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Board rejects measure to create elected public advocate, would have gone to voters
Summary
A charter amendment to create an elected Office of the Public Advocate and place it on the Nov. 3 ballot failed on a 5-6 vote after hours of debate about oversight, cost and whether existing offices already perform the function.
A proposed charter amendment to create an elected Office of the Public Advocate — an independent citywide official empowered to investigate allegations of public corruption, issue subpoenas and review city programs — failed in a 5-6 vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 21.
Supervisor Matt Dorsey Moore (file sponsor) said the measure was aimed at giving voters a citywide option to address corruption and waste. “This is not a spending measure. This is a cost savings measure,” Moore told the board, citing estimates from the city controller that the office would cost under $1 million annually and could…
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