San Francisco City Performance Scorecard Measures

City departments submit performance data via the Budget and Performance Measurement System (BPMS). This data is collected to display on the City Performance Scorecard website, providing timely performance information to the public and policy makers by major service area. The dataset is maintained by the City of San Francisco Controller's Office.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking departmental performance based on reported service area metrics
• Tracking changes in municipal service delivery over time based on performance data
• Analyzing public transparency and accountability based on published scorecard information

Strengths

• Data is collected via a standardized system (BPMS), suggesting consistent reporting
• Data is intended for public transparency, indicating a focus on accessibility
• Multiple file formats (RDF, JSON, CSV, XML) are available for download

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

City of San Francisco

Collection Method

Submitted by city departments via the Budget and Performance Measurement System (BPMS)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 04:18:26.686699; freshness should be verified

Geography

San Francisco