Department Staff

	Emily M. Murase PhD  Director Emily.Murase@sfgov.org
	Natalie Alvarez  Fiscal Analyst Natalie.Alvarez@sfgov.org		Elise Hansell Policy and Grants Manager Elise.Hansell@sfgov.org
	Herschell Larrick  Executive Management Assistant herschell.larrick@sfgov.org		Elizabeth Newman, MPP Policy and Projects Director Elizabeth.Newman@sfgov.org
	Carol Sacco Associate Director Carol.Sacco@sfgov.org

 

Department Interns & Fellows

Christina Howard, Policy Intern
Christina.Howard@sfgov.org

Diana McCaffrey, Public Policy Fellow
Diana.McCaffrey@sfgov.org

Justine Orgel, Youth Works Intern
Justine.Orgel@sfgov.org

Kyoko Peterson, Senior Public Policy Fellow
Kyoko.Peterson@sfgov.org

 

 

 

Department Information

Address: 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, CA 94102-6061

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9 - 12 pm and 1 pm - 5 pm

Phone: (415) 252-2570

TDD: (415) 252-2550

Fax: (415) 252-2575

Email: dosw@sfgov.org

You can also sign on to our email list for notices about meetings, events, and information.

 

Statement of Incompatible Activities

 

For open positions at the Department, please visit the Department of Human Resources website.

 

Quick Reference List
City Departments (area code prefix 415):
City College	239.3000
Commission on the Aging	626.1033
Department on the Status of Women	252.2570
Department of Human Resources	557.4800
Job Hotline	557.4888
Department of Human Services	557.5000
Department of Public Health	554.2500
Community Health Network	206.2300
Laguna Honda Hospital	664.1580
San Francisco General Hospital	206.8000
District Attorney	553.1752
Housing Authority	554.1200
Human Rights Commission	252.2500
Juvenile Probation (Youth Guidance Center)	753.7800
Law Library	554.1772
Mayor's Office of Citizen Assistance	554.7111
MUNI	673.6864
Police (Public Information)	553.0123
Public Library	557.4400
Recreation and Parks Department	831.2700
Rent Stabilization Board	252.4600
San Francisco Unified School District	241.6000
Sheriff	554.7225
EMERGENCIES: 911
General info about City and County of San Francisco: 311

 

For questions about Commission meetings, please contact Commission Secretary at 415-252-2570. The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapters 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, please contact: Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Administrator

City Hall – Room 244 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA 94102-4683

415-554-7724 (Office); 415-554-7854 (Fax)

E-mail: SOTF@sfgov.org

Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org. Copies of explanatory documents are available to the public online at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshine or, upon request to the Commission Secretary, at the above address or phone number.

LANGUAGE ACCESS

Per the Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), Chinese, Spanish and or Filipino (Tagalog) interpreters will be available upon requests. Meeting Minutes may be translated, if requested, after they have been adopted by the Commission.  Assistance in additional languages may be honored whenever possible. To request assistance with these services please contact the Commission Secretary at 415-252-2570, or dosw@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.  Late requests will be honored if possible.

DISABILITY ACCESS

Commission meetings are held in Room 408 at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place in San Francisco. City Hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Ramps are available at the Grove, Van Ness and McAllister entrances.

Assistive listening devices, real time captioning, American Sign Language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations are available upon request. Please make your requests for accommodations to the Commission Secretary at (415) 252-2570, or dosw@sfgov.org Requesting accommodations at least 72 hours prior to the meeting will help to ensure availability.

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