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Supervisors back surveillance-transparency bill, denounce proposed Title X rule change and honor Chinese American World War II veterans
Summary
The board voted 10–1 to support state legislation requiring public hearings and surveillance‑use policies, unanimously condemned a proposed federal Title X funding change, and unanimously urged Congress to award Chinese American World War II veterans the Congressional Gold Medal.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 12 passed three high‑profile resolutions: a 10–1 vote supporting California Senate Bill 1186 (the “Stop Secret Surveillance Act”), a unanimous denouncement of a proposed federal Title X rule change that would bar Title X funding to clinics that provide abortion services, and a unanimous resolution urging the U.S. Congress to award Chinese American World War II veterans the Congressional Gold Medal.
On Item 14, Supervisor Catherine Stefani (identified in the transcript as “Supervisor Stephanie”) explained she would vote no on the surveillance-resolution despite supporting the intent because she said disclosure could endanger plainclothes investigators and impede the usefulness of some…
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