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Committee forwards MTA charter amendments amid strong labor opposition
Summary
The Rules Committee sent a package of charter amendments affecting Municipal Transportation Agency governance to the full Board after hearing intense public comment from labor, engineers and MTA representatives. Labor urged more analysis and meet-and-confer; sponsors signaled amendments will be offered at the full Board.
The San Francisco Rules Committee forwarded a set of proposed charter amendments addressing governance and authority at the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) to the Board of Supervisors after extended public comment and debate.
President Supervisor Aaron Peskin, sponsor of the MTA measure, said he will introduce multiple amendments at the full Board to address concerns raised during earlier hearings. Among the items Peskin discussed were reducing an exempt appointment threshold to…
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