The mission of the San Francisco City Attorney's Office is to provide the highest quality legal services to the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, and nearly 100 departments, boards, commissions and offices of the City and County of San Francisco. With a total budget of $64,403,723 during Fiscal Year 2007-08, the office accounts for approximately one percent of the City's budget.
 |
| Interdepartmental Recovery |
$43,212,769 |
67% |
| Unallocated |
$9,323,508 |
15% |
| General Fund Support |
$11,867,446 |
18% |
| TOTAL |
$64,403,723 |
|
 |
| Legal Service |
$56,406,623 |
88% |
| Claims |
$5,262,100 |
8% |
| Legal Initiatives |
$2,735,000 |
4% |
| TOTAL |
$64,403,723 |
|
City Attorney's Office News: FY 2007-08
- Herrera Vows to Seek Sanctions Against NRA for Frivolous Filing, as Gun Suit Misses Target. Gun Advocates' 'Factually Slipshod' Legal Challenge Improperly Names S.F., Asserts Facts Contradicted By Their Own Exhibits. (June 30, 2008)
- Herrera Sues ExxonMobil for Refusal to Clean Up Decades of Pollution at Fisherman's Wharf Site. Oil Conglomerate's Defiance Causes Continuing Release of Hazardous Materials Into Soil, Groundwater and Bay, According to City's Complaint. (June 19, 2008)
- Herrera Blasts CCF's Court of Appeal Ploy To Stay Supreme Court's Marriage Equality Ruling. City Attorney Calls Legal Ploy 'Beyond Frivolous...Absurd.' (June 12, 2008)
- Statement to Announce Settlement in CHAKO Case. The City and dog advocacy organization, Coalition of Human Advocates for K9's and Owners ("CHAKO"), reach an agreement to settle litigation (June 3, 2008)
- Herrera Files Opposition to 10 State AGs to Delay California Marriage Equality Ruling. Relieving other states from their legal duties is not 'proper ground for continuing to deny lesbians and gay men their fundamental rights' (June 2, 2008)
- Herrera's Suit Against Credit Card Arbitrator Featured in Cover Story of Current BusinessWeek. National publication praised for 'excellent, exhaustive coverage of a practice that is victimizing too many consumers.' (June 6, 2008)
- California Supreme Court Denies Petitions for Stay in Marriage Equality Case. Herrera applauds Court for 'standing up for judicial independence and asserting its rightful role as a coequal branch of government.' (June 4, 2008)
- Herrera to Oppose Request by 10 State AGs to Delay California Marriage Equality Ruling. Further Delay of Constitutional Rights to Gay and Lesbian Couples Would Be 'Unprecedented and Inhumane,' City Attorney Argues (May 30, 2008)
- Herrera Files Opposition to Prop 22 Group's Petition to Stay Marriage Equality Ruling. City Attorney Says Delaying Constitutional Right to Marry By Gay and Lesbian Couples is 'Inappropriate,' 'Inhumane' (May 28, 2008)
- Herrera Statement on Prop. 22 Group's Petition to Stay Marriage Equality Ruling. "To continue to postpone the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples...would be both illegal and inhumane," City Attorney says. (May 22, 2008)
- S.F. Health Plan, Herrera Sue McKesson Corp. for Pharmaceutical Price-Fixing Scheme. City Program is First Government Plaintiff in Federal Suit Alleging Multimillion Dollar Conspiracy to Hike Prices on Consumers, Providers. (May 20, 2008)
- Herrera Hails California Supreme Court Ruling Invalidating Discriminatory Marriage Laws. Decision by State's High Court 'Has Affirmed Our Constitution's Promise of Equality for Millions of Californians and Their Families.' (May 15, 2008)
- Preliminary Injunction in Herrera's Arbitration Case Halts Publicizing of Private Information. City Attorney Wins Court Order Against FIA to Immediately Cease Disclosing Consumers' Confidential Information. (April 16, 2008)
- County Litigation Win Levels Playing Field with Large Corporations. Court of Appeal Upholds Counties and Cities' Right to Use Contingency-Fee Outside Counsel and Proceed With Public Nuisance Action against Lead Paint Makers. (April 10, 2008)
- Herrera, ACLU, Lawyers' Committee Reach Accord on Gang Injunction Opt Out Procedure. Administrative Removal Process is 'Fair, Transparent, Accessible, and Recognizes That Individuals Can and Do Change for the Better.' (March 24, 2008)
- Herrera Obtains Back-to-Back Judgments to Protect Mission District Tenants, Neighbors. Crackdown on nuisances involving drug activity, resident safety nets $675K in combined penalties and costs, tough civil injunctions (Mar. 17, 2008)
- Herrera Secures $2 Million Initial Payment for Catastrophic Oil Spill in S.F. Bay. Payment compensates San Francisco for significant costs incurred in incident that fouled bay with 54,000 gallons of bunker fuel. (March 2, 2008)
- City Attorney Herrera and ES&S Resolve Litigation. Election Systems & Software agrees to $3.5 million settlement. (Jan. 22, 2008)
- Petition by Herrera, Zoo to Inspect Evidence in Tiger Case is Granted in Part, Denied in Part. Santa Clara County Court Grants Civil Investigators' Request to Inspect Cell Phones, Denies Request to Inspect Automobile. (Jan. 18, 2008)
- Judge Takes Arguments Under Submission, No Ruling Yet on Evidence in Tiger Civil Case. Santa Clara Superior Court Hearing Involves Evidence in Potential Civil Litigation; Unrelated to SFPD's Reported Criminal Investigation (Jan. 16, 2008)
- Ed Jew Resigns from Board of Supervisors. Herrera, Hanlon Negotiate Settlement Agreement to Dismiss Actions in Superior Court, Ethics Commission Over Alleged Residency Violations. (Jan. 10, 2008)
- Herrera's Request for Stay in 'Healthy San Francisco' Case Granted by Ninth Circuit, City Can Enforce Employer Fee. Court Concludes City Has 'Strong Likelihood' of Prevailing on Appeal, That Health Care Program Should Proceed to Prevent 'Avoidable Human Suffering' (Jan. 9, 2008)
- Herrera Obtains Emergency Court Order, Securing Evidence in Tiger Attack Case. Order came in race-against-the-clock, as Dhaliwal brothers arrived at SFPD headquarters to retrieve car and cell phones from custody. (Jan. 8, 2008)
- Herrera Criticizes Adachi Proposal to Prioritize Gangs Over Victims, Vulnerable for City Services. Legal analysis details violations of California Constitution, city charter, state law in secret 'Gang Injunction Review Council' scheme. (Jan. 2, 2008)
- Herrera Sues Owners, Operators of M/V Cosco Busan for Catastrophic Fuel Spill in S.F. Bay. Lawsuit filed by the City Attorney alleges negligence and poor response to the toxic oil spill that has endangered Bay's eco-system and the economy of surrounding cities and counties.(Dec. 10, 2007)
- Herrera Files Final Brief with Supreme Court in City's Challenge to Marriage Exclusion. City Attorney's answer to amicus curiae concludes formal briefing and sets the stage for oral arguments in the Constitutional challenge to California marriage laws that discriminate against gay and lesbian couples (Nov. 13, 2007).
- Herrera Launches Defense of San Francisco's New Health Care Program. City's Papers Argue that Employer Health Care Spending Requirement is not Preempted by Federal Law. (July 16, 2007)
