Legislation

This ordinance allows tourist hotels and motels to be temporarily used for housing without losing their hotel classification and modifies building regulations to support this change. It also removes restrictions on where emergency housing can be located and confirms compliance with environmental and planning standards.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow tourist hotels and motels to be used for Interim Housing without thereby abandoning or discontinuing the hotel use classification under that Code; amending the Building Code to allow Interim Housing without thereby changing the underlying occupancy classification of the property, and amending Appendix P to remove restriction that emergency housing be located on land owned or leased by the City; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

This ordinance allows the Office of the District Attorney to receive and use a $1,192,890 grant from the California Department of Insurance to support the Organized Automobile Fraud Activity Interdiction Program from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027. It also adds one grant-funded investigator position to the District Attorney's office for the same period.

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant from the California Department of Insurance to fund the Organized Automobile Fraud Activity Interdiction Program in the amount of $1,192,890 for the grant period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027; and amending Ordinance No. 191-24 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 240596 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2025 and 2025-2026) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded position in Class 8550 District Attorney’s Investigator-SFERS (FTE 1.0) for the grant agreement period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.

The ordinance designates the Ladies’ Protection and Relief Society at 3400 Laguna Street as a historic Landmark, ensuring its preservation under city planning standards. It also confirms compliance with environmental regulations and aligns with the city's General Plan and priority policies.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Ladies’ Protection and Relief Society, located at 3400 Laguna Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0471, Lot No. 003, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.

The ordinance allocates $571 million from General Obligation Bond proceeds for various projects, including seawall improvements, emergency response facilities, and affordable housing initiatives. It sets aside these funds in the Controller's Reserve until the bond proceeds are received.

Ordinance appropriating a total $571,000,000 of General Obligation (GO) Bond proceeds, including: $124,000,000 of proceeds from Series 2024A Embarcadero Seawall GO Bonds to the Port of San Francisco (PRT) for planning, engagement, program management, pilot projects, Embarcadero early project pre-design, detailed design, construction, and a flood study with the United States Army Corps of Engineers; $225,000,000 from Series 2024B Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response GO Bonds to Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for Fire Department and Police facilities, and emergency firefighting water system improvements; $70,000,000 from Series 2024C Affordable Housing to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) for low-income, preservation and middle income, senior, and educator housing projects; $152,000,000 from Series 2024D Affordable Housing to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) for low-income, preservation, and victims and survivor housing projects in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025; and placing these funds on Controller’s Reserve pending receipt of bond proceeds.

This ordinance updates the Surveillance Technology Ordinance by simplifying reporting requirements and clarifying what counts as surveillance technology. It also shifts the responsibility for creating surveillance policies to the departments using the technology and requires the Committee on Information Technology to report on existing surveillance technology awaiting policy approval.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to revise the Surveillance Technology Ordinance by, among other things, reducing administrative burdens associated with reporting requirements; clarifying certain exceptions to the definition of “Surveillance Technology;” transferring the responsibility of creating or amending a Surveillance Technology Policy from the Committee on Information Technology (COIT) to the departments using such technology; and adding a reporting requirement for COIT regarding existing Surveillance Technology still awaiting approval of a Surveillance Technology Policy.

This resolution allows the Department of Emergency Management to seek state and federal funding for various security and emergency management programs in San Francisco for the next five fiscal years. It covers multiple grant programs aimed at enhancing the city's preparedness and response capabilities.

Resolution authorizing the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative at the Department of Emergency Management to apply for, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, State and Federal financial assistance under various grant programs for Fiscal Years (FY) 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028, including: the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant, the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Emergency Management Performance Grant, the Local Government Oil Spill Contingency Grant, and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

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 motion appoints Estela Ortiz to the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board, with her term set to end on March 1, 2025. The motion has been passed by the relevant authorities.

Motion appointing Estela Ortiz, term ending March 1, 2025, to the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board.

This motion aimed to reject the Mayor's nomination of James Byrne to the Police Commission for a term ending in 2028. The motion was ultimately not passed.

Motion rejecting the Mayor’s nomination for the appointment of James Byrne to the Police Commission, for a term ending April 30, 2028.

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).

