City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett
Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-
4689
City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
1
190769
Name:
Adopting and Utilizing Person-First Language When
Referring to People With a Criminal Record
Status:
Type:
Resolution
Passed
File created:
In control:
7/9/2019
Clerk of the Board
On agenda:
Final action:
7/26/2019
Enactment date:
7/26/2019
336-19
Enactment #:
Title:
Resolution recognizing the harmful impacts of the institutionalization of the use of pejorative language
to refer to formerly incarcerated people, and urging the City and County of San Francisco to adopt
person-first language.
Sponsors:
Sandra Lee Fewer, Hillary Ronen, Ahsha Safai, Aaron Peskin, Rafael Mandelman, Vallie Brown, Matt
Haney, Shamann Walton
Attachments:
1. Leg Ver1, 2. Board Pkt 071619, 3. Board Pkt 071619, 4. Leg Final, 5. COB Memo 073119
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT
THE NEXT BOARD MEETING
President
7/9/2019
1
ADOPTED
Board of Supervisors
7/16/2019
1
Pass
RETURNED UNSIGNED
Mayor
7/26/2019
1
TRANSMITTED
Clerk of the Board
8/1/2019
1