Mission The Youth Commission is a body of 17 youth from San Francisco between the ages of 12 and 23. Created by the voters under a 1995 amendment to the City Charter, the commission is responsible for advising the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor on policies and laws related to young people. The Youth Commission is also charged with providing comment and recommendation on all proposed laws that would primarily affect youth before the Board takes final action.  You can read more about the Youth Commission here.

Youth Commissioners Supervisor Appointed	Youth Commissioners Mayor Appointed	Board, Committees, Task Forces
District 1  Clarisse Kim District 2  Camryn Marlow District 3  Winnie Liao District 4  Lucas Liang District 5  Ethar Alameri District 6  Gabrielle Listana District 7  Jin Valencia-Tow District 8  Harper Fortgang District 9  Skylar Dang District 10 Ikahihifo (Hifo) Paea District 11 Imaan Ansari	Mayoral  Jason Fong Mayoral  Téa Lonné Amir Mayoral  Eloise Krehlik Mayoral  Aisha Majdoub Mayoral  Emily Yang Mayoral  Ava Oram	Full Commission Executive Committee Civic Engagement and Education Committee Housing, Recreation and Transit Committee Transformative Justice Committee

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What's New?
 

• Sign up for our newsletter here! 
• The San Francisco Youth Commission 2021 - 2023 Annual Report is released, read it here! 
• The 2023 - 2024 Youth Commission has passed its FY 24-25 / FY 25-26 Budget and Policy Priorities, CHECK IT OUT HERE!
• Have something your community organization wants to share through our newsletter? Submit an entry here: https://bit.ly/SFYCnewsletter! 

 

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Announcements

School Closures

The Youth Commission is having representatives from SFUSD and the Board of Education on the impacts of school closures, especially on the students. This item will be item #6 on the agenda. 

 

To accommodate youth with curfews, the Chair will open special public comment on this item at 5:10 PM before the presentation. Regular public comment on this item will happen after the presentations. Members of the public can only public comment on this item once. To make a reasonable accommodation request under the ADA or to request language assistance please contact the Youth Commission office at least 2 business days in advance by calling (415) 554-6464 or emailing youthcom@sfgov.org.

Alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways: Email them to the Youth Commission at youthcom@sfgov.org. If you submit Public comment via email, it will be forwarded to the Commissioners and will be included as part of the official file. You may also send your written comments via US Postal Service to our office in City Hall at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 345, San Francisco, CA 94102.

 

Study Aboard in Germany!

2025-2026 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX). The CBYX program is a fully-funded scholarship from the U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag for 210 American high school students to spend an academic year in Germany. No previous German language experience is needed to apply! Interested applicants can be directed to the CBYX website (www.usagermanyscholarship.org) to learn more about the program, read stories from current and past participants, and begin their applications. Applications are due by 11:59 PM Pacific on November 1, 2024 - that's just one month away!

CBYX Application Open 2025-2026

Don't forget! The CBYX program is a reciprocal program. Just as American students will go to Germany to learn more about German culture, German students will come to the U.S. to learn more about us. If you or someone you know is interested in hosting a German student, please visit www.afsusa.org/host-family/ to learn more and register for an information session.

Youth Commission Community Outreach Calendar of Events

Thank you to our Youth Commission Summer Intern, Emily Yang, for putting these together!