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Commission backs supervisors’ climate‑emergency declaration, urges rapid implementation
Summary
The Commission voted unanimously to support a Board of Supervisors resolution declaring a climate emergency and asked staff for a technical analysis and concrete implementation steps that center equity and frontline communities.
The San Francisco Commission on the Environment voted unanimously on March 26, 2019 to support a Board of Supervisors resolution declaring a climate emergency and urged staff to move quickly from declaration to an implementation plan that identifies specific actions, responsible departments and likely costs.
Director Deborah Raffel introduced the item as a staff‑and‑commission‑developed resolution aligned with Supervisor Mandelmann’s Board proposal. Kyle Smiley, legislative aide to Supervisor Mandelmann, said the office tailored language from other…
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