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Why Progressives Should Support Pension Reform
Shortly, I will introduce a new ballot initiative that will help reduce costs while ensuring that the pension and health benefit system is protected for future generations of workers. And the initiative will do so in a manner that is fair and equitable. The highest-earning workers, including elected officials, will be asked to contribute more, while the lowest-earning workers will be entirely exempt, a lesson learned from the last pension reform effort. The reforms will help eliminate the abuses of the pension system that benefit a few workers at the expense of others. Residents, elected officials, city employees and labor leaders are invited to review the proposals at www.sfpensionreform.com and provide any comments or ideas.
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Adachi Calls for Ban on Master Key Abuse
SRO Owner Says Police Assaulted HimAdachi’s request comes on the heels of the discovery of several surveillance videos showing police using master keys to unlawfully enter residential motel rooms. Officers illegally searched the rooms before fabricating details about the incidents in sworn police reports.
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Buck Tavern Doubles as Anti-Twitter Tax Exemption Headquarters
The off-the-record confab which barred media coverage, was attended by several well-known figures in San Francisco politics, including Supervisor John Avalos, SEIU organizer Gabriel Haaland, attorney David Waggoner, a political consultant, political activists and Daly.
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Gascón Pitches DA Candidacy to SF Young Dems
The event provided the estimated 50 attendees an opportunity to hear Gascón make a case as to why he should be elected at large in November and for attendees to pose questions on several controversial issues including the death penalty, allegations of SFPD misconduct and perjury, Sit/Lie, safe injection sites, and the City’s inching towards authorizing the use of Tasers by law enforcement.
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GOP Says No to Distressed Homeowners and Consumers
The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) has helped about half a million homeowners remain in their homes, while another eight million families are at risk of losing their homes. HAMP’s aim is to reduce borrowers’ monthly payments to affordable levels. When it was launched in March 2009, the administration projected that it would prevent 3 million to 4 million foreclosures before it expired in December 2012.
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Onek Calls for Independent Investigation
into Alleged SFPD Misconduct“There is a clear conflict of interest when our current District Attorney investigates potential criminal activity that took place at the San Francisco Police Department under his watch,” said Onek.
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Stay Tuned: The Antisocial Network
Twitter’s response to the generous tax break offer was an ungrateful complaint that the payroll tax still includes a 1.5 percent tax on stock options, even though San Francisco has never enforced that tax. Plus, Twitter is complaining about a tax impossible for it to owe for six years under the proposal since Twitter’s taxes would freeze at current levels which do not include tax on stock.
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