311 Customer Service Center
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.
Adult Probation Department
We protect and serve the community, further justice, inspire change, and prioritize racial equity so that all people may thrive.
Airport
SFO offers the most nonstop service from the City and the Bay Area to the rest of the U.S. and the world.
Animal Care and Control
SFACC is SF’s only open door animal shelter. We also investigate animal cruelty and rescue wildlife.
Arts Commission
We support artists and arts nonprofits in San Francisco.
Asian Art Museum
Through the power of art, the Asian Art Museum brings the diverse cultures of Asia to life.
Assessment Appeals Board
We decide disputes between the Assessor's Office and property owners to equalize the valuation of taxable property in San Francisco.
Assessor-Recorder
We locate taxable property in SF, identify ownership, establish taxable value, and apply legal exemptions.
Behavioral Health
We provide mental health and substance use services for San Franciscans.
Board of Appeals
We provide a final administrative review process for appeals on a range of City determinations.
Board of Supervisors
The legislative branch of the City and County of San Francisco.
California Academy of Sciences
The mission of the California Academy of Sciences is to explore, explain, and sustain life.
Child Care Health Program (CCHP)
We serve children ages 0-5 in San Francisco preschools, family child care homes, and family resource centers, along with their families and providers.
Child Support Services
We help parents and legal guardians get financial and medical support for their children.
Children and Families Commission
First 5 designs, implements and funds solutions for the health, well-being and education of young children.
Children, Youth and Their Families
We fund programs for San Francisco's young people and their families.
City Administrator
With integrity, the Office of the City Administrator serves all San Franciscans and its visitors.
City Attorney
We provide legal services to the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, elected officials, and agencies of the City and County of San Francisco.
Civil Grand Jury
We scrutinize the conduct of public business and investigate operations of the City and County of San Francisco.
Civil Service Commission
We maintain a fair system to make sure the City hires the best-qualified people for public service.
Committee on Information Technology
COIT is the main governance body that makes decisions regarding the future of the City’s technology.
Contract Monitoring Division
We oversee the City's contracting process to ensure economic justice for all.
Controller's Office
We work to ensure the City's financial integrity and accountability, making San Francisco a better place to live and work.
Convention Facilities Department
We are responsible for management and operations of the Moscone Center.
DataSF
We seek to transform the way the City works through the use of data.
Department of Building Inspection
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.
Department of Disability and Aging Services
DAS coordinates services for older adults, veterans, people with disabilities, and their families.
Department of Elections
We conduct free, fair, and functional elections for the City and County of San Francisco.
Department of Emergency Management
DEM manages San Francisco's every day 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.
Department of Police Accountability
We investigate complaints about police officers and recommend policy changes.
Department of Public Health
We protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans.
Department of Technology
We provide innovative technology services that are resilient and secure to deliver equitable public services.
Digital Services
We transform how residents interact with the City by building services designed around the people that use them.
Disease Prevention and Control
We protect the health of all San Franciscans
District Attorney
We promote public safety and responsible reform through restoring accountability and consequences to the criminal justice system in San Francisco.
DPH Office of Compliance and Privacy Affairs
The San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) Office of Compliance and Privacy Affairs (OCPA) promotes a high standard of conduct and integrity that is core to DPH’s mission and beliefs. OCPA provides guidance, resources, and support to clinical and other departmental operations to help protect patients, safeguard sensitive information, and help mitigate and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.
Elections Commission
We oversee all public elections in San Francisco.
Elections Commission UPDATES
We oversee all public elections in San Francisco.
Emergency Medical Services Agency
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.
Entertainment Commission
We permit and regulate entertainment for venues and events in San Francisco.
Environment Department
We provide solutions that advance climate protection and enhance quality of life for all San Franciscans.
Environmental Health
We help San Franciscans live and work safely by making sure our local businesses, restaurants, homes, and air and water sources meet health requirements.
Ethics Commission
We educate about and enforce governmental ethics laws, including audits, investigations and enforcement.
Film SF
We champion filming in San Francisco to support a diversity of storytellers and our thriving production community.
Fine Arts Museums
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.
Fire commission
The Fire Commission ensures that the San Francisco Fire Department effectively implements its Mission
Fire Department
SFFD protects San Franciscans from fires and natural disasters, through education and emergency services.
Grants for the Arts
We provide general operating support for arts and culture organizations, and fund re-granting to individual artists and groups.
Historic Preservation Commission
We advise the City on San Francisco historic preservation goals, policies and programs.
Homelessness and Supportive Housing
HSH works to make homelessness in San Francisco rare, brief, and one time.
Human Resources
We manage the City's workforce, recruit diverse talent, and ensure the well-being of its employees.
Human Rights Commission
The San Francisco Human Rights Commission works in service of the City’s anti-discrimination laws to further racial solidarity, equity, and healing.
