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Board approves all‑electric construction ordinance with new labor, restaurant provisions
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 10 to adopt an ordinance requiring most new construction in San Francisco to be all‑electric, while adding amendments aimed at workforce transition, testing additional green building measures, and a limited restaurant waiver process.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Nov. 10 passed an ordinance requiring all new construction to be all‑electric, marking a major step in the city’s years‑long push to reduce building emissions. The measure — authored by Supervisor Rafael Mandelmann — passed unanimously after the board accepted a set of amendments intended to ease implementation for workers and restaurants.
Mandelmann, the ordinance’s lead sponsor, said the move is aimed at reducing greenhouse gases and improving public safety. “Natural gas is the second largest source of carbon emissions in San Francisco after transportation,” he told the board, citing health risks and past gas‑related disasters. He described the ordinance as “an incremental but important move to help save our planet.”
Nut graf: The ordinance sets a citywide requirement that new residential and commercial buildings file permits as all‑electric starting in mid‑2021, with limited administrative…
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