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Rules Committee agrees to continue Fair Chance ordinance amendment after public testimony
Summary
Supervisor Malia Cohen asked the Rules Committee to continue consideration of proposed changes to San Francisco's Fair Chance ("Ban the Box") ordinance to allow more community engagement; public commenters — including legal-services advocates and people with conviction histories — urged stronger enforcement and private remedies. The committee continued the item without objection.
Supervisor Malia Cohen on Wednesday asked the Rules Committee to continue consideration of an amendment to San Francisco's Fair Chance ordinance, a local "Ban the Box" measure that limits employer and housing-provider use of conviction histories.
"What I'm doing today is I'm requesting a continue a continuance from for item 1, which is an amendment to our fair chance ordinate ordinance," Supervisor Malia Cohen said, asking for extra time to consult stakeholders and to compare the proposal with a related state assembly measure.
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