Local Hire Policy for Construction

In December of 2010, Mayor Edwin M. Lee and San Francisco city officials adopted a Local Hire Policy for Construction, which mandates local hiring for city-funded construction projects.  Initially set at 20 percent, the requirement increased to 25 percent in 2012, and 30 percent in 2013.  Between March 2011 and 2014, 182 projects, with a total value of more than $1 billion, were subject to the Local Hiring Policy for Construction.  The 22 projects subject to the 30 percent requirement well exceeded that goal, with an overall local hiring performance of 42 percent.