The Concrete Building Safety Program Stakeholder Engagement Report was released today, which summarizes recommendations from stakeholders. See the press release here. Mayor Breed responded with an Executive Directive on improving our inventory of concrete and tilt-up buildings.

We’re excited to announce the release of the San Francisco Heat and Air Quality Implementation Plan, along with the new Climate Health Program website. You can view the Chronicle story on the plan here.

While San Francisco’s winds and fog held strong during the last heat wave, we know this won’t always be the case. The HAQR Implementation Plan, the first comprehensive heat planning effort for San Francisco, is a critical starting point—a shared comprehensive vision of how our buildings, our environment, and how our communities can be resilient to climate changes. We want to thank our community partners, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Emergency Management for their collaboration. 

The Proposed FY2024-33 Capital Plan has been submitted to the Board of Supervisors for their consideration and passage. Click here to review the Proposed Plan. 

The FY24-33 Draft Capital Plan is being considered by the Capital Planning Committee through February 2023. Click here to review the Draft Plan. 

Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Department of the Environment released the City's highly anticipated 2021 Climate Action Plan. The data-driven, community-informed, and people-focused plan contains implementable strategies to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040 while building a more just and equitable future.

See press release here

The $352 million FY22 & FY23 Capital Budget is now available to explore through an interactive Tableau visualization on our website. This Capital Budget includes the new Recovery Stimulus and Critical Repairs Programs, in addition to the regular Pay Go Program. Please visit our Capital Budget page to get started.

On October 28, Mayor London N. Breed launched ClimateSF, a comprehensive multi-agency effort to guide San Francisco’s climate resilience efforts, led by the Mayor’s Office and the San Francisco Office of Resilience and Capital Planning, Planning Department, Department of the Environment, Port of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

See press release here

The FY2022-31 Capital Plan was adopted by the Mayor and Board of Supervisors on April 20, 2021 and is now fully accessible on our website. Please visit our Capital Plan page to get started. 

The Office of Resilience and Capital Planning is announcing a position for an Earthquake Resilience Analyst. Fore more information, please click here. 

The FY2022-31 Proposed Capital Plan has been submitted to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors for their consideration and passage by May 1, 2021 and is available here. 
 

The Draft Capital Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2031 is now available here. 

The appendices for the Economic Task Force Report are now available here. These six documents provide additional detail, including equity analysis of the policy recommendations and findings from community engagement and listening efforts. 

Mayor London N. Breed and Supervisors Board President Norman Yee announced the release of the Economic Recovery Task Force Final Report with efforts to support small businesses and continued focus on equity to keep San Francisco moving forward.

San Francisco Economic Recovery Task Force Releases Final Report

The San Francisco Economic Recovery Task Force (ERTF) released a report and policy recommendations at its final meeting, following months of stakeholder convenings. Called together in early April by Mayor London N. Breed and Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee, the ERTF brought together over 100 leaders from business, hospitality, labor, faith, education, non-profit, and community organizations to guide and inform San Francisco’s economic recovery through COVID-19. The report advances 41 policy recommendations that focus on long-term economic recovery and development, narrowing the gap for vulnerable communities, and providing businesses more opportunities and flexibility to operate and succeed in the short- and mid-term. 

Mayor London N. Breed and Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee today announced the creation of a COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force. The Task Force is charged with guiding the City’s efforts to sustain and recover local businesses and employment, and mitigate the economic hardships that are already affecting the most vulnerable San Franciscans. Their work will support San Francisco organizations and individuals throughout the remainder of the Shelter-in-Place Order, and will lay the groundwork for economic recovery once the City has made meaningful progress containing COVID-19s. 

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To ensure San Francisco is prepared for inevitable natural hazards, including earthquakes and those that are becoming more severe due to climate change, San Francisco is asking for public review of its first ever Hazards and Climate Resilience (HCR) Plan. In addition to meeting local hazard mitigation requirements set by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Plan will serve as the foundation for the City’s next Climate Action Strategy and Community Safety Element update. 
 
The Public Draft of the HCR is available at HCR Public Review Draft Plan on the OneSF website. We invite you to browse the Plan and let us know if you have any feedback by emailing resilience@sfgov.org. 
 

Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. This is a great opportunity to participate in improving our earthquake preparedness by attending one of the events below: 

The Loma Prieta Anniversary Community Preparedness Fair is being held in the Marina Green fom 3-6pm. Click here to register. For more information from Neighborhood Empowerment Network on the Community Preparedness Fair, click here

Brian Strong (San Francisco's Chief Resilience Officer) will present a speech tonight about Earthquake Resilience in the Bay Area. Click here for more information.

More resources:

Statement from Mayor London Breed on 30th Anniversary of Loma Prieta Earthquake

Here are also a couple stories by John King (Urban Design Critic) from the SF Chronicle: 

Towers in earthquake country - designers say new ones are safe to their core

Earthquake retrofits - Bay Area making progress, but still more to do

Extreme weather is becoming a part of life in #SF. We want to hear your thoughts about how the City can lessen the risks our natural & climate change hazards pose. Take a short survey & help us to shape a resilient SF: http://SurveyMonkey.com/r/SFhazards-English … Survey is open through Sept. 6th. 

On August 1, 2019, Mayor London Breed signed the $12 billion City budget for FY 2020 and FY 2021, with significant investments in housing, homelessness, public health, clean streets, and equity. This budget includes a record-level Capital Budget, with key investments in:

• Street resurfacing
• Right-of-way accessibility and mobility improvements to curb ramps and street structures
• Renewals to core building systems like elevators and HVAC systems
• Essential kitchen facility and roof repairs and upgrades to emergency power systems in our public health buildings
• Public safety facilities including the Justice Facilities Improvement Program to advance the administrative exit from the Hall of Justice
• Cultural centers, the public library system, and fine arts museums
• The parks system including playgrounds, courts, fields, and trails
• Planning for future G.O. bonds through the Capital Planning Fund

Through these projects and others, the Capital Budget addresses several of San Francisco’s most pressing resilience challenges, including our aging infrastructure and our seismic risks. For a complete list of funded projects, please refer to the May 20, 2019 CPC meeting documents.

Mayor London N. Breed today (July 11, 2019) signed a $628.5 million Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response bond for the March 2020 ballot that would fund seismic retrofitting and resiliency for fire stations, police stations, and other critical public safety infrastructure. If approved by voters, the Bond would provide:

• $275 million to fund seismic retrofitting and resiliency projects for Neighborhood Fire Stations and support facilities, such as firefighting training facilities;
• $153.5 million for the Emergency Firefighting Water System;
• $121 million to fund seismic retrofitting and resiliency projects for San Francisco Police District Stations, and support facilities;
• $70 million for disaster response facilities;
• $9 million for the Department of Emergency Management 9-1-1 Call Center.

See the entire press release here https://sfmayor.org/article/mayor-london-breed-signs-629-million-bond-earthquake-safety-and-emergency-response-march

Also, earlier this week (July 9, 2019) the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to place a $600 million Affordable Housing Bond on the November 2019 ballot that would fund the creation and preservation of affordable housing in San Francisco. That press release can be viewed here: https://sfmayor.org/article/board-supervisors-votes-unanimously-place-600-million-affordable-housing-bond-november

The Office of Resilience and Capital Planning is announcing a position to do Climate Resilience Coordination. Fore more information, please click here. 

The Fiscal Year 2020-2029 City and County of San Francisco Capital Plan is now available on our website as approved unanimously at the Board of Supervisors on April 30, 2019. The HTML format makes it easier than ever to navigate, and we hope that it will serve as a useful reference tool. If you have used our website to view previous versions of the Plan, you may need to clear your browser’s cache in order to see the new Capital Plan.

You can view the Plan here: http://onesanfrancisco.org/the-plan-2020/overview.

For any technical difficulties please contact Hemiar Alburati (hemiar.alburati@sfgov.org)

The Office of Resilience and Capital Planning (ORCP) is pleased to announce that Mayor London Breed and the Board of Supervisors’ adopted the Fiscal Year 2020-2029 City and County of San Francisco Capital Plan on April 30, 2019.

The Plan recommends a record $39 billion for capital projects over the next decade that will improve San Francisco’s resilience, through critical seismic repairs and strengthening; transportation and utility system improvements; safer streets for pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers; and more affordable housing.

ORCP is grateful to the many City and partner agency staff who worked hard to identify upcoming capital needs and related funding sources. The collaborative planning represented in this document will enable San Francisco to make smart, fiscally responsible decisions as we build and strengthen our city.

ORCP staff is working with our designer to finish the publication documents. The Plan will be available in full on this site in .html and .PDF. Please check back soon.

