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Rules Committee appoints slate to Immigrant Rights Commission; several seats granted residency waivers
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee approved appointments to 10 of 11 open seats on the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission, including three appointments with residency waivers; the appointments will be forwarded to the full Board agenda on Oct. 28.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on an October date heard brief statements from 14 applicants for 11 seats on the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission and voted to appoint a slate of nominees, leaving one seat vacant.
Supervisor Shamone Walton, chair of the Rules Committee, moved the slate and called for the vote; Vice Chair Supervisor Cheryl and Supervisor Mandelmann voted with Walton. Chair Walton announced, "That motion passes without objection." The clerk confirmed the appointments will be transmitted to the Board agenda on Oct. 28.
Committee members heard about each nominee's background and priorities before the vote. Asil Farah, who identified themself as "the first Yemeni American to serve on the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission," described work as a Tenderloin…
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