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Rules Committee advances Haney’s charter amendments to create Department of Sanitation and Streets, rejects commission‑only alternative
Summary
The Rules Committee approved the sponsor’s set of amendments to a charter measure to create a Department of Sanitation and Streets but voted down a competing amendment to replace it with a commission-only approach. The committee continued final consideration to the call of the chair after extensive public comment and cost questions from the controller’s office.
Supervisor Matt Haney’s charter amendment to create a Department of Sanitation and Streets — and associated oversight commissions — cleared a committee vote on July 6 after a long debate over cost, structure and accountability.
Haney, the item’s sponsor, opened the discussion by arguing San Francisco needs a focused department and new accountability mechanisms to address the city’s street‑cleaning problems. "San Francisco has become infamous for its filthy streets," he said, citing a Department of Public Works (DPW) budget he described as “$387,000,000 and over 1,600 FTEs” and arguing the city has spent tens of millions with inadequate results. Haney said the amendment would create a department with baseline services, public input and oversight and that, as written, the measure would have no…
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