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The population of this City and County is composed of people of various racial, religious and ethnic groups. In this City and County the practice of discrimination on the actual or perceived grounds of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, weight, height or place of birth and the exploitation of prejudice related thereto adversely affects members of minority groups.
Such discriminatory practices are inimical to the public welfare and good order in that they: (a) impede social and economic progress for the entire citizenry by preventing members of minority groups from achieving full development of their individual potentialities and from contributing fully to the cultural and business life of the community; (b) constantly frustrate, degrade and embitter members of minority groups, thereby diminishing their initiative and interests in the community; and (c) tend to create intergroup hostilities and antisocial behavior.
The products of discrimination accumulate continuously, with the result that the social, economic and educational gaps between those suffering discrimination and the majority of the community constantly widen. As a result, mere prohibition of future and present discrimination, while essential, will not reduce the inequalities and disadvantages which a history of discrimination has produced. Accordingly, affirmative remedial action must be initiated, encouraged and coordinated.
Experiences of other urban centers throughout the nation have proved the need for and effectiveness of commissions empowered to study community race relations problems, to work with interested citizens to develop programs to ameliorate tensions and reduce cultural, social and economic disadvantages and to encourage and coordinate implementation of such programs consistent with the needs and rights of members of both the majority and the minority.
A substantial number of the aforementioned evils in this City and County are beyond the regulation of applicable State law, and insofar as State law is applicable, voluntary compliance therewith should be fostered by a local human relations commission.
(Amended by Ord. 75-77, App. 3/4/77; Ord. 433-94, App. 12/30/94; Ord. 255-99, File No. 991146, App. 10/8/99; Ord. 101-00, File No. 000476, App. 5/26/2000)
It is hereby declared:
That the policy of the City and County of San Francisco is to act to give effect to the rights of every inhabitant of the City and County to equal economic, political and educational opportunity, to equal accommodations in all business establishments in the City and County and to equal service and protection by public agencies;
That an instrumentality should be established to give effect to such rights, to eliminate prejudice and discrimination because of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or place of birth, to inform the inhabitants of the City and County of developments in human relations, to provide expert advice and assistance to the officers, agencies, boards, departments and employees of the City and County in undertaking ameliorative practices to keep peace and good order and to officially encourage private persons and groups to promote and provide equal opportunity for and good will toward all people.
(Amended by Ord. 75-77, App. 3/4/77; Ord. 433-94, App. 12/30/94)
This ordinance applies to all discriminatory practices and to resulting intergroup tensions specifically covered by the provisions of this ordinance that occur within the territorial limits of or within any agency under the jurisdiction of the City and County of San Francisco and to the extent permitted by law, to activities outside this City and County which reasonably affect such practices and tensions within said territorial limits. Nothing in this ordinance, however, shall be interpreted or applied so as to create any power or duty in conflict with the preemptive effect of any federal or State law.
(a) As used in this Chapter 12A, the term:
“Age” refers to and shall include any person who has attained the age of 40 years.
“Sex” shall mean the character of being male or female.
“Sexual orientation” shall mean the choice of human adult sexual partner according to gender.
“Gender identity” shall mean a person’s various individual attributes as they are understood to be masculine and/or feminine.
“Disability” is a physical or mental impairment which limits one or more major life activities, and includes being regarded as having such an impairment, or having a record of such an impairment.
“Qualified Disabled Employee” shall mean a person able to perform the essential functions of a job with reasonable accommodation.
(Amended by Ord. 489-86, App. 12/18/86; Ord. 433-94, App. 12/30/94; Ord. 250-22, File No. 220702, App. 12/16/2022, Eff. 1/16/2022)
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