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Tag Archives: San Francisco Board of Supervisors
San Francisco Supervisor Campos Giving Up on Renaming SFO for Harvey Milk
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco lawmaker said Tuesday that he has abandoned a proposal to rename San Francisco International Airport after slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk and instead plans to pursue getting an airport terminal named in … Continue reading
SF Supes Give Initial Approval to Smoking Ban at Some Street Fairs, Festivals
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) The San Francisco Board of Supervisors gave unanimous initial approval on Tuesday to two pieces of legislation addressing smoking in the city. The first item will ban smoking at certain street fairs and festivals in the city, … Continue reading
David Chiu Re-Elected SF Board of Supervisors President
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(Bay City News) David Chiu was elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for a third time today. Chiu, 42, was re-elected to the position by his fellow supervisors in a unanimous vote after retaining his District 3 … Continue reading
Does Mirkarimi Have the 3 Votes He Needs to Keep His Job?
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Will they or won't they? San Francisco's Ethics Commission has found that Ross Mirkarimi committed official misconduct when he bruised his wife's arm during a heated argument seven-and-a-half months ago. That incident resulted in the San Francisco sheriff pleading guilty … Continue reading
Supervisors to Vote on Limiting Relationship Between SFPD and FBI
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will soon vote on an ordinance that restricts the police department's relationship with the FBI. On Thursday, the Public Safety Committee approved the Safe San Francisco Civil Rights ordinance. Introduced by Supervisor Jane Kim, … Continue reading
SF Supes to Consider Ballot Measure to End Ranked-Choice Voting
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(Bay City News) Two dueling ballot measures to change San Francisco's election system will go in front of the city's Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. San Francisco's current ranked-choice voting system allows voters to rank up to three candidates for … Continue reading
Ed Lee Appoints Planning Commission President Christina Olague as Supervisor; Replacement for Mirkarimi
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Ed Lee has named Planning Commission president Christina Olague as a replacement for District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who took over as the new San Francisco sheriff this weekend. (Which is a whole other kettle of fish, you may have … Continue reading
Supes Pass Resolution Supporting Occupy SF; Video: Ed Lee Assures Occupy SF No Police Infiltration
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors by a vote of 8-3 passed a non-binding resolution (pdf) today "supporting Occupy SF demonstrators' right to set up a full-functioning encampment without the threat of a police shutdown," as the Chronicle characterizes it. … Continue reading
Watch: SF Supes' Committee Hearing on Creating a City Bank
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In light of what's going on with the Occupy protests, this could be interesting: The City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee of the Board of Supervisors will hold a "hearing on the Budget Analyst Report on San Francisco's banking system … Continue reading
SF Board of Supervisors Vote to Oppose GGNRA Dog Policy
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Update 2:42 p.m. The motion passes 10-1, with Supervisor Sean Elsbrnd — who just lost the canine vote — the lone holdout. It should be noted, as is sometimes the case when writing about San Francisco board actions, that the … Continue reading
