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San Francisco Chronicle
March 27, 2018
Angela Alioto, candidate for San Francisco Mayor, speaks with The San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board on Monday. ... doing anything, just kind of going to work every day and doing their job — kind of like doing time,” said Alioto, a civil rights attorney and former president of the Board of Supervisors.
San Francisco News
March 27, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, March 22, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee recommended the approval of new legislation that would rename Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport to honor advocate Harvey Milk. The legislation was introduced by HillaryÃâà...
CBS San Francisco Bay Area
March 27, 2018
Orange County, which is home to Disneyland and wealthy beach communities where many people vacation, has a five-member board of supervisors, and all are Republican. While Republicans still outnumber Democrats in the county, Democrats have gained significant ground in recent years, and HillaryÃâà...
San Francisco Examiner
March 26, 2018
District 2 Supervisor candidate Nick Josefowitz's initiative to revise term limits for the mayor and Board of Supervisors fell short of the signature required to ... a solar energy company and serves on the BART Board of Directors, referred the San Francisco Examiner to a spokesperson for comment on Sunday.
San Francisco Examiner
March 19, 2018
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music hit all the right notes at a Board of Supervisors committee hearing Monday for a 12-story student housing project on Van Ness Avenue. The project, which is expected to take about two years to complete, will rise from 214 Van Ness Ave. and 200 Van Ness Ave.,Ãâà...
San Francisco Chronicle
March 5, 2018
San Francisco Supervisor London Breed will no longer be described as the city's “acting mayor” when she runs for the top seat in June. Breed will now be identified as “president, Board of Supervisors” in all voter pamphlets and materials for the June 5 ballot, according to an order and stipulation that will beÃâà...
San Francisco Chronicle
March 3, 2018
... down to the June 5 election, which will determine who sits in the mayor's office and which side controls the Board of Supervisors. “These measures are designed to be a conflict, rather than a policy solution,” said Jason McDaniel, an associate professor of political science at San Francisco State UniversityÃâà...
Santa Cruz Sentinel
March 3, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO >> Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg called Friday for men not to deprive women of equal opportunities for ... Commissioner Mignon Clyburn of the Federal Communications Commission and San Francisco's President of the Board of Supervisors London Breed alsoÃâà...
CBS San Francisco Bay Area
March 3, 2018
In announcing the credit ratings upgrade, S&P cited Alameda County's strong financial management and budgetary performance, including implementation of a 5-year forecasting model that is reviewed regularly by the Board of Supervisors. All three agencies also praised the county's strong managementÃâà...
San Francisco Examiner
March 2, 2018
30, came out today in support of a San Francisco Police Officers Association ballot measure creating a Taser policy for police, despite the opposition of Police ... would create a policy that the Police Commission could not substantially change without approval from the voters or the Board of Supervisors.
San Francisco Chronicle
March 2, 2018
But the world of San Francisco politics turned upside down when the progressives on the Board of Supervisors installed Farrell in the mayor's office last month. His first big move appears to pay them back: This week Farrell teamed up with Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, who will introduce aÃâà...
San Francisco Examiner
March 2, 2018
Despite ongoing complaints of feces, hypodermic needles and litter on San Francisco's streets, a proposal to spend millions of dollars more to ... street sweeper machines and street cleaners, her more moderate colleagues held it up during a Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee hearing.
San Francisco Examiner
March 1, 2018
“While we wait for the State to find the courage to start regulating this massive economy, there are things that we can be doing to impose some equity at the local level,” Peskin said at a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. “San Francisco is now in a situation where we are catching up to the commonÃâà...
Marin Independent Journal
February 23, 2018
When he took his seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Gavin Newsom wasn't exactly the left-leaning stalwart who would emerge two decades later as the front-runner for California governor. Newsom's appointment in 1997 was viewed as providing a dose of moderation to the liberal board.
San Francisco Chronicle
February 12, 2018
Tuesday's San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting appears to be another light one — the third in a row with few pieces of legislation and nothing .... your attention,” said San Francisco State University communications professor Joe Tuman, who ran unsuccessfully for Oakland mayor in 2010 and 2014.
KGO-TV
February 6, 2018
San Francisco Board of Supervisors President London Breed joined city leaders Tuesday to announce legislation to eliminate criminal justice fees such as ... The City of San Francisco is looking to eliminate criminal justice fees ranging from probation fees to electronic monitoring fees and booking fees.
Mountain View Voice
December 31, 1999
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion for further conversation in April on a comprehensive plan dedicated to ... Campos, a former San Francisco supervisor, recommended granting $150,000 of the county's general fund for a two-prong operation: the planning andÃâà...
SFGate
December 31, 1999
Fur coats and stoles will soon be banned from store racks in San Francisco under a law that the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Tuesday. The ordinance by Supervisor Katy Tang will make San Francisco the first major city in the country to shun these products, following West Hollywood, whichÃâà...
CBS San Francisco Bay Area
December 31, 1999
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — San Francisco has become the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of fur clothing and products. Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure that prohibits the sale of fur clothes, accessories, even souvenirs in stores and online. Fur items purchasedÃâà...
