City of South San Francisco

The City of South San Francisco is a fully independent and highly commercialized full-service City with an estimated population of 60,500 growing to 100,000 during business hours. City departments include: Police; Fire; Parks, Recreation, and Maintenance Services; Economic and Community Development; Information Technology; City Attorney; Library; Finance; Human Resources; and Office of the City Manager form of government with more than 400 full-and part-time employees. South San Francisco is an international center for the biotechnology industry, housing over 80 comapnies on 3.5 million square feet.