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 […]

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