San Francisco County Municipal Code Ch. 4 City Buildings, Equipment, and Vehicles

Sec. 4.1. Public Buildings and Grounds; Administration and Protection. Sec. 4.1-2. City Hall Short Term License, Filming, and Tour Fees. Sec. 4.1-3. All-Gender Toilet Facilities in Buildings on City-Owned or Leased Land. Sec. 4.1-4. Baby Diaper-Changing Accommodations in Buildings on City-Owned or City-Occupied Land. Sec. 4.2. Installation of Vending Stands and Machines. Sec. 4.3. Installation of Vending Stands and Machines – City Hall. Sec. 4.4. Installation of Vending Stands and Machines – Exceptions. Sec. 4.5. Installation of Vending Stands and Machines – Deposit of Funds. Sec. 4.6. Installation of Vending Stands and Machines – Application of Federal and State Laws; Maintenance in Sanitary Condition. Sec. 4.7. Installation of Vending Stands and Machines – Insurance Against Claims for Damages. Sec. 4.8. Installation of Vending Stands and Machines – Duration of Installation Agreement; Revocation of Agreement. Sec. 4.9. Installation of Vending Stands and Machines – Issuance of Permits for Installation at San Francisco General Hospital. Sec. 4.9-1. Nutritional Standards for Vending Machines; Nutritional Guidelines for Food Served at City Meetings and Events; Recommended Nutritional Guidelines for Restaurants on City Property. Sec. 4.10. Use of City Seal on City-Owned Passenger Automobiles; Color. Sec. 4.10-1. City-Owned and Leased Vehicles; Fleet Management Program. Sec. 4.10-2. Telematic Vehicle Tracking Systems. Sec. 4.11. Use of City-Owned Vehicles. Sec. 4.12. Automobile Pool. Sec. 4.13. Automobile Self-Insurance. Sec. 4.14. Restriction on Use of Polluting Equipment. Sec. 4.15-1. Authorizing Conduct of Store in Laguna Honda Hospital. Sec. 4.18. Lenders of Personal Property to the City for Use on a Trial Basis Required to Save Harmless the City, Officers and Employees for Loss or Injury to Property – Approval of Purchaser of Supplies.

Sec. 4.19. Use of City Property. Sec. 4.20. Tobacco Product and Alcoholic Beverage Advertising Prohibition. Sec. 4.20-1. General Advertising – Prohibition on the Exterior of City Buildings and on Street Furniture. Sec. 4.21. Naming the Civic Auditorium for Bill Graham. Sec. 4.22. Naming the Hall of Justice for Thomas J. Cahill. Sec. 4.23. Rental Deposits; Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and Moscone Center Convention Center. Sec. 4.24. Parking Fee for City Parking Facilities. Sec. 4.25. Naming the City-Owned Stadium at Candlestick Point. Sec. 4.26. Annual Report of Revenue Recovery for Damage to City Property. Sec. 4.27. Policy of Promoting Representations of Women on City Property. Sec. 4.28. Naming the City Hall Press Room for Barbara A. Taylor. Sec. 4.29. Naming the Second-Floor Rotunda in City Hall for Buck Delventhal. Sec. 4.30. Naming the Permanent Supportive Housing Development Located at 1321 Mission Street for Margot Antonetty.

(a) Definitions. As used in this Chapter, the following words shall have the following respective meanings:

"Vending stand" shall mean a non-mechanical stand dispensing products or services, including food, beverages, tobacco products, newspapers and periodicals. "Vending machine" shall mean an automated machine dispensing products or services, including food, beverages, tobacco products, newspapers and periodicals. (b) The head of any department in charge of improved property controlled by the City, including a building or space therein, but excepting space inside and outside of offices in City Hall, may, when such arrangements seem to him or her desirable from the standpoint of both the department's operations and the welfare of the employees, and with the approval of the Director of Administrative Services, board or commission concerned, arrange through the Purchaser for the installation of vending stands or vending machines. (Ord. No. 6562 (1939), Sec. 1; amended by Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96; Ord. 191-99, File No. 990878, App. 7/1/99)

The Director of Property shall have the exclusive right, with the approval of the Director of Administrative Services, to arrange for the installation of vending stands or vending machines in City Hall, both inside and outside of offices. Such arrangements shall be made through the Purchaser. (Ord. 6562 (1939), Sec. 2; amended by Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96; Ord. 191-99, File No. 990878, App. 7/1/99)

