District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell might have been a self-proclaimed City Hall outsider when running for office, but he got a big dose of City Hall when dealing with a land-use development.
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After analysis showed what was supposed to be a cost-neutral program that would keep police officers from retiring was in fact costing The City millions of dollars, the Board of Supervisors decided not to continue the program past June 30. If it did, the City Controller said it would cost The City about $6 million more annually.
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Sheriff candidate Ross Mirkarimi shrugged off the landslide endorsement of an opponent Friday by the San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, representing the department’s rank-and-file members who say they want an insider who knows the job.
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The City’s effort that began in 2006 to revitalize the Lower Fillmore by focusing on the area’s rich jazz history isn’t cutting it.
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After wearing many hats for the City of San Francisco, former Police Officers Association President Chris Cunnie has landed a job in the administration of Attorney General Kamala Harris.
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The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce is taking sides on two dueling pieces of legislation that address The City’s business tax on employee stock options.
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The Board of Supervisors Budget Committee was scheduled to vote Wednesday on loaning $150,000 to a struggling nonprofit that provides health services for the LGBT community who are low-income.
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Whether a struggling nonprofit already saddled with debt should receive a $150,000 no-interest loan from The City with no guarantee of its repayment will be decided Wednesday by the Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee.The unusual proposal, introduced by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, would have The City shell out the money from general reserve fund, an account for unforeseen expenses, which is now at a $14 million level. Generally it’s supposed to be around $25 million.
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A proposal to eliminate payroll taxes on stock options is changing dramatically following a report that estimates that San Francisco would lose between $500,000 and $750,000 a year if the tax is eliminated.
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Eliminating San Francisco’s unique tax on stock options could cost San Francisco between $500,000 and $750,000 a year in tax revenue, according to a joint report from the Controller, Tax Collector, City Attorney, and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development.
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