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Commission adopts 2020 reduced-risk pesticide list for city properties
Summary
The Commission on the Environment voted unanimously (with one excused) to adopt the 2020 reduced-risk pesticide list, marking continued declines in high‑hazard pesticide use and acceptance of a handful of new products and administrative updates.
The San Francisco Commission on the Environment voted to adopt Resolution File 2023-COE, approving the city's 2020 reduced-risk pesticide list for use on city properties.
Chris Geiger, the Department of the Environment's Integrated Pest Management program manager, told commissioners that the department uses a three-tier hazard screening system and prioritizes nonchemical methods. He reported continuing long-term declines in the city's use of the highest-hazard pesticides: "Last year was about a 96% reduction since 02/2010" and for 2019 the…
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