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SFUSD board approves First Student extension and small Zoom van pilot amid safety and labor concerns
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District approved a one-year extension with First Student for yellow-bus services and a limited pilot contract with Zoom Services for van transportation; board and public debate centered on rising transportation costs, student safety, union concerns about AB5 and the pilot’s limited scope.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on Feb. 11 approved a one-year extension of its First Student Inc. contract for yellow-bus transportation and authorized a limited pilot contract with Zoom Services Inc. for van-based services intended to address specific emerging student needs.
Staff told the board the recommended actions include a seventh amendment to IFB TS2015 (First Student) to extend the term from Aug. 1, 2020, to July 31, 2021, include a 6% fixed-price increase and reduce the district’s not-to-exceed amount for the 2020–21 school year from $32,286,421 to $30,000,000. Staff also asked the board to award a small contract to Zoom Services for a pilot van program (presented as 10 vehicles) covering Feb. 12, 2020, through Jan. 12, 2023, with a not-to-exceed amount noted in staff materials (approximately $629,000 through Jan. 12, 2021).
Transportation staff said rising costs—about a 38% increase since…
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