The new Fire Station No. 5 located in the Western Addition is a seismic replacement project funded by the Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) Bond Program, a voter-backed initiative to strengthen neighborhood fire stations and other first response facilities. 

On June 11, the Department of Building Inspection will host its annual Earthquake Safety Fair at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (99 Grove St, San Francisco, CA 94102) from 10am - 4pm. This FREE event will feature an exhibitor hall and informative workshops, along with hands-on emergency training. 

On June 13, the Department of Building Inspection will once again host the 2018 Earthquake Safety Fair at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (99 Grove St, San Francisco, CA 94102) from 10am-4pm. This event will feature an exhibitor hall and informative workshops, along with hands-on emergency training.

As Mayor and City Administrator, Edwin Lee oversaw the largest period of infrastructure investment in the history of San Francisco. In just over 10 years, he was responsible for more than $16 billion in capital investments to safeguard residents, visitors, and employees. This includes implementing one of the largest water infrastructure improvement programs in the nation; construction of the new Trauma Center at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital; renovations and retrofits of dozens of health clinics, fire stations, libraries, cultural centers, and parks; reconstruction of Presidio Parkway (previously Doyle Drive) and hundreds of streets; major safety improvements at San Francisco International Airport; and several more capital projects that will continue to serve our City for decades to come. He also oversaw the creation of the 10-year Capital Plan, a seven-fold increase in annual capital spending to better maintain and care for city-owned assets, and he championed the passage of over $3.5 billion in G.O. bonds without increasing tax rates.

 With great sadness we announce the passing of Mayor Edwin M. Lee.

Mayor Lee was a champion of the City’s 10-year Capital Plan and its efforts to maintain world-class services and infrastructure. He provided critical leadership for the development of Resilient SF and numerous other initiatives to improve the quality of life for all San Franciscans. Mayor Lee was a dedicated public servant and his contributions to our city will always be remembered.

The Office of Resilience and Capital Planning is pleased to announce that the Fiscal Year 2018-27 City and County of San Francisco Capital Plan was approved by Mayor Lee and the Board of Supervisors on May 5, 2017.

The Plan recommends a record $35 billion for capital projects over the next decade to improve San Francisco’s resilience, maintain our economic competitiveness, and preserve our amenities for generations to come.
The Capital Plan calls for several major projects in San Francisco, including retrofitting the Great Seawall, terminal renovations at San Francisco International Airport, a new bus rapid transit line along Van Ness Avenue, and improving the City’s streets and pedestrian safety, among many others. 
The Office of Resilience and Capital Planning is grateful to the many City and partner agency staff who worked hard to identify upcoming capital needs and related funding sources. The planning represented in this document will enable San Francisco to make smart, fiscally responsible decisions as we build and strengthen our city.
The Capital Plan can be viewed online here.

The Office of Resilience and Capital Planning today announced the release of the Seawall Finance Work Group Report, which provides recommendations for how the City can fund the Seawall Resiliency Project.

The Seawall Finance Work Group (SFWG) was convened by the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning and the Port of San Francisco to analyze and prioritize potential funding sources to fill the funding need for the Seawall Resiliency Project. Chaired by the City’s Chief Resilience Officer, the SFWG was composed of 11 members representing eight City agencies as well as a private sector expert in public finance strategy.

San Francisco’s Great Seawall was constructed more than a century ago and is the foundation of over three miles of San Francisco waterfront stretching from Fisherman’s Wharf to Mission Creek. The Seawall supports historic piers, wharves, and buildings including the Ferry Building. It underpins the Embarcadero Promenade which welcomes millions of people each year, serves as a critical emergency response and recovery area, and supports BART, Muni and ferry transportation and utility networks. Additionally, the Seawall provides flood protection to downtown San Francisco neighborhoods.

In 2015 under the leadership of Mayor Lee, the Port launched the Seawall Resiliency Project, a multi-generational City project to significantly improve earthquake safety and performance of the Seawall, provide near-term flood protection improvements, and plan for additional long-term resilience and adaption of the northern Bayfront.

The SFWG was tasked with exploring potential funding sources for two phases of the Seawall Resiliency Project. Phase I is budgeted at $500 million through 2025 for the most critical life safety seismic improvements, and Phase II is budgeted at $2-5 billion after 2025 to address all seismic and sea level rise adaptation measures.

