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Rules committee forwards San Francisco ordinance to abolish many criminal‑justice fees to budget subcommittee
Summary
The Rules Committee advanced legislation introduced by Board President London Breed that would eliminate locally authorized criminal‑justice administrative fees. Speakers including Public Defender Jeff Adachi and the treasurer's Financial Justice Project argued the fees are costly to collect and disproportionately harm low‑income residents; the measure is referred to the budget subcommittee for fiscal analysis on May 10.
The Rules Committee on April 25 considered a proposed ordinance to amend the administrative code to abolish a wide range of criminal‑justice administrative fees levied by the city — including probation costs, booking fees, home‑detention charges and penalties tied to alcohol testing and certain offenses.
Board President London Breed, the ordinance sponsor, said San Francisco could become the first U.S. city to eliminate these locally authorized fees, which she described as barriers to reentry that disproportionately affect communities of color. Breed said task‑force work and coordination with the courts, probation and…
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