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Supervisors probe whether San Francisco indirectly buys Taylor Farms products amid worker complaints

Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors · June 29, 2016
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Supervisor Campos convened a procurement review after allegations of unsafe working conditions and labor‑law violations at Taylor Farms plants. The Office of Contract Administration found indirect purchases accounting for $19,827 (0.28%) of roughly $6.9 million in food buys; union and worker testimony urged the City to cut ties.

Supervisor David Campos opened Item 5 at the June 29 special meeting to examine whether the City and County of San Francisco purchases products from Taylor Farms amid complaints about labor and safety practices.

Campos described multiple complaints and enforcement actions involving Taylor Farms facilities (NLRB investigations, Cal/OSHA citations) and said "we as a city should have no business relationship whatsoever with this company," urging the Office of Contract Administration to report on any sourcing ties.

Whitney Bagby, principal analyst in the Office of Contract Administration, said the City…

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