Commission Reform Amendment Petition

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Dear Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;I urge you to place the Commission Streamlining Task Force’s Charter Amendment on the November 2026 ballot so San Francisco voters can decide on long-overdue government reforms.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;San Francisco’s commission system is bloated, confusing, and outdated. Public input is currently spread across 152 City commissions that often overlap, fail to coordinate, or do not meet at all. Nearly a quarter of commissions are inactive, yet remain on the books. At the same time, dozens of commissions are locked into the City Charter, making even modest updates costly and difficult.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;This fragmented structure dilutes public participation and obscures accountability. Voters reasonably expect the Mayor to be responsible for managing City departments, yet many of those decisions are made by commissions most residents have never heard of and do not understand how to engage with.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;In November 2024, voters recognized these problems and approved Proposition E, creating the Commission Streamlining Task Force to recommend solutions. After an extensive public process, including 21 public meetings and hundreds of public comments, the Task Force delivered a thoughtful, common-sense reform package.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;These recommendations would streamline commissions into a smaller, more effective system; remove inactive and ineffective bodies; clarify roles and responsibilities; improve transparency; and make commissions easier for residents to understand and participate in while preserving appropriate oversight.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Residents deserve the opportunity to vote on these reforms.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;I respectfully urge you to honor the will of voters and place the Commission Streamlining Task Force’s Charter Amendment on the November 2026 ballot. Doing so will help ensure San Francisco’s government is more accountable, transparent, and effective.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Thank you for your consideration.

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