A contamination scare in the Sunset, a slew of November ballot measures, and a potential new member of the Police Commission headline what may be a lengthy and complicated Board of Supervisors meeting this week.
Mayor London Breed will kick off the meeting with her usual monthly address to the body, though no supervisors submitted questions to the mayor. (As always, wonks looking for the full kit and caboodle can check out the complete agenda.)
More Charter Amendments
Of the 11 proposed charter amendments for the November ballot, the board will be voting on some of the more consequential at Tuesday’s meeting. Those include:
More LGBTQ Oversight of Cops
The board will also consider Mayor Breed’s nomination of Mission artist Debra Walker to the Police Commission. If confirmed, Walker will bring back representation from the city’s queer constituency to the commission, which lapsed when civil litigation lawyer Petra DeJesus resigned last year.
2550 Irving Street: What Lies Beneath
The board will also likely pass a resolution, sponsored primarily by District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar, urging state and local agencies to “provide a comprehensive, coordinated response” to toxic contamination at the 2500 block of Irving Street in the Inner Sunset. An affordable housing development, which has proven controversial with neighbors, is planned for the site.
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that a proposed ballot measure would change the criteria for the number of signatures required to get initiatives on the ballot, but does not necessarily lower it.