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Grand jury: modernize city tech governance for AI; committee advances response with amendments
Summary
The civil grand jury's "Techs in the City" report asked San Francisco to centralize technology governance, streamline procurement and clarify COIT's role. The GAO Committee amended and forwarded a response resolution on Sept. 18, 2025; the separate AI procurement hearing was continued to the chair's call.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Sept. 18, 2025, considered the civil grand jury's "Techs in the City: Government's Opportunity to Seize the AI Moment" and debated governance, procurement and procurement-risk controls for artificial intelligence and related emerging technology. The committee approved an amended response resolution (item 6) for the full Board of Supervisors and continued a related hearing (item 5) to the call of the chair.
Civil grand jury member Cameron Parker told the committee that rapid public adoption of generative AI and related technologies presents both opportunity and risk. "Doing nothing is a choice, and it does have cost," Parker said. The jury recommended clearer strategic leadership, stronger governance and a coherent road map for AI pilots, procurement and workforce training.
Major points and departmental responses
- Governance and procurement: The jury found that San Francisco's federated technology management and procurement structures have slowed pilots and created…
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