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Rules Committee advances Julie Su nomination amid questioning on proposed cuts to women's services

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee · May 7, 2009
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The committee moved Julie Su's appointment to the Commission on the Status of Women to the full board while members pressed her on proposed departmental cuts — including a roughly $400,000 (16%) reduction affecting community-based violence‑against‑women services — and she pledged to review budgets and seek mitigations.

The Rules Committee voted to forward the mayor’s nomination of Julie Su to the Commission on the Status of Women and to table the paired rejection motion after a detailed hearing that focused heavily on proposed budget cuts affecting services for survivors of domestic violence.

Julie Su, who described her background as a fourth‑generation San Franciscan, regulatory attorney and former community volunteer, outlined…

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