Reports
2025
- October 29, 2025 - Performance Audit of the Management of Street Cleaning by San Francisco Public Works
- September 1, 2025 - Analysis of Proposition E Approved by the Voters of San Francisco in November 2024
- April 28, 2025 - Performance Audit of Management of Interdepartmental Services
- April 23 , 2025 - Economic Costs and Fiscal Impacts of Traffic Collisions in San Francisco
- April 14 , 2025 - Analysis of Language Access Services in San Francisco
- March 24, 2025 - Performance Audit of Citywide Management of Conflicts of Interest
- January 28, 2025 - Analysis of San Francisco Grant Spending and Timing
- January 13, 2025 - General Fund Vacancies, Contract Oversight, & Functions
2024
- December 20, 2024 - Performance Audit of the Authority Delegated to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Public Works Contracts Under Chapter 6
- December 16, 2024 - Financial Feasibility of Social Housing in San Francisco
- December 12, 2024 - Performance Audit of Police Dept Overtime
- December 2, 2024 - Contractor Labor Law Violation Checks
- November 19, 2024 - Comparison of San Francisco’s Policies and Practices Regarding Drug Services to Zurich, Switzerland’s Four Pillars Approach
- October 30, 2024 - Human Trafficking in San Francisco
- September 27, 2024 - Follow Up To 2023 Civil Grand Jury Report “Taking Care of Business: San Francisco’s Plan to Save its Small Businesses”
- June 28, 2024 - Report-back from 2023 Civil Grand Jury Report on Small Business: First Year Free
- May 3, 2024 - Performance Audit of Permanent Supportive Housing Funds Administered by the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing
- April 23, 2024 - SF Emergency Rental Assistance Program
- March 26, 2024 - FY 2023-24 Mid-Year Budget Status
- March 25, 2024 - Adoption Of The Right To Voter For 16- And 17-year Older In The U.S.
- February 20, 2024 - Inflation Reduction Act Opportunities
- January 30, 2024 - Mitigating Residential Construction Impacts
- January 26, 2024 - Marina Yacht Harbor Fee Analysis
2023
- December 19, 2023 - Use of Community and Ethnic Media Outlets for City Advertising
- November 7, 2023 - Performance Audit of San Francisco Street Teams
- October 11, 2023 - Economic Contributions of Central American Immigrants in San Francisco
- September 28, 2023 - Comparative Practices of Prosecuting Attorneys’ Data Dashboards in San Francisco and other Jurisdictions
- July 17, 2023 - Comparing San Francisco and Bay Area Victim Services Divisions
- June 13, 2023 - Review of Changes to San Francisco Unified School District’s Central Administration Budget, FY 2020-21 to FY 2022-23
- May 15, 2023 - City Loan Programs
- April 4, 2023 - Performance Audit Of Affordable Housing Financing
- March 20, 2023 - San Francisco Police Department FY 2022-23 Budget
- February 24, 2023 - Options for Addressing Economic and Tax Revenue Trends in Downtown San Francisco
- January 10, 2023 - San Francisco Unified School District Central Administrative Expenditures and Staffing Analysis
- January 06, 2023 - Repurposing Commercial Real Estate for Residential Use
2022
- October 26, 2022 - Childhood Obesity in San Francisco
- October 20, 2022 - Residential Vacancies Update
- October 18, 2022 - Impact of the Chapter 12X Contracting Ban
- July 14, 2022 - Options for Housing for Seniors and People with Disabilities
- June 28, 2022 - Costs of Providing Safe Abortions to Out-of-State Residents with City Funds
- June 14, 2022 - Performance Audit of Small Business Programs and Community Grants Managed by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and the Office of Small Business
- June 6, 2022 - Racial Equity in Employment
- May 17, 2022 - Referrals for Mental Health Services
- May 3, 2022 - Vacancies in Below Market Rate Rental Units
- May 02, 2022 - Budget Priority Report on General Fund Budget Compared to Actuals
- April 19, 2022 - Police Department Role in Street Teams
- Mar 31, 2022 - Key Considerations Regarding an Amend to the Admin. Code to Remove Mandatory Cost Criterion in Awarding CMGC Contracts
- Mar 31, 2022 Options for Adoption of Policy Regarding Itemized Assessments of De-Risking Activities for Major Capital Projects and Options
- Mar 16, 2022 - Special Education Finances and Trends at San Francisco Unified School District
- Mar 15, 2022 - Analysis of Ellis Act Eviction Relocation Payments and Proceeds from Property Sales following Ellis Act Evictions
- Feb 17, 2022 - Policy Report on Options for Public Bike Share Program
- Jan 31, 2022 - Residential Vacancies in San Francisco
- Jan 10, 2022 - Review of Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Conservatorship in San Francisco
