San Francisco Board of Supervisors – Page 13

SF $653 million budget deficit: Mayor Breed Asks For 7.5% Budget Cuts

December 18, 2020 2:02 amDecember 17, 2020 10:02 pm

On Wednesday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced that, due to a projected $653 million budget deficit over the next two years, all departments have to come up with up to 10% in cuts across the board. The deficit, which...

SF Board of Supervisors Votes To Ban Tobacco, Vaping Inside Apartments

December 3, 2020 10:19 pmDecember 5, 2020 6:12 pm

Earlier this week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 to ban all tobacco smoking and vaping from inside apartments in the city. The ordinance, written by outgoing Supervisor Norman Yee, cites that secondhand smoke could travel between apartment...

Proposed SF Ban on Smoking Inside Apartment Buildings Quickly Gains Opposition

November 16, 2020 2:32 pmNovember 17, 2020 12:16 pm

On Monday, significant public opposition began to form around a proposed San Francisco Board of Supervisors bill that, if passed, would ban smoking inside private apartment buildings. The bill, authored by Supervisor Norman Yee, would specifically ban usage inside apartment...

San Francisco Votes To Ban Natural Gas in Newer Buildings

November 12, 2020 4:42 pmNovember 13, 2020 6:08 am

Earlier this week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to ban natural gas from all new buildings within the city, becoming the latest Californian city to enact such legislation in the last few years. The ban ins scheduled to...

2020 General Election Preview: 11th Senate District Dem v. Dem Race

October 6, 2020 7:29 amOctober 7, 2020 8:41 am

The 11th Senate District: The 11th District is San Francisco, San Francisco, San Francisco. Oh, and Daly City from the next county over, but really it’s just pretty much The City. This is a very rich district as seen by...

San Francisco Backs Down on Declaring NRA ‘Domestic Terrorist Organization’

October 2, 2019 4:03 pm

The Second Amendment wins again. The San Francisco Supervisors recently decided to back off on their recent declaration that the National Rifle Association and its membership are “domestic terrorists.” Guess why? The NRA sued. In early September, the San Francisco City...

Unanimous Vote by San Francisco Supervisors Declares NRA ‘Domestic Terrorist Organization’

September 4, 2019 5:23 pmSeptember 5, 2019 7:04 am

The San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors just passed a Resolution declaring the National Rifle Association “a domestic terrorist organization.” “Resolution declaring that the National Rifle Association is a domestic terrorist organization and urging other cities, states, and...