Treasurer & Tax Collector
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The Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector serves as the banker, tax collector, collection agent, and investment officer for the City and County of San Francisco. 

 

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Mar31

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Apr10

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PolicyLink, The San Francisco Financial Justice Project, and the Fines and Fees Justice Center Launch $50,000 Competition for Cities and Counties Committed to Fine and Fee Justice

Governments across the country assess a variety of fees and fines to raise revenue and sanction unlawful conduct. In recent years, however, a growing number of policymakers and courts have realized that, for low-income people, particularly people of color, fines and fees often result in a cascade of consequences that takes generations to reverse. Low-income families who cannot pay their fines and fees can have their driver’s licenses suspended, wages garnished, tax refunds intercepted, and credit negatively impacted. They typically face growing and insurmountable levels of debt, deepening financial insecurity, and poverty.

Treasurer Cisneros Named Finalist in National Ideas Challenge

The NewDEAL announced today that Treasurer José Cisneros’ efforts to reduce the impact government fines and fees have on San Francisco’s at-risk populations have made him a finalist in the 2019 New Ideas Challenge – a competition among rising and innovative state and local policymakers to propose the most effective solutions to an array of challenges.

Of fifty proposals evaluated by an esteemed and diverse panel of judges, Cisneros’ Financial Justice Project is a finalist in the “Empowering Disadvantaged Communities” category, which includes ideas that ensure people facing systemic obstacles have a fair shot to contribute and thrive. His initiative is leading the nation in assessing and reforming how fees and fines impact his city’s most vulnerable residents.

An Equitable Approach to Debt Collection

It’s happened to most of us — you get a bill you can’t pay, and you shove it to the bottom of the mail stack. Then the phone calls start. This is stressful enough when you owe the debt, but imagine getting harassed by debt collectors for a bill that isn’t even yours, or was issued by mistake. In San Francisco, we’ve been busy making sure our families have the best resources possible when it comes to managing their debts.

1. Offering high quality 1:1 financial coaching to San Francisco families who are facing financial hardship, or planning for the future
2. Making sure government is a good actor, and not causing harm
3. Proving that fair collection can yield more revenue

KQED: Free Financial Advice at the SF Public Library

Here at KQED Arts, we think a lot about how artists manage their money. Working in notoriously underpaid fields in one of the most expensive regions of the country, artists have to get (even more) creative. They learn new trades, wear multiple hats and find ways to stay in the place where they grew up, the place they love, the place that shaped their career.

And while we tell the stories of artists, we know full well that their stories of financial struggles and successes are no different from everyone’s stories of making ends meet in the Bay Area. Which is why the San Francisco Public Library, in partnership with the Financial Planning Association of San Francisco and the San Francisco Treasurer’s Office, is hosting the tenth annual Financial Planning Day on Saturday, Oct. 26, 9am–3pm.

By the numbers

$5.2B
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.