Expand Fair Chance protections in Police Code
Supervisors considered an ordinance amending the Police Code to broaden the Fair Chance Ordinance. The amendment prevents employers and affordable housing providers from using out‑of‑state criminal convictions related to abortion‑care, drag performances, gender‑affirming care, or spontaneous abortion in employment or housing decisions, and raises penalties for violations.
What's happening
- Supervisors considered an ordinance amending the Police Code to broaden the Fair Chance Ordinance. The amendment prevents employers and affordable housing providers from using out‑of‑state criminal convictions related to abortion‑care, drag performances, gender‑affirming care, or spontaneous abortion in employment or housing decisions, and raises penalties for violations.
Why it matters
The change protects individuals from discrimination based on criminal history that does not reflect California law, promoting fair employment and housing access.
Who is affected
How to act
Attend: Attend the Board of Supervisors meeting at Legislative Chamber, Room 250 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Email: bos@sfgov.org
Submit comment: Submit written comments to the Clerk of the Board, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102, before the meeting begins.
Decision update
Continued
The Board continued on first reading the ordinance to expand Fair Chance protections in the Police Code, moving it to the July 14, 2026 meeting.
Decided Jun 30, 2026.