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Board committee accepts civil grand jury port recommendations, amends response and forwards to full Board
Summary
A Board committee heard the civil grand jury’s Port of San Francisco report, debated findings on mayoral influence, waterfront land-use revisions and IFD bonds, accepted amended responses and voted without objection to send the amended resolution to the full Board for consideration.
The Board of Supervisors’ committee reviewed the civil grand jury’s report on the Port of San Francisco and approved, as amended, the committee response to be forwarded to the full Board. The report’s lead author described concerns about the Port Commission’s appointment process, inadequate public input on major projects and financing mechanisms such as infrastructure finance districts (IFDs).
The grand jury presenter, David Hoyem, said the jury concluded the Port is “caught between the public trust and private dollars,” and recommended statutory changes to the Burton Act so the Board could appoint some Port commissioners, revision of the…
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