Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Board of Supervisors

Board of Supervisors Rejects Muni Service Cuts Appeal

By Michael Rhodes | Apr 13, 2010 | 8 Comments

David Pilpel, the appellant, speaks before the Board of Supervisors. Photo: Michael Rhodes The Board of Supervisors rejected an appeal today that would have halted the 10 percent cut in Muni service that’s set to go into effect May 1. By a 7-4 vote, the supervisors affirmed the Planning Department’s determination that the service cuts […]

Muni Charter Measure Supporters Take to the Streets to Collect Signatures

By Michael Rhodes | Apr 8, 2010 | 13 Comments

Supervisor Sean Elsbernd canvasses near West Portal station this morning. Photo: Michael Rhodes People catching Muni near West Portal station this morning were greeted by an unusual sight: Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, SPUR Executive Director Gabriel Metcalf, and a team of volunteers were out canvassing the avenue to gather signatures for a ballot measure that would […]

Newsom Christens New Mojo Cafe “Parklet,” Pledges More to Come

By Matthew Roth | Mar 18, 2010 | 11 Comments

DPW Director Ed Reiskin, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, and Mayor Gavin Newsom standing in what used to be two parking spaces. Photos: Matthew Roth With scores of people crowding the sidewalk and taking up one lane of traffic on Divisadero in front of Mojo Bicycle Cafe, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and city department heads […]

Supervisors Delay Final Vote on Garage Legislation for Another Week

By Michael Rhodes | Mar 9, 2010 | 9 Comments

Supervisor David Chiu has sponsored a measure to ban garages built following no-fault tenant evictions in parts of the Northeast corner of San Francisco. Photo: Michael Rhodes For a second time in two weeks, the Board of Supervisors today delayed a final vote on legislation that would impose stricter rules on the construction of new […]

Supervisors to Take Final Vote on Garage Legislation Tomorrow

By Michael Rhodes | Mar 8, 2010 | 9 Comments

Flickr photo: ChazWags The Board of Supervisors will vote tomorrow on legislation that would limit new garages in Chinatown, North Beach and Telegraph Hill. After approving the legislation on first reading by a 7-2 vote on February 9, the supervisors voted on February 23 to continue the measure until tomorrow. Supervisor Bevan Dufty, whose vote […]

Board of Supervisors Delays Vote on Garage Legislation

By Michael Rhodes | Feb 23, 2010 | 7 Comments

Supervisor Bevan Dufty. The Board of Supervisors has delayed a vote on legislation that would limit new garages in Chinatown, North Beach and Telegraph Hill for two weeks. After approving the legislation on first reading by a 7-2 vote on February 9, the supervisors voted today to continue the measure until March 9, a move […]

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