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Supervisors pass emergency ordinance requiring more public restrooms, handwashing for unsheltered residents
Summary
The Board adopted an emergency ordinance directing the city to provide one restroom per 50 unsheltered people within three weeks and to prioritize 24‑hour locations near encampments; amendments clarified siting, 24‑hour exceptions, and FEMA reimbursement.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted an emergency ordinance on May 5 requiring city service agreements with third parties to provide and maintain additional restroom facilities and hand‑washing stations to limit the spread of COVID‑19 among unsheltered residents.
The ordinance requires the city to deliver, within three weeks of the ordinance’s effective date, restroom access at a ratio of one restroom per 50…
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