{"id":2275141,"date":"2024-06-21T13:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T17:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-identified-at-least-115-commissions-operating-with-little-oversight\/"},"modified":"2024-06-21T13:10:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T17:10:34","slug":"san-francisco-identified-at-least-115-commissions-operating-with-little-oversight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-identified-at-least-115-commissions-operating-with-little-oversight\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco has identified over 115 commissions functioning with minimal oversight"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-francisco-identified-at-least-115-commissions-operating-with-little-oversight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2275141&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The report from the San Francisco Civil Grand Jury highlights a significant issue with the city\u2019s system of 115 commissions, criticizing it for contributing to excessive bureaucracy and red tape. Revealed on Thursday, this 87-page document reflects the ongoing \u200bpublic dissatisfaction regarding the city\u2019s handling of crucial issues like homelessness, housing affordability, corruption, and governmental wastefulness. \u200bIt shockingly notes the absence of a centralized list of commissions or a monitoring body to\u2064 evaluate their effectiveness, suggesting a pervasive lack of transparency and structural organization. This\u200b systemic opacity and disorganization,\u200d the report suggests, have eroded trust in the effectiveness of these commissions. Due to overlaps in responsibilities, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/like-the-j6-committee-fulton-county-da-works-overtime-to-criminalize-challenges-to-election-law-violations\/\" title=\"Like The J6 Committee, Fulton County DA Works Overtime To Criminalize Challenges To Election Law Violations\">grand jury recommends<\/a> the elimination of 15 commissions, including\u2062 those overseeing food security,\u200c sanitation, and housing.\u200c Additionally, the\u200c report highlights operational inefficiencies, such as \u200d15% of commission roles\u2064 remaining unfilled and a significant number of canceled meetings in 2023. This situation undermines the commissions&#8217; operational effectiveness, hampering their ability to address the city&#8217;s challenging issues effectively.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"San Francisco\">San Francisco<\/a> has created 115 commissions that have contributed to\u00a0mounds of red tape and bloated bureaucracy over the years, according to a San Francisco Civil Grand Jury <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-06\/Commissions%20Impossible%20Report%20-%20FINAL%20VERSION%202024-05-30.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">report<\/a> released on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tom-cotton-hammers-dick-durbin-for-repeatedly-cutting-into-gop-questioning-of-biden-appointees\/\" title=\"WATCH: Tom Cotton Hammers Dick Durbin For \u2018Repeatedly\u2019 Cutting Into GOP Questioning Of Biden Appointees\">87-page report<\/a> comes at a time when voters in San Francisco have expressed frustration with how the city is handling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"homelessness\">homelessness<\/a>, housing affordability, corruption, and government waste. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People drop off their ballots at a drop box outside City Hall in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (AP Photo\/Eric Risberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, no one at City Hall could provide a complete list of commissions, nor was anyone tracking their performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe discovered there is no centralized list of commissions, and there is no department or agency that is responsible for overseeing their effectiveness,\u201d according to the report. \u201cThis lack of a single, authoritative list of commissions was the first of the jury\u2019s several discoveries and indicated to us that the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/storm-the-capitol-msnbcs-chris-hayes-mocks-gop-2022-congressional-candidates\/\" title=\"\u2018Storm The Capitol\u2019: MSNBC\u2019s Chris Hayes Mocks GOP 2022 Congressional Candidates\">commission system<\/a> suffers from a lack of transparency and structure. We believe this lack of clarity and structure has contributed to a declining level of confidence in the commission system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grand jury members recommended that 15 city commissions be axed, including ones that oversee food security, sanitation, and housing, saying they are repeats and that other boards do the same work.<\/p>\n<p>The process of getting rid of a commission varies depending on how it was set up. Some require voter approval, while others can be more easily dismantled. <\/p>\n<p>The report also points out that 15% of commission positions across the board are empty and that a fifth of all commission meetings in 2023 were canceled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese open seats often prevent commissions from having quorums \u2014 that is, a required minimum number of attendees \u2014 which leads to canceled or rescheduled meetings, delaying such vital business as approving contracts,\u201d the report noted.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco, the fourth most populous city in California, has 808,437 residents and 115 commissions. Los Angeles, a city of more than 4 million residents, has only 48 commissions. San Diego, which has 1.4 million residents, has 49 commissions. San Jose, with a population of around 1 million residents, has 27. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause San Francisco is both a city and a county, we compared our commissions to city and county commissions relevant to peer cities and made adjustments when necessary,\u201d the report stated. \u201cAfter accounting for this and adjusting for population, we determined that San Francisco has approximately twice as many commissions as its peers in California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commissions also clog up the system and pose a financial burden. Members receive stipends and healthcare benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER \">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The city is also on the hook for the resources it takes to prepare for commission meetings or respond to commissioner requests. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sort of an interlocking system that contributes to a lot of the red tape and bureaucracy in the city,\u201d said Niall Murphy, a member of the jury. <\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1665400\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1665400\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco&#8217;s 115 commissions have led to excessive bureaucracy, a Civil Grand Jury report revealed on Thursday. 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