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Sections 4.2 through 4.9, the Public Utilities Commission, the Recreation and Park Commission, the Airport Commission, the Port of San Francisco, the Health Commission and the Board of Trustees of the War Memorial shall have the exclusive right to arrange for the installation of vending stands and vending machines on property under their respective jurisdictions. (Ord. No. 6562 (1939), Sec. 3; amended by Ord. 191-99, File No. 990878, App. 7/1/99)

Except as provided in Section 4.9 of this Code, all funds received from the operation of vending stands and vending machines shall be deposited in the City treasury, to the credit of the funds of the department with jurisdiction over the property on which the stands or machines are located. (Ord. No. 6562 (1939), Sec. 4; amended by Ord. 191-99, File No. 990878, App. 7/1/99)

STATE LAWS; MAINTENANCE IN SANITARY CONDITION. All federal and State laws and regulations and all local ordinances and regulations, applicable to the installation and maintenance of vending stands and vending machines as provided by the four preceding sections, and the products offered for sale therein, shall be complied with by the person furnishing such installation. All such stands and machines, and the products offered therein, shall be installed and maintained in a sanitary condition. (Ord. No. 6562 (1939), Sec. 5; amended by Ord. 191-99, File No. 990878, App. 7/1/99)

FOR DAMAGES. In every case of installation and maintenance of vending stands and vending machines by a contractor, the City shall be protected by

satisfactory insurance against any claim for damages in connection therewith and the articles offered for sale therein. Such insurance shall be in such form and amount satisfactory to the contracting officer, in consultation with the City's Office of Risk Management. (Ord. No. 6562 (1939), Sec. 6; amended by Ord. 191-99, File No. 990878, App. 7/1/99)

AGREEMENT; REVOCATION OF AGREEMENT. No agreement covering a vending stand or vending machine installation shall bind the City beyond the end of the fiscal year in which the agreement is executed. Any such agreement shall be revocable by the City for cause, without notice, and without cause on 30 days' notice. (Ord. No. 6562 (1939), Sec. 7; amended by Ord. 191-99, File No. 990878, App. 7/1/99)

(a) Vehicles owned, leased or rented by the City and County and assigned to, or under the jurisdiction of, any department of the City and County, shall be used only in the discharge and transaction of municipal business. No officer, employee or authorized volunteer of the City and County shall use any such vehicle without the consent of the head of such department. The head of the department which has jurisdiction over any such vehicle may not assign any such vehicle to any individual officer or employee unless a written request justifying the need for personal assignment is made by the individual officer or employee and approved by the Director of Administrative Services. (b) No vehicle owned, leased or rented by the City and County and assigned to, or under the jurisdiction of, any department of the City and County shall be used for transportation to and from an employee's place of residence except as provided below: (1) The employee resides in or both resides and works outside of the City and County and is on call for work after his or her normal

workday is completed and the nature of the work has required the use of a City and County vehicle after hours on at least five occasions in the preceding 12-month period; or (2) The employee resides in or both resides and works outside of the City and County and must leave his or her residence prior to 8:00 a.m. on City and County business away from his or her normal place of work; or (3) The employee resides in or both resides and works outside of the City and County and would return to his or her normal place of work from an appointment on City and County business after 6:00 p.m. or on a weekend; or (4) The employee is a member of the San Francisco Police Department or San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, or an employee of the San Francisco Water Department, San Francisco Department of Public Works, San Francisco Department of Emergency Services, San Francisco Department of Police Accountability or San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, and has the prior written permission of the department head to use a vehicle equipped with emergency equipment for such purpose, subject to such restrictions and regulations as the Chief of Police, Sheriff, Director of Emergency Services, Director of the Department of Police Accountability or District Attorney may provide for the respective departments. The departments shall keep detailed records of all vehicles used pursuant to this paragraph; said records shall be open to inspection by the Office of the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors; and provided further that the number of vehicles so exempted shall not exceed:

San Francisco Water Department 42 San Francisco Police Department 33 San Francisco Sheriff's Department 5 San Francisco Department of Emergency Services 2 San Francisco Department of Public Works 17 San Francisco Department of Police Accountability 4 San Francisco District Attorney's Office 8