2021
- November 17, 2021 - Options for Funding the Expansion of the Emergency Firefighting Water System
- November 12, 2021 - Relations between Recreation and Parks Department and San Francisco Parks Alliance
- Oct 29, 2021 - Updated to our July 2020 report on Municipal Bank Issues and Options
- Oct 22, 2021 - Analysis of the City Administrator’s Office
- Sept 21, 2021 - Updated Unpaid Commercial Rent
- July 13, 2021 - Financial Assistance Provided to Women-Owned Businesses During the Covid-19 Pandemic
- June 28, 2021 - Policies for Affordable Housing Development and Preservation
- June 21, 2021 - Estimate of Unpaid Residential Rent in SF due to COVID-19
- June 14, 2021 - Street Resurfacing Program and StreetTreeSF Program Performance Audit
- June 9, 2021 - Pit Stop and Park Stop Programs
- May 10, 2021 - Alternatives to Law Enforcement Services
- April 23, 2021 - Nonprofit Pay Equite & Sustainability
- April 22, 2021 - Decarbonizing Residential Buildings by Eliminating Natural Gas Usage
- April 19, 2021 - Budget Priority Report on Fund Reserves
- March 18, 2021 - Estimate of Unpaid Commercial Rent in San Francisco due to COVID-19
- February 23, 2021 - Food Insecurity in San Francisco
- January 27, 2021 - Benchmarking Survey of Equal Opportunity Offices
2020
- December 22, 2020 - Impact of Regional Stay-at-home Order on Small Businesses and Workers in San Francisco
- December 14, 2020 - Review of Sheriff Department Community-Based Program and Contracts
- December 2, 2020 - Status of Emergency Firefighter Water System Analysis
- November 18, 2020 - Cost Estimate for Developing a Comprehensive City Rental Housing Inventory
- November 2, 2020 - Restructuring the Office of the Medical Examiner
- October 27, 2020 - Estimate of Unpaid Residential Rent in SF due to Covid-19
- October 14, 2020 - The Social and Economic Impact of City College of San Francisco
- August 19, 2020 - Vehicle Telematics Update
- August 17, 2020 - Overview of the Mayor's Proposed FY2020-22 Budget
- August 10, 2020 - Performance Audit of the Ethics Commission
- August 6, 2020 - Performance Audit Homelessness & Supportive Housing
- August 03, 2020 - Performance Audit Workforce Development
- July 24, 2020 - Municipal Bank for San Francisco: Issues and Options for Consideration
- July 13, 2020 - Performance Audit of San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s (SFMTA) Revenues, Ridership, and Congestion Management
- July 10, 2020 - Budget and Policy Analysis Report of the Department of Public Health
- July 2, 2020 - Budget and Policy Analysis Report of Police Department
- June 29, 2020- Estimated Cost of Proposed Charter Amendment to Create the Sheriff Department Oversight Board and Office of Inspector General
- June 23, 2020 - Analysis of Workforce Development Programs Targeting the Homeless and other Vulnerable Populations
- June 23, 2020 - Board of Supervisors Role in Emergency Response
- June 19, 2020 - Budget and Policy Analysis Report of the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD)
- June 15, 2020 - Budget and Policy Analysis of the Department of Public Works
- April 28, 2020 - Incentive Pay for Nonprofit Essential Service Provider During COVID-19
- February 24, 2020 - Intermediate length occupancy housing in San Francisco
- February 24, 2020 - Analysis of Vehicle Triage Center
- January 27, 2020 - Rent Passthough Petitions
2019
- December 2, 2019 - Revised December 6, 2019 Budget and Finance Committee Report
- November 12, 2019 - Review of Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Conservatorship in San Francisco
- October 17, 2019 - Cost and Operations at County Jail #4
- October 16, 2019 - Jobs-Housing Fit
- September 9, 2019 - Performance Audit of the City's Assumption of the SF Housing Authority's Essential Functions
- September 6, 2019 - Performance Audit of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development’s Planning for Large-Scale Projects To Address Economic Impacts on Surrounding Businesses
- September 4, 2019 - Public Financing of Campaigns
- July 11, 2019 - Transitional Aged Youth in San Francisco County Jails
- June 10, 2019 - Overview of the Mayor's Proposed FY 2019-21 Budget
- May 1, 2019 - Current Effort by the City and COunty of San Francisco to Address Racial and Other Inequities
- April 25, 2019 - Cost Related to Open Air Drug Dealing
- April 23, 2019 - Initial Public Offering and Income Inequality
- April 16, 2019 - Creating a Rental Registry in San Francisco
- March 25, 2019 - City Departments’ Assignment of Take-Home Vehicles
- March 05, 2019 - Commercial Vacancies in the Upper Market/Castro and City Permitting
