Departments
A list of the departments and organizations within the government for the City and County of San Francisco.- We help San Francisco residents, visitors, and businesses access City services and information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone, web, and mobile. We offer assistance in over 160 languages over the phone and our mobile app is available in Chinese, Filipino, Spanish, and English.
- The San Francisco Adult Probation Department achieves excellence in community corrections, public safety, and public service through the integration of evidence-based practices and a victim centered approach into our supervision strategies.
- SFO offers the most nonstop service from the City and the Bay Area to the rest of the U.S. and the world.
- SFACC is SF’s only open door animal shelter. We also investigate animal cruelty and rescue wildlife.
- We support artists and arts nonprofits in San Francisco.
- Through the power of art, the Asian Art Museum brings the diverse cultures of Asia to life.
- The Assessment Appeals Board is an independent agency, separate from the Assessor's Office, established to decide disputes between the Assessor's Office and property owners. It is the duty of the Assessment Appeals Board to equalize the valuation of the taxable property within the City and County of San Francisco for the purpose of taxation.
- Our mission is to fairly and accurately identify and assess all taxable property in San Francisco and record, secure and provide access to property, marriage and other records.
- We provide the final administrative review process for appeals on a range of City permits and determinations.
Appeals may be filed by email, telephone or in-person. The Board Office can be reached at boardofappeals@sfgov.org or 628-652-1150.
Please Note: All documents and emails submitted to the Board Office are public records. You are advised to redact information if you want it to remain confidential.
- The City and County of San Francisco Municipal Charter, Sec. 1.101, reserves all rights and powers which are not vested in another officer or entity shall be exercised by the Board of Supervisors.
- The mission of the California Academy of Sciences is to explore, explain, and sustain life.
- We fund programs that help San Francisco children, youth, and families learn and grow. Find programs, funding, data, and resources here.
- We help parents and legal guardians get financial and medical support for their children.
- With integrity, the Office of the City Administrator serves all San Franciscans and its visitors.
- Our role is to serve as our city government's lawyers.
- We scrutinize the conduct of public business and investigate operations of the City and County of San Francisco.
- We maintain a fair system to make sure the City hires the best-qualified people for public service.
- What the City is doing about climate change and how to get involved
- The Subcommittee gives funding recommendations on technology projects.
- A committee of the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Commission.
- Every San Franciscan thrives in health and well-being and is served by programs rooted in equity, social justice, and cultural humility.
- The Community Input Subcommittee makes sure community voices help shape the Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax Advisory Committee’s decisions.
- We help health service providers develop City contracts
- We oversee the City's contracting process to ensure economic justice for all.
- We work to ensure the City's financial integrity and accountability, making San Francisco a better place to live and work.
- We are responsible for management and operations of the Moscone Center.
- The Data & Evidence Subcommittee helps gather and share data about San Francisco to support the work of the Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax Advisory Committee.
- The Office of the Chief Data Officer. Transforming the way San Francisco works with data.
- We provide high-quality and accessible dental care to all San Franciscans, regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. Empowering our community, one smile at a time.
- DBI approves plans and issues permits for all construction in the City. We make sure buildings are safe and comply with building and housing codes.
- DAS coordinates services for older adults, veterans, people with disabilities, and their families.
- Find free and low-cost child care and preschool, parenting support, playgroups, developmental screenings, and well-being resources for babies, toddlers, and young children.
- We conduct free, fair, and functional elections for the City and County of San Francisco.
- DEM manages San Francisco's everyday and not-so-everyday emergencies. DEM also helps everyone in San Francisco know how to prepare for emergencies, and what to do to be safe during one.
- We investigate complaints about police officers and recommend policy changes.
- We protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans.
- We provide innovative technology services that are resilient and secure to deliver equitable public services.
- Dedicated to promoting gender equity in San Francisco and beyond
- Our purpose is to deliver a better digital experience of San Francisco government.
- We meet to plan emergency response in San Francisco.