(5) The employee is a forensic pathologist employed by the Office of the Medical Examiner and has prior written permission of the Medical Examiner to use a City and County vehicle and is on call before or after normal work hours in order to respond to and investigate death scenes. The Medical Examiner shall keep detailed records of all vehicles used pursuant to this subsection; said records shall be open to inspection by the Director of Administrative Services and the Board of Supervisors; and provided further that the number of vehicles so exempted shall not exceed two vehicles; or (6) The employee is a resident of the City and County of San Francisco and is driving the vehicle to and from the employee's place of residence solely for the purpose of garaging the vehicle at his or her place of residence during nonwork hours, with the approval by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, upon the recommendation of the Director of Administrative Services, where the head of the department which has jurisdiction over such vehicle finds that the public interest will be best served by permitting the employee to take the vehicle home, rather than require the City to garage the vehicle. (c) Penalty. Any employee violating the provisions of this Section shall pay to the City and County an amount equal to three times the City and County's mileage reimbursement rate times the number of miles driven in violation thereof. (d) Except as otherwise provided by ordinance, an authorized volunteer, while operating a motor vehicle owned by the City and County pursuant to authorization by the head of the department to which said vehicle is assigned or which has jurisdiction over said vehicle, shall be deemed to be an employee of the City and County solely for purposes of California Vehicle Code Section 17001 and Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California, and for no other purpose; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to permit the authorization to operate a motor vehicle owned, leased or rented by the City and County contrary to the provisions of the Vehicle Code of the State of California. (Amended by Ord. 562-79, App. 11/16/79; Ord. 358-93, App. 11/15/93; Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96; Ord. 410-97, App. 10/31/97; Ord. 35-04, File No. 031934, App. 3/19/2004; Ord. 232-17, File No. 170866, App. 12/8/2017, Eff. 12/8/2017)

(a) Power To Establish. There is hereby conferred upon the City Administrator the power to establish, maintain and operate an automobile pool, at a location or locations to be determined by the City Administrator, from which the City Administrator shall make motor vehicles available to authorized officers and employees of the City, as needed, for the proper performance of their official duties. (b) Regulations. The City Administrator may adopt regulations governing the requisition and operation of vehicles assigned to the automobile pool, and any matters related to the maintenance and operation of the pool. (c) Assignment of Vehicles to Pool. Vehicles now or hereafter allocated to any department of the City shall be transferred from the jurisdiction of that department to the jurisdiction of the City Administrator for assignment to and use in the automobile pool. (Ord. No. 6820 (1939), Secs. 1 to 3; amended by Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96; Ord. 116-15 , File No. 140950, App. 7/15/2015, Eff. 8/14/2015)

The City and County insures its officers against liability, other than a liability which may be insured against under the provisions of Division 4 of the Labor Code of the State of California, for injuries or damages resulting from their negligence or carelessness in the operation, during the course of their service or employment and within the scope of their duties to the City and County in such service or employment, of any motor vehicle which is owned by the City and County or which is rented by the City and County from any person other than an officer of the City and County. Such insurance, so far as it is not effected by contract with any insurer authorized to transact such insurance in the State of California, whether contracted for by the City and County directly or through a contractor, shall be deemed to be self-insurance of the City and County. A motor vehicle, as used in this Section, is a vehicle which is self-propelled, within the meaning of such term as used in the Vehicle Code of the State of California. Officer or officers, as used in this Section, shall include any deputy, assistant or employee of the City and County, acting within the scope of his or her office or employment in the operation of any such motor vehicle, except as otherwise provided. Liability, as used in this Section, shall be liability of an officer for injury or damages resulting from such negligence or carelessness in such operation of such a motor vehicle within the meaning of the term liability, as used in Section 1956 of the Government Code of the State of California. (Ord. No. 5060 (1939), Sec. 1; amended by Ord. 191-99, File No. 990878, App. 7/1/99)

