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Broad set‑aside reform draws large turnout; advocates urge exemptions for Children’s Fund, Prop H

San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Rules Committee · February 19, 2009
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Summary

A proposed charter amendment to cap and allow reductions to city set‑asides prompted hours of public comment. Child‑advocacy groups, library and arts representatives, and labor urged exemptions for the Children’s Fund and Prop H; supervisors agreed to continue the item for stakeholder negotiation.

Supervisor Ross Mercurini introduced a second‑draft charter amendment that would set a dollar cap on city charter set‑asides and authorize temporary reductions and waivers during fiscal shortfalls or emergencies.

The item drew one of the largest public turnouts of the hearing. Speakers representing child‑advocacy groups, the San Francisco Public Library, arts organizations, labor unions…

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