About Us

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SF Civic Tech is a group of people, first and foremost. We also call ourselves technologists, planners, designers, doers, thinkers, and activists. Each week, we actually come together to improve the City and County of San Francisco, often using technology to support our efforts. By connecting people, organizations, resources, tools, and networks to build for San Francisco, we all still thrive.

SF Civic Tech members collaborating

SF Civic Tech is a safe space for experimentation, learning and practicing skills, taking chances, and asking questions, all to affect and encourage positive change. Whenever possible, we proactively reach out to those who are left out, excluded, ignored, or discriminated against.

History

SF Civic Tech was originally founded in 2013 as Code for San Francisco, part of the Code for America Brigade Network. After the sunsetting of the Code for America Brigade Program in 2023, the organization rebranded itself to SF Civic Tech in 2024 and became an independent 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit. SF Civic Tech is also a member of the Alliance of Civic Technologists.

Meet the board

Francis Li

Francis Li

President

Janice Tam

Janice Tam

Vice President

Edward Wu

Edward Wu

Secretary

Robby Taine

Robby Taine

Treasurer

John Dunning

John Dunning

Board Member

Julia Gitis

Julia Gitis

Board Member

Leela Solomon

Leela Solomon

Board Member

Code of conduct

SF Civic Tech is a space for everyone. We have three main rules:

  • We value the people here and make everyone feel welcome.
  • We value ideas for all, regardless of personal background or technical experience.
  • We support our members to take a chance and lead our community.
  • We respect the boundaries of others.

These are not just statements of belief, but principles that we commit to uphold. We are dedicated to providing a friendly and welcoming environment for all members of our community and partners.

The full Code of Conduct is available, with more details and examples of our community principles. The SF Civic Tech policies apply in connection to this code of conduct. If you have questions about the event policies, Code of Conduct, or wish to report an issue, please contact us at hello@sfcivictech.org.

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