City of South San Francisco

The City of South San Francisco proudly remains The Industrial City, a reflection of its steel mill and ship building past, redefined to reflect the innovative, entrepreneurial and industrious spirit which has made South San Francisco the Biotech Capital of the World, with 215 active biotech companies and growing. A vibrant community of 64,585 residents, South San Francisco enjoys a high quality of life with an extensive public parks system, active library and learning programming and a dynamic, engaged community making South San Francisco a great place to live, learn, work and play. City departments include: Police, Fire, Parks & Recreation, Public Works, Economic & Community Development, Information Technology, City Attorney, Library, Finance, Human Resources, and the Office of the City Manager. The City has a Council-City Manager form of government with more than 500 full- and part-time employees. South San Francisco is strategically located on the west shore of the San Francisco Bay, in northern San Mateo County, 10 miles south of San Francisco. The City is also located along the Bay Area's main transportation routes, including 101, 280, Caltrain, and SFO. The City of South San Francisco offers an attractive benefit package which includes a retirement plan. The City of South San Francisco values diversity in its workforce and is committed to actively pursuing a program of equal employment and non-discrimination.For terms of acceptable use, please refer to the Social Media Policy at http://www.ssf.net/index.aspx?NID=1842.For a list of South San Francisco social media pages, please refer to the Social Media Center at http://www.ssf.net/index.aspx?NID=1843.For all questions and inquiries related to this page, please email [email protected] all questions and inquiries related to department services, please go to www.ssf.net.