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Onlookers say popularity drove foot patrol veto
override
Newsom suffers first veto defeat
Critical to the overturning of Mayor Newsom's veto of mandatory
foot patrols legislation, sponsored by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi
(right), Supervisors (re-elect) Bevan Dufty and Sophie Maxwell
maintained their strong support for the popular legislation and
voted against the veto at today's Board of Supervisors meeting.
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Luke Thomas
By Emmert Berg, Bay City News Service
November 14, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - Supporters and even an opponent
of citywide police foot patrols said today that Mayor Gavin Newsom
and his staff were slow to realize the broad public appeal of
seeing more cops on San Francisco sidewalks.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 today to override
a veto by Newsom of the foot patrol plan, a one-year experiment
at all 10 police stations starting early next year.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin's vote was the biggest surprise. Peskin
had originally voted against the legislation when the legislation
was first
approved on October 17, but today joined supervisors in opposing
the veto and supporting the legislation.
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San Francisco supervisors vote to make pot offenses
lowest law enforcement priority
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Luke Thomas
By Emmett Berg, Bay City News Service
November 15, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - San Francisco supervisors today
voted to make marijuana offenses the Police Department's lowest
priority, though prohibitions remain for marijuana sales in public,
possession by minors or use by motorists.
"San Francisco should determine its marijuana policy locally,
not hand them over to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration,"
stated the ordinance by Supervisor Tom Ammiano. "Law enforcement
resources would be better spent fighting serious and violent crimes."
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Alioto-Pier proposes San Francisco sports commission
on heels of 49ers snafu
Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier at yesterday's Board of Supervisors
meeting
announced a proposal to create a city sports commission.
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Luke Thomas
By Emmett Berg, Bay City News Service
November 15, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - After a week of bad
news for 49ers fans and Olympics enthusiasts, a San Francisco
supervisor today proposed creating a city sports commission
to help develop professional, amateur and recreational opportunities.
Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier said the city currently
has two different departments managing Monster Stadium at Candlestick
Point, Kezar Stadium, Moscone Center and the Bill Graham Civic
Auditorium. She also said that a variety of city departments
are responsible for attracting and permitting sports events.
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Environmental groups sue Bush administration
for global warming reporting deficiency
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By Julia Cheever, Bay City News Service
November 14, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - Three environmental
groups sued the Bush administration in federal court in San
Francisco today for allegedly failing to complete a congressionally
required report on global warming.
The lawsuit says a law passed by Congress in 1990,
the Global Change Research Act, requires the government to issue
a national assessment every four years on the impact of global
warming on the U.S. environment, economy, human health and human
safety
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Letters
Beautiful sewers
Dufty is a gentleman
Fong must go
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