(a) For purposes of this Section 4.14, “polluting garden and utility equipment” means gasoline-powered equipment under 25 horsepower, including two-stroke and four-stroke models, such as, but not limited to, lawnmowers, leaf blowers, trimmers, weed whackers and jackhammers. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no City department shall use polluting garden and utility equipment on “Spare the Air Days” or other days in which the Bay Area Air Quality Management District notifies the public of unhealthy levels of air pollution and requests that the public refrain from engaging in polluting activities. The prohibition on the use of polluting garden and utility equipment shall not apply to an employee whose supervisor, in accordance with written departmental procedures, has exempted the employee from the prohibition on a specified day. The department head of each department that uses polluting garden and utility equipment shall establish procedures for informing employees about the prohibition on use and authorizing exemption requests. (b) Chapter 12E of the Administrative Code establishes a ban on the City’s use of gas-powered landscaping equipment. In the event of any conflict between this Section 4.14 and Chapter 12E, Chapter 12E shall govern. (Added by Ord. 5-98, App. 1/16/98; amended by Ord. 202-22, File No. 220199, App. 10/6/2022, Eff. 11/6/2022)

REQUIRED TO SAVE HARMLESS THE CITY, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FOR LOSS OR INJURY TO PROPERTY – APPROVAL OF PURCHASER OF SUPPLIES. No person, firm or corporation shall loan equipment or other personal property to the City and County or any officer or employee thereof for the use of the City and County on a trial basis, and no department, officer or employee of the City and County is authorized to use, accept, possess or receive for or on behalf of the City and County, any article of equipment or other personal property for use on a trial basis without the prior approval of the Purchaser and, unless and until the owner of said equipment or personal property shall first execute, sign and deliver to the head of the department in which said equipment or personal property is to be so used, an agreement in writing, in a form to be first approved by the City Attorney, that the owner of said equipment or other personal property shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City and County of San Francisco and its officers and employees from and against all claims, actions, and liability arising out of loss, theft, or destruction of, or injury or damage to, said personal property from every cause whatsoever, including negligent act or omission of said City and County or its officers or employees while said property is in the possession or control of the City and County of San Francisco. (Added by Ord. 117-64, App. 5/4/64; amended by Ord. 191-99, File No. 990878, App. 7/1/99)

(a) No person or entity may use eal1 real and personal property belonging to, or subject to the control of, any City and County department, board, commission, or other authority (hereinafter “the City”) unless the use advances or promotes public programs or other purposes authorized by the City and the City has authorized the use. (b) No City official, employee, department, board, commission, or other authority shall authorize the use of any real or personal property subject to the control or jurisdiction of the City if the use will disrupt City operations or discourage access to City services, unless the use furthers a City purpose. (c) The use of real or personal property to assist in the enforcement of Federal immigration law is not a City purpose. (d) The use of real or personal property shall mean the right to occupy or use the property, to the exclusion of others, and shall include but not be limited to a license, permit to enter, use permit, or other similar instrument. It shall not mean non-exclusive access or use of the City’s property traditionally open and available to the public where that access or use is on the same terms as members of the public and does not disrupt City operations. (e) Upon finding that a City and County official or employee has engaged in activities prohibited by this Section 4.19, that official or employee shall be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Charter. (f) Nothing in this Section 4.19 shall be construed to interfere with or inhibit any exercise of the constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech or assembly or to prevent the use of, or access to, City property as required by law. (g) The City Attorney is authorized to bring a cause of action against any person or entity that violates this Section 4.19 by using City property for an unlawful or unauthorized purpose. (Added by Ord. 7-86, App. 1/17/86; amended by Ord. 27-26, File No. 251224, App. 2/27/2026, Eff. 3/30/2026) CODIFICATION NOTE

1. So in Ord. 27-26.

The Civic Auditorium is hereby named for, and in honor of, Bill Graham, and shall be referred to as the "Bill Graham Civic Auditorium." (Added by Ord. 336-92, App. 11/6/92)

The Hall of Justice, located at 850 Bryant Street, is hereby named for, and in honor of, Thomas J. Cahill, and shall be referred to as the "Thomas J. Cahill Hall of Justice." (Added by Ord. 107-94, App. 3/11/94)

CONVENTION CENTER. The Convention Facilities Director, with the approval of the Director of Administrative Services, upon the cancellation of an advance reservation for space in the Civic Auditorium and the Moscone Convention Center, or either of them, and for which a money deposit has been made, is empowered to refund such deposit, in whole or in part, provided the Convention Facilities Director determines the best interests of the City and County will be served thereby and there is deducted from such refund any loss or expense suffered by the City and County. Refund of deposits shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the Controller. (Formerly Sec. 10.43-5; added by Ord. 619-59, App. 12/1/59; amended by Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96; amended and renumbered by Ord. 315-00, File No. 001910, App. 12/28/2000)