- We promote public safety and responsible reform through restoring accountability and consequences to the criminal justice system in San Francisco.
- We monitor Department of Public Health programs and agencies
- We oversee all public elections in San Francisco.
- The Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMSA) provides oversight for the Emergency Medical Services System in San Francisco. We direct, plan, monitor, and evaluate the San Francisco EMS System in collaboration with system and community providers.
- We help the City use new technologies responsibly to improve operations and deliver better services for everyone in San Francisco.
- We permit and regulate entertainment for venues and events in San Francisco.
- We help San Franciscans live and work safely by making sure our local businesses, restaurants, homes, and air and water sources meet health requirements.
- We provide solutions that advance climate protection and enhance quality of life for all San Franciscans.
- We educate about and enforce governmental ethics laws, including audits, investigations and enforcement.
- We champion filming in San Francisco to support a diversity of storytellers and our thriving production community.
- The de Young and the Legion of Honor are the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Together, they are the City's largest public arts institution.
- The Fire Commission ensures that the San Francisco Fire Department effectively implements its Mission
- SFFD protects San Franciscans from fires and natural disasters, through education and emergency services.
- We oversee the foster care system in SF, to provide safe, nurturing homes for children of all ages in foster care.
- We provide general operating support for arts and culture organizations.
- We're certified by the state to regulate and inspect businesses to ensure hazardous materials and hazardous waste are managed safely.
- We advise the City on San Francisco historic preservation goals, policies and programs.
- HSH strives to make homelessness in San Francisco rare, brief, and one-time.
- We manage the City's workforce, recruit diverse talent, and ensure the well-being of its employees.
- Rooted in community, the Human Rights Commission works in service of the City’s anti-discrimination laws by protecting civil rights, upholding dignity, and advancing equitable outcomes in San Francisco.
- HSA offers food and cash assistance, health insurance, job training, early education, and supportive care.
- Immigrant Services and Resources helps immigrants, asylees, refugees and service providers connect to resources, opportunities, and events.
- The Infrastructure Subcommittee makes sure the staff and resources needed to support the Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax Advisory Committee are in place.
- Information about Jury Duty. You can also call the Juror Information Line on 415-551-3608.
- We develop and implement San Francisco's continuum of responses to juvenile crime.
- We oversee the Juvenile Probation Department.
- We promote community safety by helping juvenile justice-involved young people and their families to thrive.
- We advocate for survivors' and victims' rights and help strengthen support and violence prevention in San Francisco.
- MOHCD supports residents with affordable housing opportunities and essential services to build strong communities.
- We use new approaches to drive progress and deliver outcomes for the Mayor’s top priorities.
- The SFMTA manages Muni, walking, bicycling, parking, driving, paratransit, and taxis.
- We issue cannabis business permits, write cannabis regulations, and foster equity.
- We operate and fund programs that help immigrants. We also help the City meet the Language Access Ordinance.
- OCII is responsible for development in Mission Bay, Transbay, and Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point.
- We help the City procure goods and services to provide residents with essential government services.
- We strive to create a thriving and resilient economy where barriers to economic and workforce opportunities are removed, and prosperity is shared equitably by all.
- We work to strengthen the economic security and mobility of all San Franciscans.
- The San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) advances the welfare of San Francisco’s workers through the enforcement of labor laws, proactive public education, and high quality public service.
- The Office of Racial Equity defends equal access to City jobs and public services from racial injustice. We provide data analysis, policy guidance, citywide technical assistance, and public trust building.
- We advocate for victims-survivors of sexual violence, strengthening and expanding support systems, and advancing prevention strategies that aim to end sexual violence in San Francisco.
- We investigate allegations of misconduct against the San Francisco Sheriff's Office and its employees.
- San Francisco's central point of information for small businesses.
- We are responsible for the medicolegal investigation and the certification of the cause of death and the manner of death for only those deaths under our jurisdiction (sudden, unexpected, or violent deaths); such as deaths outside a hospital or the care of a physician, accidental drug overdose, or suspected suicides or homicides. Find out more below.
