A 2023 city report found that people living in San Francisco were far more likely to face food insecurity than other Californians. Despite these dire statistics, city officials disagree on how to address food insecurity. Credit: Lylah Schmedel-PermannaPeople face food insecurity when they don’t have enough to eat and don’t know where their next meal will come from. According to the San Francisco Food Security Task Force, food costs rose by about 23% from 2020 to 2024. Credit: Lylah Schmedel-PermannaThe ordinances mark Mahmood’s second attempt to propose solutions to food insecurity to the Board of Supervisors.