San Francisco Board of Supervisors

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city council municipal legislative body unicameral legislature

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the city and county’s elected legislative body, responsible for passing local laws, approving budgets, and overseeing municipal agencies.

Aliases (2)

San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2 ×1
full San Francisco Board of Supervisors ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city council → municipal legislative body → unicameral legislature →
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction	San Francisco, California →
canOverrideVeto	yes →
coequalBranchWith	Mayor of San Francisco →
committeesInclude	Budget and Finance Committee → Government Audit and Oversight Committee → Land Use and Transportation Committee → Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee →
country	United States →
electoralSystem	single-member districts →
follows	San Francisco Charter →
hasAuthorityOver	approval of city budget → confirmation of certain mayoral appointments → franchises and permits within San Francisco → land use and zoning in San Francisco → local legislation → oversight of municipal agencies →
hasCommitteeSystem	yes →
hasJurisdictionOver	San Francisco municipal budget → local ordinances in San Francisco →
hasNumberOfMembers	11 →
hasTermLimits	yes →
headquartersLocation	San Francisco City Hall →
jurisdiction	City and County of San Francisco →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legislativeBodyFor	City and County of San Francisco →
legislativeBranchOf	Government of the City and County of San Francisco →
legislativeProcessIncludes	board votes → committee hearings → introduction of ordinances → mayoral approval or veto →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	California → San Francisco →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
meetingPlace	San Francisco City Hall →
membersRepresent	11 geographic districts in San Francisco →
numberOfHouses	1 →
openMeetingsPolicy	subject to California Brown Act and local sunshine laws →
partOf	Government of San Francisco → San Francisco municipal government →
replaced	at-large election system for supervisors (in 2000 return to districts) →
subordinateTo	Charter of the City and County of San Francisco →
supervises	San Francisco municipal departments (oversight role) →
termLength	4 years →
typicalTermLimit	2 consecutive 4-year terms →
votingSystem	ranked-choice voting →
website	https://sfbos.org/ →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Budget and Finance Committee → Castro District → San Francisco → San Francisco County → San Francisco County Transportation Authority → San Francisco Department on the Status of Women → San Francisco Fire Department → San Francisco Municipal Code →	governingBody
Budget and Finance Committee → Government Audit and Oversight Committee → Land Use and Transportation Committee → Laurel Heights ("San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2") → Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee →	partOf
City Administrator of San Francisco → Office of the Controller of the City and County of San Francisco → San Francisco Planning Department → San Francisco Police Commission →	collaboratesWith
City Controller of San Francisco → Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector of San Francisco → San Francisco Office of the City Attorney →	worksWith
Rules of Order of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors → San Francisco Municipal Code →	canBeAmendedBy
Chinatown (San Francisco) → North Beach →	governedBy
Government Audit and Oversight Committee → Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee →	hasParentOrganization
Government Audit and Oversight Committee → Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee →	legislativeBody
Budget and Finance Committee ("full San Francisco Board of Supervisors") → City Attorney of San Francisco →	reportsTo
Rules of Order of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors →	adoptedBy
Rules of Order of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors →	appliesTo
Mayor of San Francisco →	coexistsWith
San Francisco Police Commission →	confirmedBy
Charter of the City and County of San Francisco →	establishesOffice
Government of San Francisco →	hasLegislativeBody
San Francisco City Hall →	houses
Government of San Francisco →	legislativeBranch
Land Use and Transportation Committee →	makesRecommendationsTo
San Francisco Administrative Code →	promulgatedBy