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Board approves settlement in lawsuit over San Franciscos transgender guaranteed-income pilot despite objections
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted 7-3 to approve an ordinance authorizing a settlement in a lawsuit that challenges the citys pilot guaranteed-income program for low-income transgender residents. Some supervisors opposed the settlement because it would include injunctive terms they said could limit future programs.
On Dec. 3, 2024, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to authorize a settlement in a lawsuit challenging the citys pilot guaranteed-income program for low-income transgender residents. The ordinance authorizing the settlement passed on first reading with seven votes in favor and three opposed.
The settlement, described to the board by staff as partial, would include payment of attorney fees and costs and injunctive relief. According to the settlement memo read into the record, the proposed terms include payment of approximately $3,250 in attorneys fees and costs and entry of injunctive relief that would limit future city efforts to create a…
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