Where the City provides parking to City employees or to City tenants at facilities under the City's management or control, the City may charge the following monthly fee for parking to those employees or tenants: The price of a Municipal Railway monthly pass plus $10.00, or the existing amount being charged as of May 31, 2004, whichever is higher. This section shall not apply to parking facilities under the management or control of the San Francisco Parking Authority, the Airport, or the Port. (Added by Ord. 182-04, File No. 040743, 7/22/2004)

The Recreation and Park Department is authorized to approve, or enter into, an agreement for the naming of the City-owned sports stadium located at Candlestick Point, at Jamestown Street and Harney Way, subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors. It shall be City policy, subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the San Francisco Charter, that not less than fifty percent (50%) of the revenue received by the City from any such agreement shall be used to fund Recreation and Park Department Recreation Center Directors. (Added by Proposition H, 11/2/2004; amended by Proposition C, App. 11/5/2009)

Each department shall prepare and submit by April 15th of each year a report to the Board of Supervisors and the Controller that identifies for the previous three fiscal years: 1) the value of any damage sustained to City real and personal property under the control of the department; 2) the amount billed or requested; 3) the amount of revenue recovered by the department, or other City department or agency on behalf of that department, from those responsible for the damage to City property; (4) amount outstanding and 5) number of claims sent to the City Attorney's Office. (Added by Ord. 277-05, File No. 051285, App. 12/16/2005)

(a) Policy Goal. It shall be the policy of the City and County of San Francisco to endeavor to ensure that at least 30% of nonfictional persons in each of the following categories on property owned by the City be women: (1) depictions of historical figures in statues, monuments, memorials, plaques, and similar objects publicly recognizing historical figures; (2) names of City streets for historical figures; (3) names of City-owned buildings or designated rooms or spaces in those buildings for historical figures; and, (4) depictions of historical figures in other works of public art. This policy shall apply to City-owned streets and right-of-ways, parks, and other City- owned public open spaces, and areas of City buildings open to the public without an admission fee, but shall not apply to permanent or temporary collections of artwork displayed in City museums listed in Charter Section 5.102. (b) Department Reports. (1) By no later than October 1, 2019, the Arts Commission shall post on its website a list of all statues, monuments, memorials, plaques, similar objects, and other works of art described in subsection (a) that depict publicly recognizing historical figures; the Department of Public Works shall post on its website a list of all City streets named for historical figures; the City Administrator’s Office shall post on its website a list of all City-owned buildings or designated rooms or spaces in those buildings named for historical figures; and the Recreation and Park Department shall post on its website a list of all parks named for historical figures. After October 1, 2019, each of these departments shall update these lists on a quarterly basis. (2) By no later than December 31, 2019, the Department on the Status of Women shall submit a written report to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor regarding the proportion of women in each of the categories described in subsection (a). The Department on the Status of Women shall submit subsequent written reports by no later than December 31, 2020, and by December 31 every two years

thereafter. (Added by Ord. 243-18, File No. 170781, App. 10/26/2018, Eff. 11/26/2018)