This ordinance updates the rules for using Automated License Plate Readers and Parking Guidance Systems at the airport to improve ground transportation management. It aims to enhance efficiency and security in parking and vehicle monitoring.

Ordinance approving the Amended Airport Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of Automated License Plate Readers - Ground Transportation Management System and Parking Assist - Parking Guidance System.

This legislation is a hearing to evaluate traffic enforcement and street safety in San Francisco. It requests reports from the Police Department and the Municipal Transportation Agency on these issues.

Hearing on the state of traffic enforcement and street safety in San Francisco; and requesting the Police Department and Municipal Transportation Agency to report.

This hearing aims to gather information on improving San Francisco's law enforcement data dashboards to make crime and response information more accessible and user-friendly while ensuring anonymity. It requests reports from the Police Department, District Attorney’s Office, Superior Court, and Sheriff's Department on this topic.

Hearing to receive information on how San Francisco law enforcement data dashboards can provide more robust, user-friendly, and anonymized online information on crime and law enforcement response through the various stages: incident, arrest, intake by the District Attorney’s Office, initiation of prosecution, sentencing, and disposition; and requesting the Police Department, District Attorney’s Office, the Superior Court, and the Sheriff's Department to report.

This ordinance allocates over $6.1 million in interest earnings from previous earthquake safety bonds to support the planning and design of the Emergency Firefighting Water System projects. These projects aim to enhance fire protection in the event of an earthquake, safeguarding lives and property.

Ordinance appropriating $6,181,212.25 in interest earnings from the 2010 and 2014 Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) Bonds to fund planning and design phases of the Emergency Firefighting Water System (EFWS) projects, currently funded by the ESER 2020 Bond, for protecting against the loss of life, homes, and businesses from fires following an earthquake to the Public Utilities Commission in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025.

This ordinance removes all regulations related to public bathhouses in San Francisco, including rules about fees, operations, and permits. As a result, there are no longer any specific city regulations governing these establishments.

Ordinance repealing Article 26 of the Police Code to delete in its entirety the City’s regulations governing public bath houses, including but not limited to fee requirements, operating requirements, and permitting requirements.

This ordinance sets a deadline of June 24, 2025, for the City to purchase firearms and ammunition from suppliers without following specific procurement requirements. It applies to suppliers from whom the City has bought these goods within the 24 months leading up to June 24, 2024.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to set an end date of June 24, 2025, to the time period within which, without complying with the firearms and ammunition procurement requirements of Administrative Code, Section 21H.4, the City may purchase firearms and ammunition from a supplier from whom it had, within the 24 months prior to June 24, 2024, purchased such goods.

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 San Francisco Police Department to accept and use a $72,275 grant from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for training and equipment for the Criminology Laboratory. The funding will support the program from April 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Police Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $72,275 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, 2024, through June 30, 2025.

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 legislation calls for a hearing to review a report from the Controller regarding invoices related to a grant agreement between the San Francisco Police Department and SF SAFE. It requests updates from various city offices and the SF SAFE Board on this matter.

Hearing on the Controller's report on the assessment of invoices reviewed under a grant agreement between the San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco SAFE (SF SAFE); and requesting the Controller's Office, San Francisco Police Department, Mayor's Office of Economic Workforce Development, and SF SAFE Board of Directors to report.

This resolution supports Proposition 6, which aims to amend the California Constitution to eliminate the exception that allows involuntary servitude as a punishment for crimes. If passed, it would formally end all legal forms of slavery in California.

Resolution supporting Proposition 6 to amend Article 1, Section 6, of the California Constitution to remove the exception clause permitting involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime, effectively ending all legal vestiges of slavery in the state.

This resolution allows the San Francisco Police Department to lease a portion of property at 1-199 Forest Road to the U.S. Coast Guard for five years at no cost, starting November 1, 2024. It also gives the Director of Property the authority to make minor changes to the lease as needed without increasing the city's obligations.

Resolution retroactively approving and authorizing the Director of Property, on behalf of the San Francisco Police Department, to execute a License of a portion of the real property located at 1-199 Forest Road, Building 278 with U.S. Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Coast Guard, federal government, for an initial term of five years at an initial annual base rent of $0 effective November 1, 2024, through October 31, 2029; and authorizing the Director of Property to enter into amendments or modifications to the License that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the License or this Resolution.