Human Services Agency
HSA offers food and cash assistance, health insurance, job training, early education, and supportive care.
Immigrant Services and Resources
Immigrant Services and Resources helps immigrants, asylees, refugees and service providers connect to resources, opportunities, and more.
Jury Commissioner (Jury Duty)
Information about Jury Duty. You can also call the Juror Information Line on 415-551-3608.
Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
We develop and implement a continuum of county-based responses to juvenile crime.
Juvenile Probation Commission
We oversee the Juvenile Probation Department.
Juvenile Probation Department
We promote community safety by helping juvenile justice-involved young people and their families to thrive.
Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
Our mission is to provide a welcoming, therapeutic, and healing environment that promotes individual health and wellbeing.
Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development
MOHCD supports residents with affordable housing opportunities and essential services to build strong communities.
Mayor's Office of Innovation
We work with City Departments, Community Partners, and residents to drive impact on some of the City’s biggest challenges.
Mayor's Office on Disability
The Mayor’s Officer on Disability assists City departments in making all programs, services, benefits, activities, and facilities owned, operated, or funded by the City and County of San Francisco accessible to and useable by individuals with disabilities.
Municipal Transportation Agency
The SFMTA manages Muni, walking, bicycling, parking, driving, paratransit, and taxis.
Office of Cannabis
We issue cannabis business permits, write cannabis regulations, and foster equity.
Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs
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.
Office of Contract Administration
We help the City procure goods and services to provide residents with essential government services.
Office of Economic and Workforce Development
OEWD strives to create a thriving and resilient economy, where barriers to economic and workforce opportunities are removed, and prosperity is shared equitably by all.
Office of Financial Empowerment
We work to strengthen the economic security and mobility of all San Franciscans.
Office of Labor Standards Enforcement
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.
Office of Small Business
San Francisco's central point of information for small businesses.
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
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.
Office of the County Clerk
We issue marriage, birth and death certificates, fictitious business names, City IDs, notary services, environmental filings, and professional registrations.Office Hours: Monday to FridayProcessing Hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pmInformation Only: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Office of the Inspector General
We investigate allegations of misconduct against the San Francisco Sheriff's Office and its employees.
Office of the Mayor
Mayor London Breed is the 45th Mayor of San Francisco and the first African-American woman elected to the position.
Office of Transgender Initiatives
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.
Permit Center
A centralized service center for construction, special events, and business permitting.
Police Department
We're honored to serve our extraordinary city, building a police force that mirrors San Francisco's traditions, talent and diversity.
Port
We manage San Francisco's waterfront, and advance environmentally and financially sustainable maritime, recreational, and economic opportunities.
Public Defender
We protect and defend the rights of our indigent clients accused of crimes, through legal advocacy.
Public Utilities Commission
We provide drinking water and wastewater services to San Francisco and hydroelectric and solar power to municipal departments.
Public Works
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.
Real Estate Division
We manage the acquisition, sale, and leasing of real estate property for City departments.
We establish the policies by which the Recreation and Park Department operates.
Recreation and Park Department
We take care of San Francisco's parks, playgrounds, recreation centers and sports facilities.
Rent Board
Protecting tenants from excessive rent increases and unjust evictions while assuring landlords fair and adequate rents.
San Francisco City Hall Events Office
We manage private event rentals in City Hall, such as weddings, nonprofit galas, and corporate celebrations.
San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS)
SFERS administers a pension and a compensation plan for current and retired City workers.
San Francisco Government TV
SFGovTV delivers the best of City Hall on San Francisco cable channels 26, and 78 and by our Video on Demand service.
San Francisco Health Network
Our health clinics, hospitals, and programs offer low cost health care to San Francisco residents. No insurance or green card needed.
San Francisco Health Service System
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.
San Francisco Law Library
We offer free legal information resources and services to help you understand the law and protect your legal rights.
SF City Jobs
Current City and County of San Francisco job openings.
SF Library
We provide free and equal access to information, knowledge, independent learning and the joys of reading.
SF Planning
Under the direction of the Planning Commission, we work to help guide the growth and development of our City.
SF Unified School District
We provide every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.
Sheriff's Department Oversight Board
We evaluate the work of the Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Sheriff's Office
We work with the public, the criminal justice system, and community stakeholders to safeguard the lives, rights, and property of all people we serve.
Status of Women
We promote equitable treatment and foster the advancement of women and girls.
Superior Court
We are committed to providing fair and just outcomes for all people who use our Courts.
The Food Security Task Force
The Food Security Task Force was created by the Board of Supervisors with the purpose of making recommendations on policies and programs to improve food security.
The Office of Cybersecurity
We secure San Francisco government systems, educate staff and residents, and lead the way on cybersecure best practices.
Treasure Island Development Authority
A non-profit, public benefit 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.
War Memorial
Our venues are re-opening gradually in accordance with current San Francisco Health Orders.