- January 31, 2019 - Permitting Fee and Accessory Dwelling Unit Constructions
2018
- December 5, 2018 - Transit Operator Staffing Shortages at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the Twin Peaks Tunnel Closure
- December 4, 2018 - Presence of Severe Mental Illness and/or History of Substance Use in San Francisco County Jails
- June 25, 2018 - Comparative Street Cleaning Cost: San Francisco and 11 Other Cities
- June 12, 2018 - Performance Audit of the San Francisco Police Department
- May 9, 2018 - Potential Economic Benefits of the City Deploying a Ubiquitous Gigabit Speed Network
- April 19, 2018 - Performance Audit of the Department of Public Health Behavioral Health Services
- January 16, 2018 - Preventing and Filling Commercial Vacancies in San Francisco, 2018 Update
2017
- November 27, 2017 - Community Supportive Banking Opitons 2017
- November 21, 2017 - Survey of Budget Processes
- October 18, 2017 - Costs of Implementing Conducted Energy Devices
- June 05, 2017 - Performance Audit of the Department of Technology
- June 05, 2017 - Costs of Accelerating the Exit from the Hall of Justice
- May 19, 2017 - Large Bank Social Responsibility Screening
- May 09, 2017 - Statistics on Median Household Income Across San Francisco Neighborhoods
- April 10, 2017 - Economic and Administrative Costs Related to Alcohol Abuse in the City and County of San Francisco
- April 03, 2017 - Performance Audit of the San Francisco Real Estate Division
- March 22, 2017 - Teacher and Paraprofessional Staffing and Vacancies
- February 15, 2017 - Expansion of Legal Services for Immigrants in Other Cities
2016
- December 15, 2016 - Senior Pedestrian Safety
- November 22, 2016 - Estimated Taxes and Fees for Proposed and Potential UCSF Projects
- November 21, 2016 - Policies and Impact of Installing Sprinklers in Residential Buildings
- November 18, 2016 - Impact of Speed Limit Changes in San Francisco
- July 13, 2016 - Performance Audit of Senior Services in San Francisco
- June 13, 2016 - Performance Audit of Homeless Services in San Francisco
- June 1, 2016 - Homelessness and the Cost of Quality of Life Laws
- May 25, 2015 - Fund for Expansion of DAAS Home Delivered Meal
- May 25, 2016 - Jail Population, Costs and Alternatives
- May 31, 2016 - Impact of Supportive Housing on the Costs of Homelessness
- April 7, 2016 - Short-Term Rentals 2016 Update
- March 15, 2016 - Financial Analysis of Options for a Municipal Fiber Optic Network for Citywide Internet Access
- February 9, 2016 - Study of Municipal Fines
- February 1, 2016 - In Home Care for Seniors
- January 26, 2016 - Best Practices Related to Police Staffing and Funding Levels
- January 15, 2016 - Analysis of the City’s Revenues and Expenditures Associates with Hosting Events Related to Super Bowl 50
2015
- December 16, 2015 - North Beach Central Subway Station
- December 01, 2015 - Washington Street Improvement
- December 03, 2015 - Fiber Network Asset Management
- November 9, 2015 - Review of Construction Noticing
- October 29, 2015 - Review of Public Art Program
- October 27, 2015 - Displacement in the Mission District
- June 15, 2015 - Performance Audit of the San Francisco Fire Department
- June 15, 2015 - Performance Audit of the San Francisco Sheriff's Department
- May 29, 2015 - Housing Development in the Mission District
- May 13, 2015 - Analysis of the Impact of Short-Term Rental on Housing
- May 07, 2015 - Finding and Accessibility of City Services in Visitacion Valley
- April 15, 2015 - Digital Divide in San Francisco
- March 2, 2015 - Utility Wire Undergrounding Costs
- February 23, 2015 - Vehicle Telematics for City Vehicles
- February 9, 2015 - Analysis of Language Access Services in San Francisco
- February 4, 2015 - Analysis of Altering Speed Limits
- January 13, 2015 - Violence Prevention in San Francisco
- California Fire Code Governing Street Width and Specifications for Fire Engines in San Francisco
2014
- December 15, 2014 - Analysis of Supportive Housing Programs
- November 10, 2014 - People Living with HIV/AIDS Whose Private Disability Insurance Terminates at Social Security Eligibility
- October 29, 2014 - Performance Audit of the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families Implementation of the Children’s Fund
- October 10, 2014 - Analysis of Small Business Displacement
- October 10, 2014 - Grants for the Arts Historical Funding
- September 02, 2014 - Cost of Providing Legal Representation to Unaccompanied Juveniles and Families in SF Immigration Court
- July 29, 2014 - Analysis of Tenant Buyouts
- June 24, 2014 - In Depth Analysis of the Mayor's Proposed FY 2014-15 Budget
