Articles Tagged “mark farrell”

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    Update on Ranked Choice Voting in San Francisco

    by Steven Hill on Sep 28, 2012 | 13 Comments

    I am happy to report that we were able to beat back the attacks on Ranked Choice Voting in both San Francisco and Oakland. These were very serious and well-coordinated attacks by conservative forces.

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • The Sunshine Ordinance Task Force was established by Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code in 1999. The purpose of the Task Force is to protect the public's interest in open government . File photo by Luke Thomas.

    Supervisors’ Vendetta Against Sunshine Panel Incumbents

    by Richard Knee on Jun 22, 2012 | 2 Comments

    Open-government activists believe, and with good reason, that the Board of Supervisors’ May 22 vote to oust three incumbents from the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force was in retaliation for a pair of task force actions that cast the board – and particularly President David Chiu and Supervisors Scott Wiener, Malia Cohen and Eric Mar – in an unfavorable light.

    Posted in Law, Opinion, Politics

  • Olague Explains her Support for RCV Repeal Measure

    by Luke Thomas on Mar 10, 2012 | 6 Comments

    Olague has long ties to the progressive community and was appointed by Mayor Ed Lee to the District 5 seat, one of the city’s most progressive, in January after Ross Mirkarimi was elected Sheriff. This week, she joined Sean Elsbernd, Carmen Chu, Scott Wiener, and Malia Cohen – all considered moderate/conservative supervisors – in supporting Sup. Mark Farrell’s proposal to replace RCV with runoff elections for the mayor’s race and other citywide offices.

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Carolyn Tyler Honored by Board of Supervisors

    by Kat Anderson on Feb 15, 2012 | No Comments

    District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell stated that he was “honored to recognize a great district 2 resident who has been part of our lives for many years at ABC.” Farrell presented Tyler with a commendation signed by the Board.

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Group Seeks Condo Lottery Bypass,
    Raise Funds for Affordable Housing

    by Luke Thomas on Feb 02, 2012 | No Comments

    The City instituted a curb on condo conversions in response to increases in “no fault” tenant evictions, limiting conversions via a lottery to 200 per year. Currently there are 2,391 homeowners waiting in line for their chance to convert their tenancy-in-common mortgages into less costly and restrictive joint tenancy instruments.

    Posted in News, Politics