San Francisco Board of Supervisors
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the city and county’s elected legislative body, responsible for passing local laws, approving budgets, and overseeing municipal agencies.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11869 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: San Francisco Board of Supervisors Context triple: [San Francisco, governingBody, San Francisco Board of Supervisors]
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A.
Portland City Council
The Portland City Council is the elected legislative and policy-making body that oversees municipal governance and services for the city of Portland, Oregon.
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B.
San Francisco
San Francisco is a major coastal city in Northern California known for its hilly landscape, iconic Golden Gate Bridge, and role as a historic center of technology and counterculture.
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C.
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower chamber of California's bicameral state legislature, responsible for proposing and voting on state laws alongside the State Senate.
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D.
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California, known for its role as the state’s political center and its historic roots in the Gold Rush era.
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E.
San Jose
San Jose is a major technology and innovation hub in Silicon Valley and one of the largest cities in Northern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: San Francisco Board of Supervisors Target entity description: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the city and county’s elected legislative body, responsible for passing local laws, approving budgets, and overseeing municipal agencies.
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A.
Portland City Council
The Portland City Council is the elected legislative and policy-making body that oversees municipal governance and services for the city of Portland, Oregon.
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B.
San Francisco
San Francisco is a major coastal city in Northern California known for its hilly landscape, iconic Golden Gate Bridge, and role as a historic center of technology and counterculture.
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C.
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower chamber of California's bicameral state legislature, responsible for proposing and voting on state laws alongside the State Senate.
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D.
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California, known for its role as the state’s political center and its historic roots in the Gold Rush era.
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E.
San Jose
San Jose is a major technology and innovation hub in Silicon Valley and one of the largest cities in Northern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city council
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municipal legislative body ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction |
San Francisco
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
|
| canOverrideVeto | yes ⓘ |
| coequalBranchWith | Mayor of San Francisco ⓘ |
| committeesInclude |
Budget and Finance Committee
ⓘ
Government Audit and Oversight Committee ⓘ Land Use and Transportation Committee ⓘ Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| electoralSystem | single-member districts ⓘ |
| follows |
Charter of the City and County of San Francisco
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco Charter
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
approval of city budget
ⓘ
confirmation of certain mayoral appointments ⓘ franchises and permits within San Francisco ⓘ land use and zoning in San Francisco ⓘ local legislation ⓘ oversight of municipal agencies ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
San Francisco municipal budget
ⓘ
local ordinances in San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 11 ⓘ |
| hasTermLimits | yes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | San Francisco City Hall ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
San Francisco County
ⓘ
surface form:
City and County of San Francisco
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
San Francisco County
ⓘ
surface form:
City and County of San Francisco
|
| legislativeBranchOf |
San Francisco County
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the City and County of San Francisco
|
| legislativeProcessIncludes |
board votes
ⓘ
committee hearings ⓘ introduction of ordinances ⓘ mayoral approval or veto ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | San Francisco City Hall ⓘ |
| membersRepresent | 11 geographic districts in San Francisco ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 1 ⓘ |
| openMeetingsPolicy | subject to California Brown Act and local sunshine laws ⓘ |
| partOf |
Government of San Francisco
ⓘ
Government of San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco municipal government
|
| replaced | at-large election system for supervisors (in 2000 return to districts) ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ |
| supervises | San Francisco municipal departments (oversight role) ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| typicalTermLimit | 2 consecutive 4-year terms ⓘ |
| votingSystem | ranked-choice voting ⓘ |
| website | https://sfbos.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Francisco Board of Supervisors Description of subject: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the city and county’s elected legislative body, responsible for passing local laws, approving budgets, and overseeing municipal agencies.
Referenced by (56)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chinatown (San Francisco)
Land Use and Transportation Committee
→
makesRecommendationsTo
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee
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legislativeBody
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee
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hasParentOrganization
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
Government Audit and Oversight Committee
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hasParentOrganization
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
Charter of the City and County of San Francisco
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establishesOffice
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
full San Francisco Board of Supervisors
this entity surface form:
San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2
San Francisco County Transportation Authority
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governingBody
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
San Francisco Department on the Status of Women
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governingBody
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
Rules of Order of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
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appliesTo
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
Rules of Order of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
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adoptedBy
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
Rules of Order of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
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canBeAmendedBy
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
Office of the Controller of the City and County of San Francisco
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collaboratesWith
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector of San Francisco
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worksWith
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
San Francisco Office of the Budget and Legislative Analyst
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serves
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
San Francisco Office of the Budget and Legislative Analyst
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reportsTo
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors
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confirmedBy
→
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 5