- June 24, 2014 - Language Access Svcs in SF
- June 19, 2014 - Attorney Staffing Needed for Eviction Defense Services
- June 10, 2014 - Performance Audit of Emergency Medical Services at the San Francisco Fire Department
- June 09, 2014 - City Department’s Software License Expenditures
- June 09, 2014 - Impact of Transportation Network Companies in San Francisco
- June 02 2014 - Review of the Department of Public Works’ Enhanced Alleyway Program
- April 15, 2014 - Analysis of Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) Lawsuits Filed in San Francisco
- March 31, 2014 - Impact of Private Shuttles
- March 17, 2014 - Analysis of Profits of Ellis Act Eviction Property Sales
- March 13, 2014 - Cost of Graffiti Abatement in San Francisco
- February 18, 2014 - Follow-up Analysis for Free Muni For Youth
- February 10, 2014 - America's Cup Cost
- Analysis of the Proposed County Jail #3 and County Jail #4 Replacement Project
- January 13, 2014 - SFFD Audit (Final Report)
2013
- December 10, 2013 - Health & Financial Impacts Caused by High Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
- December 04, 2013 - Funding & Implementing the Bicycle Strategy
- November 18, 2013 - Impact of Rising Vehicle License Fee & Subsequent Imporvements to SFMTA Services
- October 30, 2013 - Analysis of Tenant Displacement in San Francisco
- October 8, 2013 - Review of the City’s Workforce Development System
- October 8, 2013 - Review of the Impact of Increasing Rents in San Francisco on Local Nonprofits
- September 16, 2013 - Evaluation of the Impact of the Potential Closure of San Francisco City College
- September 13, 2013 -Review of the Park, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), the Open Space Property Acquisition Fund Budget and Property Acquisition Process
- August 13, 2013 - Preventing and Filling Commercial Vacancies in San Francisco
- July 26, 2013 - Homeless Services and Benefits Provided by the City and County of San Francisco
- June 3, 2013 Performance Audit of the San Francisco Housing Authority
- May 24, 2013 - Bicycle Theft Prevention and Improving the Return of Recovered Stolen Bicycles
- May 23, 2013 - Socioeconomic Equity in the City of San Francisco
- March 11, 2013 - Cost to Rename the San Francisco International Airport
- February 11, 2013 - Public Safety Realignment Audit Final
- January 10, 2013 - Efforts by other California Municipalities to Address Unfunded Retiree Healthcare Liabilities
2012
- November 8, 2012 - Professional Services Contracts: Dept of Public Health & Human Services Agency
- Budget & Legislative Analyst Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Annual Report
- July 25, 2012 - Possible Impacts of Formula Retail on Fresh Food Businesses
- June 06, 2012 - Comparison of City and County of San Francisco and City of Los Angeles Ethics Laws – Phase 2
- June 05, 2012 - Museum Governance Audit (Final)
- April 12, 2012 - Total Cost of Compliance with the City's Sunshine Ordinance
- March 29, 2012 - Comparison of City and County of San Francisco and City of Los Angeles Ethics Laws – Phase I
- March 23, 2012 - Evaluation of Potential Surplus Property
- January 18, 2012 - Performance Audit of SF Affordable Housing Policies and Programs
2011
- Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Annual Report
- October 17, 2011 - Evaluation of Contract Change Orders for Large Construction and Professional Services Contract
- September 19, 2011 - Analysis on Muni Youth Pass
- September 09, 2011 - Community Supportive Banking Options
- August 03, 2011 - SF Lead Worker, Standby, Acting Assignment and Supervisory Differential Practices
- April 27, 2011 - City's Minimum Wage Ordinance
- April 20, 2011 - Performance Audit of the City's Advertising Polices and Procedures
- April 14, 2011 - Comparison and Analysis of Business Taxes, License Fees and Incentives Granted to Businesses in 14 Cities and Five States
- Aging In Place Report Updated - February 2011
- January 10, 2011 - Analysis of City Commissions, Boards, Task Forces and other Oversight and Advisory Bodies
- Aging In Place Report - October 2010
2010
- Limited Scope Performance Audit of the SFMTA Part 1 - May 11, 2010
- June 2010 General Funds Revenues Report
- Performance Audit of the Alemany Farmers' Market and the Real Estate Division in its Capacity as Operator of the Market" issued October 13, 2010
- Performance Audit of San Francisco's Early Care and Education Programs issued November 17, 2010
- Costs and Benefits of Hosting the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco issued November 18, 2010
- Housing Assistance and Other Services for Seniors in San Francisco