| Jurisdiction Name: | San Francisco City and County |
| State/Province: | CA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality/County |
| Population: | 827,420 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
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| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2007 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections |
| Keywords: | SNAP, WIC, access, buy local, farmers market, food access, food assistance, food retail, food security, food stamps, local, local food, low-income, needs assessment, retail, underserved, vulnerable population |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | San Francisco Agricultural Commissioner, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, San Francsico Department of Public Health |
| Support Entity(s): | San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, San Francisco Department of Public Health |
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| Policy Outcome(s): | Authorized farmers’ markets to be located on Recreation and Park Commission land under the rules and regulations of the Agricultural Commissioner; established terms and conditions for permission to sell at a farmers’ market; required farmers’ markets to accept federal, state or local food assistance programs’ forms of payment; required an annual needs assessment of neighborhoods that could support additional farmers’ markets without impact viability of locally owned businesses, with an emphasis on underserved neighborhoods |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
