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Board adopts resolution opposing Citizens United ruling
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution calling for constitutional change to limit corporate political spending, joining a movement supported by more than 35 U.S. cities, the resolution’s sponsor said. The resolution passed without recorded roll call after same‑house, same‑call agreement.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution urging action to address the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which the resolution described as granting corporations equal free‑speech rights to influence elections.
President Chu asked colleagues to support the measure, thanking Supervisors Cohen and Wiener (and…
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