San Francisco Board of Supervisors
San Francisco Board of Supervisors | |
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Unicameral | |
Term limits | 2 terms (8 years), resets after 4 years out of office |
Leadership | |
Aaron Peskin since January 9, 2023 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 11 |
Political groups | Officially nonpartisan
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Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Instant runoff voting Single-member districts | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 |
Meeting place | |
San Francisco City Hall San Francisco, California | |
Website | |
San Francisco Board of Supervisors |
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislative body within the government of the City and County of San Francisco in the U.S. state of California.
Government and politics
The City and County of San Francisco is a
Whereas the overall annual budget of the city and county is about $9 billion as of 2016, various legal restrictions and voter-imposed set-asides mean that the Board of Supervisors can allocate only about $20 million directly without constraints, according to its president's chief of staff.[1]
Salaries
Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are paid $140,148 per year.[2][3]
Election
There are 11 members of the Board of Supervisors, each representing a geographic district (see below). The current board president is Aaron Peskin, who represents District 3.
How the Board of Supervisors should be elected has been a matter of contention in recent San Francisco history. Throughout the United States, almost all cities and counties with populations in excess of 200,000 divide the jurisdiction into electoral districts to achieve a geographical distribution of members from across the community.[4] But San Francisco, notwithstanding a population of over 700,000, was often an exception.
Prior to 1977 and again from 1980 through 2000, the Board of Supervisors was chosen in
The terms are staggered so that only half the 11-member board is elected every two years, thereby providing continuity. Supervisors representing odd-numbered districts are elected every fourth year counted from 2000. Supervisors representing even-numbered districts were elected to transitional two-year terms in 2000, thereafter to be elected every fourth year beginning 2002. Terms of office begin on the January 8 following the regular election for each seat. Each supervisor is required to live in their district, and although elections are held on a non-partisan basis[14] without party labels on the ballot, as of 2018 all 11 supervisors are known to be members of the Democratic Party. The most recent supervisorial elections were held on November 8, 2022. The President of the Board of Supervisors, under the new system, is elected by the members of the Board from among their number. This is typically done at the first meeting of the new session commencing after the general election, or when a vacancy in the office arises.
Districts
Members of the Board of Supervisors are elected from 11 single-member districts. The districts cover the following neighborhoods, approximately.
District | Map | Supervisor | Neighborhoods and areas represented | Party (officially nonpartisan) |
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District 1 | Connie Chan |
Lone Mountain, Golden Gate Park, Lincoln Park, and the University of San Francisco |
Democratic | |
District 2 | Catherine Stefani |
Russian Hill |
Democratic | |
District 3 | Aaron Peskin |
Russian Hill |
Democratic | |
District 4 | Joel Engardio |
Central Merced Manor, and the Farallon Islands |
Democratic | |
District 5 | Dean Preston |
Lower Haight, Fillmore, Western Addition, North Panhandle, Japantown, Hayes Valley, Tenderloin, and Civic Center |
Democratic | |
District 6 | Matt Dorsey |
Alcatraz |
Democratic | |
District 7 | Myrna Melgar |
Inner UCSF Parnassus Heights |
Democratic | |
District 8 | Rafael Mandelman |
Twin Peaks |
Democratic | |
District 9 | Hillary Ronen |
Portola |
Democratic | |
District 10 | Shamann Walton |
Sunnydale, and McLaren Park |
Democratic | |
District 11 | Ahsha Safaí |
Cayuga, and Crocker Amazon |
Democratic |
See also
References
- ^ Johnston, Conor (March 17, 2016). "San Francisco's $9 billion question". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ^ "San Francisco Department of Human Resources, Compensation Manual FY 2019-20" (PDF). San Francisco Department of Human Resources. April 27, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "SF supes get 12% pay raise while everyone else at City Hall gets a lot less". San Francisco Chronicle. May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Municipal Elections". Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ "San Francisco Ballot Propositions Database". San Francisco Public Library. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "Legendary Drag Queen José Julia Sarria Dead at 91". www.advocate.com. August 19, 2013.
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- ^ "San Francisco Ballot Propositions Database". San Francisco Public Library. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "San Francisco Ballot Propositions Database". San Francisco Public Library. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "San Francisco Ballot Propositions Database". San Francisco Public Library. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "San Francisco Ballot Propositions Database". San Francisco Public Library. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ a b "American Legal Publishing – Online Library". Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ Gordon, Rachel (June 27, 2011). "Appeals court rules against Alioto-Pier". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Board of Supervisors: About the Board". Retrieved January 14, 2016.