City Attorney of San Francisco

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legal office municipal government position public office

The City Attorney of San Francisco is the chief legal officer for the City and County of San Francisco, responsible for providing legal counsel to city officials and agencies and representing the municipality in civil legal matters.

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Surface form	Occurrences
San Francisco City Attorney	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal office ⓘ municipal government position ⓘ public office ⓘ
appliesTo	Government of San Francisco ⓘ surface form: San Francisco municipal government
canRepresent	San Francisco city departments in civil proceedings ⓘ San Francisco city officials in their official capacities ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
distinctFrom	District Attorney of San Francisco ⓘ Public Defender of San Francisco ⓘ surface form: San Francisco Public Defender
electionMethod	elected by voters of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ
employs	civil litigators ⓘ deputy city attorneys ⓘ municipal law specialists ⓘ
field	civil law ⓘ municipal law ⓘ
foundation	Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ surface form: San Francisco City Charter
governmentBranch	executive branch of San Francisco city government ⓘ
hasOfficeType	elected office ⓘ
hasScope	civil legal matters involving the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ
jurisdiction	San Francisco County ⓘ surface form: City and County of San Francisco
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalSystem	California law ⓘ United States law ⓘ
locatedIn	San Francisco, California, United States of America ⓘ surface form: San Francisco, California
mayHandle	civil enforcement actions ⓘ
notResponsibleFor	criminal prosecution of state crimes ⓘ
officeHolderTitle	City Attorney ⓘ
oversees	San Francisco Office of the City Attorney ⓘ surface form: San Francisco City Attorney's Office
partOf	Government of San Francisco ⓘ surface form: Government of the City and County of San Francisco
reportsTo	Mayor of San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco Board of Supervisors ⓘ
responsibleFor	advising on compliance with state and federal law ⓘ advising on compliance with the San Francisco Charter and Municipal Code ⓘ defending the city in civil lawsuits ⓘ drafting and reviewing municipal ordinances and resolutions ⓘ initiating civil actions on behalf of the city ⓘ issuing legal opinions to city officials ⓘ providing legal counsel to city departments and agencies ⓘ providing legal counsel to city officials ⓘ representing the City and County of San Francisco in civil legal matters ⓘ
role	chief legal officer for the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ
seat	San Francisco City Hall ⓘ
worksWith	City Controller of San Francisco ⓘ surface form: San Francisco City Controller District Attorney of San Francisco ⓘ surface form: San Francisco District Attorney Public Defender of San Francisco ⓘ surface form: San Francisco Public Defender

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charter of the City and County of San Francisco → establishesOffice → City Attorney of San Francisco ⓘ

San Francisco City Hall → houses → City Attorney of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco City Attorney