San Francisco Vendor Payments from Fiscal Year 2007

The San Francisco Controller's Office maintains detailed records of payments made to vendors for goods and services from fiscal year 2007 onward. Data includes payments categorized as on-contract spending, direct-to-purchase order, and direct voucher payments, with sensitive information like employee reimbursements removed. New data is added weekly.

Use Cases

• Analyze municipal spending trends based on weekly updated payment data.
• Track vendor payment types (on-contract, direct purchase order, direct voucher) mentioned in the description.
• Monitor fiscal accountability by examining payments for goods and services to city contractors.
• Identify non-supplier payments such as tax refunds and settlements included in the dataset.

Strengths

• Data covers payments from fiscal year 2007 onward, providing a long-term historical record.
• Updates are added on a weekly basis, offering relatively current information.
• Sensitive payments (e.g., to employees) have been removed to protect individuals.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description specifies certain payment types (e.g., human services) are excluded, limiting coverage.

Provenance

Source

City of San Francisco Controller's Office

Collection Method

Maintained as part of official financial records and published via SFOpenBook.

Time Range

From fiscal year 2007 onward

Freshness

Updated weekly; last metadata update 2026-03-22.

Geography

City and County of San Francisco