The SFWG was convened with the understanding that the City will not have the ability to fund the entire Seawall Project on its own and would have to find a solution that combined multiple funding sources. Meeting between November 2016 and May 2017, the Work Group analyzed 48 local, regional, state, and federal possible funding sources.

From these discussions, the SFWG ultimately recommended that the City pursue 17 funding sources, nine of which could currently produce meaningful proceeds for the Project. These recommendations range from local General Obligation (G.O.) Bonds and statewide strategies to federal funding through the Army Corps of Engineers.

These recommendations were presented to the City’s Capital Planning Committee and the Port’s Seawall Resiliency Project Executive Steering Committee. Efforts to secure funding from some of the recommended sources are already underway such as discussions with the Army Corps of Engineers and planning for a proposed $350 Seawall Fortification General Obligation Bond, slated to go before voters in November 2018. The Port will work with other City partners to determine a course of action on the other recommended strategies.

The Seawall Finance Work Group Report can be viewed online here. 

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the appointment of Brian Strong as San Francisco’s second Chief Resilience Officer. The Chief Resilience Officer works under the supervision of City Administrator to oversee City policy and implementation on resilience, including the Capital Planning Program, Earthquake Safety Implementation Program and Lifelines Council.

“San Francisco’s leadership on resilience is an example for our nation.  As City Administrator I established the Lifelines Council to bring public officials together with academic experts, members of the public and private utilities and ensure a swift recovery for San Francisco after the next significant event,” said Mayor Lee. “Brian Strong created the City’s Capital Plan and brings more than a decade of proven leadership to this vital resilience work. I am pleased to announce his appointment as San Francisco’s Chief Resilience Officer.”

About Brian Strong

As the Director of the San Francisco’s Capital Planning Program, Brian Strong is responsible for the City’s $32 billion 10-year Capital Plan and its $450 million capital budget. Brian created the City’s first multi-year capital plan in 2006 and has been instrumental in the development and passage of $2 billion in General Obligation bonds specifically addressing earthquake safety and resiliency. Brian has also implemented a number of innovative resiliency programs to protect San Francisco’s infrastructure, including the Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response bond program, the nation’s first Sea Level Rise Guidelines, and the first building-by-building HAZUS assessments to evaluate facility performance, economic impacts, casualties, and other risks associated with earthquakes. Brian currently chairs the Sea Wall Finance Working Group to identify funding to seismically strengthen the Great Sea Wall that runs from Aquatic Park to the AT&T Park.     

Under Brian’s leadership, the Capital Planning Program received the 2011 Good Government Team Award from the Mayor’s Fiscal Advisory Committee and the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. He also serves as President of the Board for the San Francisco Community Investment Fund that distributes new market tax credits to disadvantaged communities. Brian has a master’s degree in intergovernmental management from USC and a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College. 

In compliance with the San Francisco Administrative Code Section 3.20, City Administrator Naomi Kelly and the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning are pleased to submit the Proposed City and County of San Francisco Capital Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2018-2027. Having been approved by the City’s Capital Planning Committee, the Proposed Capital Plan now goes before the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor for their approval by May 1, 2017.

The guiding document for City infrastructure investments, the Proposed Plan assesses the City’s capital needs, identifies the level of investment required to meet those needs, and provides a constrained plan of finance for the next 10 years. This Plan continues the City’s commitment to plan and finance projects that will strengthen the integrity of San Francisco’s infrastructure. The Plan recommends a record level of $35 billion in investments over the next decade that will improve San Francisco’s resilience through critical seismic repairs and strengthening; transportation and utility system improvements; safer streets for pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers; and more affordable housing.

For the first time, the Proposed Plan includes strategies to address the multigenerational need to fortify the Seawall, which protects three miles of vital and vibrant waterfront. The Seawall, its assets, and the people who rely on it for home, work, recreation, and/or travel are all vulnerable to the immediate threat of earthquakes and the slow-moving threat of sea level rise.

Even with this record level of investment, the Proposed Plan defers $4.6 billion in identified capital needs for General Fund departments and does not fully fund annual state of good repair needs for those departments until FY2032.

San Francisco has long been a city resilient in the face of environmental, economic, and social challenges. The Capital Plan not only guides infrastructure investments but also builds public trust in the City’s ability to do smart long-term planning. The City Administrator and the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning look forward to working with the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors to enact the recommendations of this Plan and continuing to build a stronger City.

To view the Proposed Capital Plan, please click here.