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San Francisco Launches New First Year Free Program for Small Businesses

Mayor London N. Breed, Treasurer José Cisneros, and Supervisor Hillary Ronen today announced the launch of First Year Free, an innovative new Citywide pilot program that waives first-year permit, initial license, and initial business registration fees for new small businesses.

To qualify for First Year Free, a business must open a new ground floor commercial location between November 1, 2021, and October 31, 2022. Only small businesses with less than $2 million in San Francisco gross receipts are eligible, and the program is not applicable to formula retail locations.

San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju & San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros Applaud Signing of New Bill Piloting Higher Compensation for Low-Income Jurors in San Francisco

AB 1452 authorizes the “Be The Jury” pilot program to compensate low-income jurors $100 a day to remove barriers to serving and to increase economic and racial diversity of juries. The “Be The Jury” pilot program is the first of its kind in the country.

AB 1452 is co-sponsored by San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros, Public Defender Mano Raju, and District Attorney Chesa Boudin.

New CA Bill Pilots Higher Compensation for Low-Income Jurors in San Francisco

Yesterday, AB 1452, establishing the “Be the Jury” pilot program, passed out of the California Senate Public Safety Committee. AB 1452, authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting, would authorize a first-of-its-kind pilot program in San Francisco Superior Court. The program will compensate low-income jurors $100 a day for their jury service with the goal of establishing juries that are more reflective of San Francisco’s diverse communities. AB 1452 is co-sponsored by San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros, Public Defender Mano Raju, and District Attorney Chesa Boudin.

“The ‘Be The Jury’ pilot program will make the civic duty of serving on a jury accessible to all San Franciscans, regardless of the size of their wallet,” said San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros. “The nominal juror compensation provided under current law places a significant financial burden that prevents too many low-income people from serving on a jury.”

Mayor London N. Breed and Treasurer José Cisneros Propose Elimination of Fines and Fees that Place Disproportionate Burden on People with Low Incomes and Communities of Color

Mayor London N. Breed and Treasurer José Cisneros are proposing the elimination or reduction of numerous municipal fines and fees that have an adverse, disproportionate impact on people with low incomes and communities of color. The Mayor’s Budget Office and the Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector’s Financial Justice Project developed these recommendations after conducting a review of municipal fines and fees in advance of Mayor Breed’s proposed budget for FY 2021-2022.

By the numbers

$5.4B

revenue collected annually

180+

taxes and fees collected

83K

customers served annually

102K

Registered Businesses

About the Treasurer

José Cisneros is the elected Treasurer for the City and County of San Francisco. As Treasurer, he serves as the City’s banker and Chief Investment Officer, managing all tax and revenue collection for San Francisco. Appointed in 2004, and first elected in 2005, Cisneros has used his experience in the tech and banking industries to enhance and modernize taxpayer systems and successfully manage the City’s portfolio through a major recession.

Treasurer Cisneros believes that his role of safeguarding the City’s money extends to all San Francisco residents, and continues to expand his role as a financial educator and advocate for low-income San Franciscans through award-winning programs like Kindergarten to College, Bank On San Francisco and the Financial Justice Project. Cisneros served as Vice Chair on the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, and is currently Co-Chair of the Cities for Financial Empowerment Coalition.