(a) Findings. Barbara Ann Taylor served as San Francisco City Hall bureau chief for KCBS Radio for more than 30 years, covering City Hall politics across seven different mayoral administrations, until her retirement in 2015, which earned her the title of “Dean of the City Hall Press Corps.” Taylor leveraged her experience as a political reporter to also co-write the Insider column and opinion pieces for the Hearst-owned San Francisco Examiner and to serve as on-air host for the televised weekly City Desk News. Taylor adeptly and incisively covered the biggest news stories of her time, including the shocking assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk; the Jonestown massacre, which changed the course of politics in San Francisco; the Loma Prieta earthquake, the largest natural disaster to strike the City in over 80 years; and San Francisco’s groundbreaking and revolutionary issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples, paving the way for legalizing gay marriage. Taylor covered these events and many others, large and small, with a skilled professionalism that set the standard for countless other journalists. Utilizing her fearlessness, tenacity, street smarts, and gut instincts, Taylor ferreted out stories and cut through the codswallop, providing her listeners with news stories that were relevant, accurate, balanced, and timely, earning her numerous awards for her news coverage, both as an individual reporter and as a member of a team unit, including the Peabody and Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University awards and six national Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) “Edward R. Murrow” awards for overall excellence. At once empathetic and hard-hitting in her beat reporting, Taylor threaded her stories with human interest, fairness, and profound integrity, earning the respect of her subjects and colleagues alike, and becoming a role model and subject matter expert even to those competitors wise enough to watch and learn from the best in the business. Accompanied by her canine companion, Tanner, Taylor often held court in her City Hall press room office and recording studio, hosting a steady stream of elected officials, legislative aides, City Hall flaks, lobbyists, activists, political gadflies, and bureaucrats eager to get their say on the stories she was working on. When politicians tried to avoid being peppered with her pointed questions or her dogged inquiries, Taylor knew where to track them down, lying in wait with microphone in hand by their parked car, on a back staircase, or at their favorite after-hours (or occasional lunchtime) watering hole. A consummate beat reporter, Taylor knew when to hold tight to information given to her in confidence, when to use it for background, and when to roll it out, earning her the trust of valuable sources, which ultimately benefited her listeners, viewers, and readers, who came to depend on her ability to competently and confidently report the news with context and authority, often in real time. After diligently reporting on the work and words of seven mayors and dozens of members of the Board of Supervisors, as well as covering tens of thousands of hours of public meetings, thousands of press conferences, and hundreds of public protests, Taylor had one of the longest tenures of any individual consistently working under the City Hall dome and recording history as it unfolded. (b) Barbara A. Taylor Press Room. The City Hall Press Room is named the Barbara A. Taylor Press Room. (c) Signage. By no later than February 1, 2022, the City Administrator shall install lettering on the glass portion of the door to the City Hall Press Room identifying the room as the Barbara A. Taylor Press Room. The size and style of the lettering shall be consistent with the size and style of lettering used on doors throughout City Hall. (Added by Ord. 215-21, File No. 211029, App. 11/26/2021, Eff. 12/25/2021)

(a) Findings. Burk E. Delventhal, known to all as Buck, joined the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office as a Deputy City Attorney in June 1970, and faithfully served the City and County of San Francisco in that capacity for more than 49 years, until October 2019, when he retired due to a sudden illness and tragically passed away shortly after. During his storied career, Buck served under four City Attorneys and provided legal advice to 10 Mayors, 93 members of the Board of Supervisors, and countless other City officers, employees, commissions, departments and City-related agencies. Buck was a bastion of the City Attorney’s Office and a central figure in City government for nearly half a century – almost half the time City Hall itself has stood on this site. Buck, who was regarded as the oracle of the City Charter, played a critical role in nearly every major legal issue to face San Francisco during that time. Wrestling with the impacts of Proposition 13 on local government, working through the complicated issues surrounding Supervisor Dan White’s resignation and the tragic assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, aiding in the desegregation of the Police and Fire Departments, drafting the City’s domestic partnership

