

Jose Cisneros
Treasurer / San Francisco, CA
José Cisneros is the elected Treasurer for the City and County of San Francisco. As Treasurer, he serves as the City’s banker and Chief Investment Officer, managing all tax and revenue collection for San Francisco. Appointed in 2004, and first elected in 2005, Cisneros has used his experience in the tech and banking industry to enhance and modernize taxpayer systems and successfully manage the City’s portfolio through a major recession. Treasurer Cisneros believes that his role of safeguarding the City’s money extends to all San Francisco residents, and continues to expand his role as a financial educator and advocate for low-income San Franciscans through award winning programs like Kindergarten to College, Bank on San Francisco and Smart Money Coaching. Cisneros serves on the FDIC Committee on Economic Inclusion, was Vice Chair on the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, and is the Chair of the Cities for Financial Empowerment Coalition.
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Problem San Francisco is the first city in the nation to launch a Financial Justice Project to assess and reform how fees and fines impact our city’s most vulnerable residents. Too often government programs and courts levy fines and fees on people, partly to generate revenue to balance public budgets. […]
Smart Government | Jose Cisneros | Treasurer | San Francisco, CA

Problem A major driver of the slow restaurant permit process was that first-time applicants were repeatedly asked for the same information on different permit forms across several City agencies. The delay in permitting review meant increased costs for the businesses along with significant frustration and counter-productive work effort by city […]
Smart Government | Jose Cisneros | Treasurer | San Francisco, CA

Problem Nearly half of all Americans say they couldn’t cover an unplanned $400 expense, and nearly two-thirds of American workers would struggle to cover a $1,000 crisis. This struggle is shared by half of the 40,000 private sector workers at San Francisco International Airport earn less than $50,000 annually. With […]
Safety Net | Jose Cisneros | Treasurer | San Francisco, CA
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