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Super Bowl 50: city departments outline costs, transit changes and labor concerns; unions press for written commitments
Summary
City departments estimated combined service costs for Super Bowl activities downtown (SFMTA ~$2.3M, SFPD $1M'$1.5M, plus Public Works and DEM costs); labor unions sought written commitments to hire union labor and raised contractor concerns ahead of the free Super Bowl City events.
City departments told the Land Use & Transportation Committee they had planned expanded transit, policing and cleanup support for Super Bowl 50 events while labor groups and neighborhood advocates urged clearer commitments and mitigation plans.
SFMTA said it would rewrite transit schedules for Jan. 23'Feb. 12 to preserve service and add capacity, and estimated its costs at about $2.3 million: roughly $1.3 million for increased transit service, $700,000 for additional parking-control officers and just under $200,000 for customer communications and outreach.
SFPD said public-safety staffing for the free, public Super Bowl City footprint and related downtown events would range about $1 million to $1.5 million and that the department expects to absorb the cost within its operational budget; private, ticketed and…
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