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Board deadlocks on broadening term-limit changes; charter amendment continued to Feb. 3
Summary
Supervisors debated a charter amendment to convert existing consecutive two-term limits into lifetime two-term limits for mayor and supervisors. An amendment to expand limits to other elected offices failed 4–7; the underlying charter question was continued to Feb. 3 for further consideration.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors spent the afternoon debating a proposed charter amendment that would convert current consecutive two-term limits for mayor and supervisors into lifetime two-term limits and close what the sponsor called a loophole that allows officials to run again after a break.
Sponsor Supervisor Joel Mahmoud framed the proposal as an effort to "close the loophole" and to "provide an opportunity for the next generation of leadership," saying the change would preserve the intent of existing term limits while preventing long…
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