proposition 36, the Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, which passed overwhelmingly in California and San Francisco, to make maximum use of Treatment-Mandated Felonies by increasing enforcement and drug treatment capacity, and by prioritizing Equity Priority Communities for expedited progress toward drug-free sidewalks and ending the phenomenon of illegal public drug use and open-air drug scenes in San Francisco.