David Sen-Fu Chiu (Chinese: 邱信福, born April 2, 1970) is an American politician serving since 2021 as City Attorney of San Francisco.

[10][11] He later founded Grassroots Enterprise, an online communications technology company, and served as its chief operating officer and general counsel.

[15] In 2012, In 2012, Chiu created a program to provide counsel in civil cases, with its first pilot funding legal representation for tenants facing evictions.

[17] In 2013, Chiu authored a law that gave tenants facing Ellis Act evictions priority when applying to affordable housing programs.

[18] In 2014, Chiu authored legislation that fully legalized in-law units in San Francisco, typically garage or basement-level rentals.

[27] In 2013, Chiu authored the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance, which gave workers the right to request flexible working arrangements to assist with caregiving responsibilities.[28][importance?]

The U.K., Australia, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand have similar laws in place designed to protect workers with families from retaliation and discrimination.

[35][36] On January 10, 2011, Chiu served as acting Mayor of San Francisco for a day after Gavin Newsom was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of California, prior to the selection and swearing-in of Ed Lee by the Board of Supervisors.

Despite the fourth-place finish, Chiu, Lee, and third-place candidate Dennis Herrera appeared individually on more ballots overall than John Avalos, who came in second.

[40] On September 12, 2013, Chiu announced his candidacy for the California State Assembly to replace termed-out Democrat Tom Ammiano in the 17th district, which encompasses the eastern half of San Francisco.

[53] In 2015, Chiu authored bills that allowed domestic violence survivors to terminate a lease early[54] and provided grants for seismic retrofits of buildings with low-income tenants.

[65] In 2017, Chiu’s AB 74 was signed into law, creating the Housing for a Healthy California Program to provide rental subsidies for chronically homeless individuals with significant health care needs.

[68] In 2020, Chiu authored AB 2377, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, to provide local governments the opportunity to prevent the closures of adult residential facilities that house residents with mental illnesses and other serious conditions who would otherwise become homeless.

[71] In 2019, Chiu authored a law allowing people at restaurants or at public events such as concerts and festivals to bring their own reusable containers for food and drinks in order to replace single-use plastics.

[76] “We finally have the option of reinvesting our public tax dollars in our communities instead of rewarding Wall Street’s bad behavior,” said Chiu after the bill’s passage.

[77] In the same year, Chiu’s AB 1340 was signed into law, requiring for-profit colleges to accurately report their graduates’ earnings and debt levels.

[91][92][93] In 2016, Chiu authored AB 2455, signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, to register public college students to vote in California as they enroll in classes.

[94] In 2018, Chiu authored AB 2291, signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, to combat bullying in schools by improving anti-bullying training for teachers.

[95] In 2019, Chiu successfully authored legislation requiring the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data from state agencies addressing health, human services, education and employment,[96] In 2020, Chiu along with Assemblymembers Chris Holden and Cristina Garcia (politician) authored AB 979, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, to require diversity on corporate boards.