Battle lines solidified Wednesday over the vast development deal between The City and event planners trying to bring the America’s Cup yacht race to San Francisco over the next two years.As currently structured, the pact would require race officials to finance repairs to some of San Francisco’s long-crumbling piers in exchange for prime property to build condominiums, plus lucrative 66-year waterfront development and lease rights to publicly owned land.
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Nearly $5 million set aside for planned streetscape improvements on Second Street has been reallocated for other projects in The City following opposition to the SoMa District undertaking.Supervisor Jane Kim, whose district includes Second Street, was left fuming when the reallocation proposal first came up at last week’s meeting of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, which is governed by the Board of Supervisors.
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A planned $100 million regional emergency communication system is one step closer to approval despite concerns about costs and the need for a $65 million overhaul of a separate emergency radio system.
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Are San Francisco police unfairly snooping on local citizens in cooperation with federal authorities investigating terrorism?
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The City has approved tax breaks for biotech companies, film productions and Twitter, but it drew the line Tuesday at providing them for businesses that hire ex-felons. Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who introduced the legislation that would offer a $10,000 tax break for each hire, said it was intended to prevent crime. But the proposal was blasted Tuesday by the more moderate members on the Board of Supervisors and failed in a 6-5 vote.
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A plan to offer businesses a $10,000 tax break per ex-offender they hire during the next two years was sent out of the Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee meeting Wednesday in a 2-1 vote.
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Amid calls for changes to The City’s public financing program, which is available for mayoral and supervisor candidates, the Ethics Commission will debate what a revised program should look like. The first hearing is set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Room 408 at City Hall.
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A planned bowling alley in the Mission along with the long-standing Roxie Theater were granted the right to begin selling alcohol on Tuesday after the Board of Supervisors approved legislation providing exceptions to the area’s restrictions on alcohol.
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Candidates vying for a seat on the Board of Supervisors next year could receive up to $150,000 in taxpayer money, a $61,000 increase to the existing public financing cap. The public finance program provides matching funds to candidates running for mayor or supervisor if they agree to a spending cap. If third-party spending exceeds the cap, candidates are entitled to receive more matching funds.
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Occupy SF demonstrators were gathering peacefully in Justin Herman Plaza to eat and talk about what to do if San Francisco police attempt to clear the gathering tonight or Tuesday morning.
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