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Civic Center and Central Market CBDs Report Needle, Trash and Activation Work; Committee Moves Reports Forward
Summary
OEWD and Civic Center and Central Market CBDs presented annual reports highlighting needle removals, sidewalk cleaning, concerts and co‑responder safety models; the committee forwarded both annual reports to the full board with a positive recommendation.
SAN FRANCISCO — Two Community Benefit Districts that manage cleaning, safety and activation in downtown San Francisco presented annual reports to the Board’s Government Accountability & Oversight Committee on Wednesday and received a favorable recommendation to proceed to the full Board.
OEWD staff summarized the Civic Center CBD’s fiscal year 2015–16 work and noted an updated CPA review that corrected benchmark 4 carry‑forward numbers in an amended annual report. OEWD said Civic Center met all four management benchmarks, maintains safety/cleaning/beautification programming, and operates a co‑responder model pairing 10B officers with community ambassadors.
Don Savoy, executive director of the Civic Center CBD, told the committee the district removed roughly 2,741 discarded needles (transcript numbers vary), cleared more than 105,000 pounds of trash from the public right‑of‑way and reported thousands of public‑safety calls assisted by ambassadors. He also described outreach and activation efforts: summer and holiday concert series, Civic Stars awards and playground improvements.
Chris Korgas and Tracy Everwein summarized Central Market CBD accomplishments: the district raised about 16.25% of its 2015 budget from non‑assessment revenue, expanded ambassador programs and security camera coverage (50 camera views along Sixth Street corridor), and submitted a spend‑down plan for carry‑forward funds. OEWD noted both CBDs met management and financial benchmarks checked under state law and local Article 15 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
With no public comment on items 1 and 2, Chair Kim asked for a motion and the committee sent both annual reports to the Board of Supervisors’ May 9 agenda with a positive recommendation.
