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Proposition F Would Give Mayor More Power Over Departments (opens the original)
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This November, Mayor Daniel Lurie is asking voters to give him more control over city departments and commissions. Titled “Changes to Executive Branch Management,” Proposition F would give the San Francisco mayor direct authority to fully reorganize and transfer functions within most city departments, appoint department heads without input by the Board of Supervisors or commissions, and fire them without cause. The proposition also seeks to restore the deputy mayor position, which was eliminated
Proposition E Would Give More Power to City Administrator (opens the original)
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Proposition E is a part of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s triplet of proposed changes to City Hall governance headed to voters this November. Titled Extending the City Administrator’s Duties and Changing City Contracting, the ballot measure significantly alters how city departments adopt technology, raises the threshold on contracts needing Board of Supervisors approval by millions of dollars and doubles the city administrator’s term to 10 years. And in a little-noticed change, it empowers the city admini
Proposition A Offers Sweeping Changes for City Governance (opens the original)
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Proposition A offers San Francisco what supporters call “110 small fixes” for local government, with changes spanning far and wide: altering how the city approves legal settlements, restructuring departments and commissions, removing reporting requirements and giving the city administrator authority over the city’s real estate portfolio. Nonpartisan analysis of 10 local propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot by Public Press reporters. See complete guide » Currently, commissions and boards created by
As Food Insecurity Rises, Elected City Officials Explore New — and Revive Old — Strategies to Address It - San Francisco Public Press (opens the original)
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On a Wednesday afternoon in July, just a block from City Hall, the Heart of the City Farmers’ Market is bustling with hundreds of customers. People from across San Francisco go to Civic Center each Wednesday and Sunday in search of healthful, affordable groceries, a resource many don’t have in their corners of the city. Piles of produce and other foods from dozens of northern and central California growers, from peaches and okra to habanero peppers and honey, nestle under canopies spanning Fulto
For Shorter Ballots, Mayor Wants to Change How Some Measures Qualify - San Francisco Public Press (opens the original)
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On a warm Thursday afternoon, residents picnicking and walking their dogs in the Mission Dolores neighborhood shared mixed emotions about San Francisco’s famously long ballots. Bayview resident Ashley Thompson, 65, said she didn’t think her June ballot was too long. When asked about the signature gathering that’s part of the process of getting measures on the ballot, she said she likes to support the people being paid to gather them. Nancy Gutierrez, 27, who lives in the Mission, thought otherwi
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