ordinance and helping shape the equal benefits ordinance, helping (twice) to keep the San Francisco Giants from leaving town, advising on the legal issues involved in becoming a sanctuary city — Buck’s deft legal and personal touch steered all of these matters, and many more. Buck’s keen intellect, legal acumen, and encyclopedic knowledge of municipal law and state and local history were complemented by a host of personal qualities that in part explained his reputation as a legal lion in the public realm and his stature as the go-to lawyer for the City’s toughest legal questions. He was a beacon of integrity and honesty, with no personal agenda beyond his commitment to principles of fair play and democratic self-governance and providing the best possible objective legal advice, which has become a hallmark of the City Attorney’s Office. His unassuming grace, easy smile, eternal optimism, and boundless energy – along with his simple, bedrock humanity – endeared him to his colleagues, his clients, and the public alike. He was beloved by many, and respected by all. Buck was the consummate teacher, willing to share his knowledge, experience, and insights at every opportunity. As the City Attorney’s Office’s representative, he played a key role for many years in the work of the City Attorneys’ Department of the League of California Cities, the County Counsels Association of California and the International Municipal Lawyers Association, and was widely sought after and recognized throughout California and the country for his expertise in municipal law. During his decades of public service for the City, Buck was an inspiring and treasured mentor for generations of lawyers in the City Attorney’s Office, and for aspiring lawyers at the University of California Hastings College of Law, where he was an adjunct professor for many years. In addition to his love of the law, Buck was widely known for regaling colleagues, clients, and anyone else willing to listen with tales of his City Hall experiences, arcane details about San Francisco history and its neighborhoods, book recommendations on every imaginable topic, speaking many languages fluently, and, as a long-time member of the South End Rowing Club, extolling the benefits of early morning Bay swimming and luring as many colleagues as possible into the cold waters. In 2013, the International Municipal Lawyers Association awarded Buck its highest honor, the Charles S. Rhyne Lifetime Achievement Award. That same year, the California State Bar’s Public Law Section awarded Buck the Ronald M. George Public Lawyer of the Year Award, regarded as the highest honor a governmental lawyer in California can receive. In 2000, and again in 2013, in Resolution Nos. 560-00 and 407-13, the Board of Supervisors honored Buck’s extraordinary achievements and service to the City by designating a day as Buck Delventhal Day in San Francisco. The rotunda on the second floor of City Hall is an appropriate location to honor Buck Delventhal’s legacy. The second-floor rotunda stands between the Board of Supervisors legislative chamber and the Mayor’s Office, symbolically bridging the two centers of power in City government, and is often at the center of activity in City Hall, just as Buck so often was in his years of service to the City. (b) Buck Delventhal Rotunda. The rotunda on the second floor of City Hall, between the elevator bank to the south, the staircase to the east, the former telephone alcove to the north, and the Board of Supervisors legislative chamber to the west, is named the Buck Delventhal Rotunda. (c) Signage. By no later than June 30, 2020, the City Administrator shall erect a plaque in or around the Buck Delventhal Rotunda stating the name of the rotunda, with a brief description appropriately recognizing Buck Delventhal’s contributions to the City. The City Administrator shall have discretion to determine the precise location of the plaque, and its size, design and content. (Added by Ord. 34-20, File No. 191256, App. 2/21/2020, Eff. 3/23/2020)

MISSION STREET FOR MARGOT ANTONETTY. (a) Findings. Margot Antonetty devoted her 30-year career as a respected public health leader and advocate, helping those who have experienced mental illness, HIV, and homelessness. From the late 1980s through the early 1990s, Antonetty was an AIDS activist and worked at Baker Places, a nonprofit treatment center that has since merged with PRC. She later began a decades-long career with the City and County of San Francisco, joining the Department of Public Health (DPH) in 1998 as Director of Programs, overseeing funding received under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program. From 2007 to 2012, Antonetty served as the Deputy Director of Housing and Urban Health, and in that role, she is credited with creating permanent supportive housing as it is known in San Francisco. Antonetty helped to establish the Direct Access to Housing Program (DAH) -- the City’s nationally recognized permanent supportive housing program for people experiencing homelessness who have complex medical, mental health, and/or substance use diagnoses. Today, DAH houses over 1,700 individuals across 38 sites in the City. In her role, Antonetty served as the community liaison for DPH’s permanent supportive housing program, building the Department’s most trusted relationships with providers and clients. Antonetty was a champion for housing with as few barriers to entry and as many supports as possible, and was firmly committed to ensuring that people thrived in supportive housing. She was committed to welcoming into such housing the most vulnerable among us, who often fell through the many cracks in the safety net of City services, and providing stability, care, and dignity to as many people as possible. In 2022, the City purchased the property at 1321 Mission Street for use as permanent supportive housing for adults and families exiting homelessness. The 1321 Mission Street development includes services, programs, and amenities inspired by the work of the late Margot Antonetty.

(b) The Margot. The permanent supportive housing development located at 1321 Mission Street is named “The Margot,” in recognition of Margot Antonetty’s invaluable contributions to the City of San Francisco. (c) Signage. By no later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing shall install signage identifying the permanent supportive housing development located at 1321 Mission Street as “The Margot.” In addition, by that date, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing shall erect a plaque on or inside of the building with a brief description recognizing Margot Antonetty’s contributions to the City. The Department shall have discretion to determine the precise location of the plaque, and its size, design, and content. (Added by Ord. 221-22, File No. 220874, App. 11/4/2022, Eff. 12/5/2022)