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Entertainment Commission hears update on ‘First Year Free’ permitting program; staff reports retroactive referral fee billing
Summary
The commission received a detailed update on the city’s First Year Free program, including enrollment and fee-waiver totals, a retroactive change to allow eligible planning referral fees to be charged to the program effective July 1, 2024, and a budget-neutral claim from staff.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission on Tuesday received a report from Executive Director Wyland on the city’s First Year Free program and other administrative items, including scheduling for the commission's remaining meetings this year.
Wyland said the First Year Free program — implemented by the city treasurer and tax collector’s office — began on Nov. 1, 2021, and has been extended several times; the most recent extension runs through June 30, 2025. “Since its implementation over 8,700 businesses have enrolled,” Wyland said, adding that the department has waived 134 permit…
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