SF Advances Four-Year Police and Fire Contracts With 14% Raises, $43M in Federal Grants

San Francisco's Budget and Finance Committee unanimously cleared a sweeping package of public safety and housing measures Wednesday, headlined by four-year labor agreements with the city's police and fire unions that lock in 14% wage increases and new recruitment incentives during a period of chronic understaffing. The committee also forwarded nearly $37.5 million in federal housing and homelessness grants and approved a $6.25 million DOJ hiring grant already under legal challenge.

• Four-year police and fire contracts advance with 14% raises, $25K lateral signing bonuses, and the first field training officer pay increase in 20 years

• $37.5M in federal HUD grants for affordable housing, homelessness services, and HIV/AIDS support move to the full board

• Committee approves $6.25M DOJ grant to hire 50 new officers — City Attorney David Chiu fighting unlawful conditions attached by the federal government

• $537K in police overtime reserve released, highlighting fiscal strain of understaffing

• Chinatown Public Health Center lease amendment adds $500K for state-mandated fire safety upgrades

The committee's main event was three ordinances implementing successor labor agreements with the San Francisco Police Officers Association and the San Francisco Firefighters Union Local 798 (Units 1 and 2), covering July 2026 through June 2030. All three passed and head to the full Board of Supervisors.