- We issue marriage, birth and death certificates, fictitious business names, City IDs, notary services, environmental filings, and professional registrations.
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday
Processing Hours:
8:00 am to 4:00 pm,
Professional Registration Processing Hours:
8:00 am to 2:00 pm,
Information Only: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Daniel Lurie is the 46th Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco.
- The Office of Transgender Initiatives (OTI) advocates for and uplifts the voices and needs of transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex, and 2-spirit (TGNCI2S) San Franciscans by acting as a bridge between communities and local government in the pursuit of equity.
- We record and issue death and birth certificates, including outside hospital births, burial permits, non-contagious disease (NCD) letters, and medical marijuana ID cards.
- The San Francisco Office on Disability and Accessibility (ODA) – formerly called the Mayor’s Office on Disability (MOD) – assists City departments in making all its programs, services, activities, and facilities accessible to San Franciscans with disabilities.
- A centralized service center for construction, special events, and business permitting.
- We're honored to serve our extraordinary city, building a police force that mirrors San Francisco's traditions, talent and diversity.
- We manage San Francisco's waterfront, and advance environmentally and financially sustainable maritime, recreational, and economic opportunities.
- We protect and defend the rights of our indigent clients accused of crimes, through legal advocacy.
- We provide drinking water and wastewater services to San Francisco and hydroelectric and solar power to municipal departments.
- We are one of the largest and most complex municipal operations in the City, with a 1,600-member workforce and a $384 million annual operating budget.
- The place to find everything you need to know before, during, and after an emergency. Stay ready, so you don’t have to get ready.
- We manage the acquisition, sale, and leasing of real estate property for City departments.
- We take care of San Francisco's parks, playgrounds, recreation centers and sports facilities.
- We establish the policies by which the Recreation and Park Department operates.
- Protecting tenants from excessive rent increases and unjust evictions while assuring landlords fair and adequate rents.
- Enhancing City Operations - One Print, One Delivery at a Time.
As the Internal Reproduction and Mail Services Department, we support every City department with expert design, printing, mailing, and interoffice delivery across San Francisco. Fast. Reliable. Budget‑smart!
- We manage private event rentals in City Hall, such as weddings, nonprofit galas, and corporate celebrations.
- SFERS administers a pension and a compensation plan for current and retired City workers.
- SFGovTV delivers the best of City Hall on San Francisco cable and through our Video on Demand service.
- The San Francisco City Charter gives the Health Commission authority as the governing body of the Department of Public Health (DPH). The Mayor appoints the seven Health Commissioners to staggering four-year terms.
- SFHSS administers the health benefits for all City and County of San Francisco, SFUSD, City College of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Superior Court’s employees and retirees.
- We offer free legal information resources and services to help you understand the law and protect your legal rights.
- The Service Provider Working Group advises DCYF's Oversight and Advisory Committee on issues pertaining to San Francisco's Children and Youth Fund.
- Current City and County of San Francisco job openings.
- We connect our diverse community to learning, opportunities, and each other.
- Under the direction of the Planning Commission, we work to help guide the growth and development of our City.
- We provide every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.
- We evaluate the work of the Office of Sheriff's Inspector General (OSIG)
- We work with the public, the criminal justice system, and community stakeholders to safeguard the lives, rights, and property of all people we serve.
- We analyze how laws can impact small businesses and how we can help small businesses thrive.
- We promote equitable treatment and foster the advancement of women and girls.
- We work to make sure operations and decisions in San Francisco government are kept transparent and public.
- We are committed to providing fair and just outcomes for all people who use our Courts.
- We secure San Francisco government systems, educate staff and residents, and lead the way on cybersecure best practices.
- City and County of San Francisco agency dedicated to the economic development of former Naval Station Treasure Island.
- The Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector is the banker, tax collector, collection agent and investment officer for the City.
- Responsible for the construction, administration, management, superintendence and operation of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center.