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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)
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