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Mayor Ed Lee and other public officials are named in details from an FBI probe into state Sen. Leland Yee and Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow. (Mike Koozmin/S.F. Examiner)

Voters may decide on mayor’s ability to appoint members of the board

Voters will apparently decide whether to eliminate the mayor’s appointment power to…

 

Supervisor John Avalos is hoping to pass a charter amendment that would take away the mayor's power to appoint a new member of the board if a seat opens up before an election. (Cindy Chew/2010 S.F. Examiner)

Voters may be asked to eliminate mayoral appointees to the Board of Supervisors

An effort is underway to strip the mayor of the power to…

 

Iranian authorities disappear top two Green leaders

Reports from Green Movement sources wihin Iran suggest the Mullah tyranny is…