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Rules Committee amends and continues MTC appointment after debate over seniority and representation
Summary
The Rules Committee debated Supervisor David Campos’s appointment to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and passed an amendment to replace him with Supervisor Scott Wiener, then continued the item to a future meeting for full consideration.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Rules Committee on March 17 took up the nomination to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and, after extensive public comment and internal debate about seniority and representation, passed an amendment and continued the matter to a future meeting.
Chair Jane Kim called item 1, a motion to appoint Supervisor David Campos to the MTC (term ending 02/10/2015). Community groups and labor representatives urged the committee to confirm Campos, pointing to his recent work on local transit initiatives. Malcolm Young of the Chinatown Community Development Center said SB 375 ‘‘is literally gonna impact and possibly change the face of San Francisco’’ and argued that a supervisor from a heavily impacted district should sit on the regional board. Beatrice Herrera of POWER and other speakers highlighted Campos’s work on youth fare programs and community outreach.
During the board discussion, several supervisors raised the committee’s longstanding practice of awarding certain outside seats on the basis of seniority. One supervisor moved to amend the nomination: replace David Campos with Supervisor Scott Wiener and continue the item so the committee can consider applicants and seniority implications. A roll call on the amendment recorded Supervisor Kim voting No, Supervisor Ellsburn Aye and Supervisor Farrell Aye; the motion to amend carried. The committee then moved to continue item 1 to the call of the chair so the nomination can be scheduled and additional deliberations held.
The public record at the hearing included frequent references to SB 375 and the regional Sustainable Community Strategy, which speakers said could have significant housing and transit impacts on low‑income neighborhoods. Chair Kim said she might call a special rules meeting to expedite consideration of the item if important MTC votes affecting San Francisco were imminent.
The committee did not make a final appointment today; the matter will return to the Rules Committee for further action and a recommendation to the full Board of Supervisors.
