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Supervisors introduce measures on bio‑detection device registration, Hunters View financing and health‑care cost hearings
Summary
Supervisors announced a range of upcoming hearings and introduced local legislation, including a proposal to require registration and facility response plans for biological agent detectors, a mortgage revenue bond application for the Hunters View redevelopment, and hearings on hospital costs and city overtime and payroll audits.
At the Board of Supervisors roll call and introductions, members announced several upcoming legislative items and hearings that the board will consider in the coming weeks.
Supervisor David Cohen said he will introduce a resolution next week authorizing the Mayor's Office of Housing to apply for mortgage revenue bond support for Phase 1 of the Hunters View HOPE SF redevelopment; the April 4 state application deadline was cited. "The April 4 deadline to apply for this financing is fast approaching, and I'll be asking for your support on this measure at next week's board meeting," Cohen said.
Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced legislation aimed at commercial biological‑agent detectors marketed to private buildings. Wiener said the measure would require owners of biological‑agent detectors to register the products with the city, maintain a facility response plan in the event of a detection, and face penalties for false alarms. "The legislation that I'm introducing would require anyone who possesses a biological agent detector to register that product with the city to abide by city requirements and, it requires that individual to have a facility response plan if there is an incident and the payment of penalties if there are any false alarms," Wiener said, citing concerns about untested devices and the risk of unnecessary emergency responses.
Supervisor John Avalos (absent) and other members signaled additional oversight hearings: Supervisor Campos requested hearings on the Controller's audit of Fire Department payroll, a government audit and oversight committee hearing on departmental overtime trends, and a hearing on comparative hospital costs in the Bay Area focusing on cost drivers, competition and the Health Service System's accountable care initiatives. Campos also announced acceptance of a $240,000 grant from the Earned Assets Resource Network to implement a financial‑empowerment program.
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi (referred to in roll call as Mercarimi) highlighted community fundraising in Japantown for earthquake relief in Japan, noting more than $300,000 raised in a single day of telethon activity.
These introductions and hearing requests were made during roll call and will return to committee or the Board for formal referral, public hearings, or readings as required by the city's legislative process.
