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The groundbreaking San Francisco Charge for Harm bill was the first of its kind in California. In June 2010, Supervisor John Avalos introduced the Alcohol Cost Recovery Fee ordinance, which was co-sponsored by Supervisors Maxwell and Mirkarimi. Supported by a nexus study titled ‘The Cost of Alcohol to San Francisco’, the ordinance proposed charging alcohol wholesalers and others for some of the unreimbursed alcohol-related costs incurred by San Francisco government agencies, including alcohol treatment, medical transport, and health care.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the fee ordinance in September 2010 with a vote of 6-3. A few hours after its passage, however, Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoed the measure. Without the eight votes needed to override a mayoral veto, the Charge for Harm proposal was killed.
Media Coverage
- Victory Short-Lived: Mayor Gavin Newsom Vetoes SF Charge for Harm Fee (September 22, 2010)
- San Francisco Supes Pass Alcohol Fee; Mayor Vows Veto (San Francisco Chronicle, September 15, 2010)
- San Francisco Alcohol Cost Recovery Fee Passes (Press Release, September 14, 2010)
- A Local Alcohol Fee: Fairly Sharing the Costs of (Over) Drinking (September 7, 2010)
- A Nickel per Drink will Recoup Medical Costs of Alcohol (San Francisco Chronicle, September 7, 2010)
- New Alcohol Fee for San Francisco? (KQED Radio's Forum, August 31, 2010)
- City Hall Clash Brews Over Booze Fee (The Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2010)
- Raise a Glass, Raise Tax Revenue (The Bay Citizen, August 5, 2010)
- S.F. Considers Fee on Alcoholic Beverages (San Francisco Chronicle, August 5, 2010)
- 200 Advocates Rally in San Francisco to Support a Charge for Harm Alcohol Mitigation Fee (August 5, 2010)
- Hundreds Rally at City Hall for San Francisco “Charge for Harm” Alcohol Mitigation Fee (SF Citizen, August 4, 2010)
- San Francisco Supes Consider Fee On Alcoholic Drinks (KTVU news, August 4, 2010)
- San Francisco Supes Take First Steps Towards Imposing Fee on Alcoholic Drinks (KTVU news, August 4, 2010)
- Supes to Discuss Booze Fee That No One Seems To Like Today (San Francisco Appeal, August 4, 2010)
- KQED Radio: A Nickel a Drink to Pay for Alcohol Abusers? (The California Report, August 3, 2010)
- Supervisor's Fee on Alcohol a Terrific Idea (San Francisco Chronicle, July 1, 2010)
- Advocates to Rally in San Francisco to Support a Charge for Harm Alcohol Mitigation Fee (August 2, 2010)
- Charge for Harm: Alcohol and Health Care in The City (August 1, 2010)
- San Francisco Introduces Groundbreaking Charge for Harm Ordinance (July 28, 2010)
- Charge for Harm Alcohol Mitigation Fee Introduced (July 20, 2010)
- New Study: The Cost of Alcohol to San Francisco (July 12, 2010)
- Charge for Harm Fee Deserves San Francisco Small Business Support (Press Release, July 12, 2010)
- S.F. Alcohol-Fee Plan for Health Costs a First (San Francisco Chronicle, June 27, 2010)
- Charge for Harm Alcohol Mitigation Fee Introduced by SF Supervisor Avalos (Press Release, June 21, 2010)
Research and Resources
- SF Controller's Office Amended Economic Analysis of Fee Impact
(August 9, 2010) - SF Controller's Office Economic Analysis of Fee Impact (August 4, 2010)
- The Cost of Alcohol to San Francisco (July 2010)
- San Francisco Fees Ordinance (June 2010)
- San Francisco Fees Legislative Digest (June 2010)
- Local Alcohol Fees in California: Why Not Charge for Harm? (June 2010)
- Understanding Alcohol Taxes vs. Fees (August 2009)
- Localities in California with Alcohol Fee Programs (June 2009)
California-Related Taxes and Fees
- Alcohol Industry Reaps Rewards While California Residents and Government Budgets Suffer (June 2010)
- Alcohol Tax Increases Die on the Vine in California's Capitol (June 2010)
- California Health Committee Kills Charge For Harm Bill - AB 1694 (April 2010)
- Assembly Health Committee Rejects $700 Million Alcohol Fee Bill (March 2010)
- Inflation-Adjusted Alcohol Taxes Since 1969 (California & U.S.) (November 2009)
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