Includes SPUR's analysis of 18city measures on the November 7, 2000 ballot.

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does Prop. R says that it shall be city policy to create an interpretive educational public use facility at Pier 45’s Shed A, with a mission to promote a greater understanding and respect for the bay, its delta, and its Pacific Ocean sanctuaries through exhibits, resource archives, educational programs, public forums, and…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does Proposition Q is a non-binding statement of policy that encourages San Francisco to create a Pedestrian Safety Fund that would at a minimum include the baseline funding provided in the city’s 2000-01 budget for the “Livable Streets” program. The measure also asks that the city divert a portion of fees and…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does Proposition P is a non-binding declaration of policy that would declare that it is city policy that the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard be cleaned of toxic contamination to a standard which would permit any use to occur on any part of it. It requests that the Navy allocate enough money to…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does This measure would amend the city’s existing Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance to establish new limits on campaign contributions, including to non-candidate and independent committees; provide for partial public matching funding for candidates for the Board of Supervisors; and impose additional reporting and disclosure requirements on candidates and political committees.Why it…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does This measure would restrict the conversions of rental housing to owner-occupied property. First, it would continue the limits on condo conversions that are already in place but due to expire. Second, it would narrow San Francisco’s condominium conversion law, which has allowed property owners to convert from rental use to homeownership…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does This proposed ordinance would amend a 1978 initiative measure (“Proposition K”) relating to the regulation of taxicabs. It would empower the Taxicab Commission to issue various special permits and it would allow these permits to be held by corporations rather than only by cab drivers as is currently the case.Why…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does San Francisco is straining under high demand for both homes and jobs. This situation is affecting almost every “intact” city in the United States, but it is especially difficult for San Francisco because of 1) the economic strength of the high-tech sector in the Bay Area, and 2) the strong tradition…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What is does This proposition would prohibit a city appointed or elected official from accepting a gift, payment, job offer, or campaign contribution from a person or entity, if the city official previously had approved granting certain benefits—such as a contract, lease, franchise, land use exception, special tax benefit or monetary payment—to such person…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does Several companies have challenged the legality of San Francisco’s business tax. If the firms are successful in court, they would expose the city to a $800 million liability. Proposition I is intended to cure this legal exposure by amending the business tax so that all companies pay a payroll tax instead…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does Proposition H would amend the city’s rent control ordinance to prohibit residential landlords from passing onto tenants the costs of major capital improvements such as a new roof, exterior paint, a new hot water heater, energy conservation measures, or remediation of lead hazards. Currently, an owner can raise a tenant’s base…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does For 33 years, the Recreation and Park Commission has closed the eastern portion of John F. Kennedy Drive (and a few auxiliary streets) in Golden Gate Park to automobile traffic on Sundays and certain holidays. Effected streets include: John F. Kennedy Drive between Kezar and Transverse Drives; Arguello Boulevard, Conservatory Drive…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does The intent of this proposed charter amendment is to achieve more parity between the health benefits of active and retired employees. It would have the city (or the school district, or the community college district as the case may be) pay half of the out-of-the pocket costs for health insurance for…

The Children’s Amendment was first passed by the voters in 1991, and has generated about $122 million over the past nine years. The Department of Children, Youth and their Families administers the fund of $18 million a year, allocating money to city departments and more than 180 non-profit organizations to provide programs for children and youth.

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot.What it does This proposed charter amendment would create a new category of retirement benefits for most “miscellaneous” city employees (non-uniformed forces). During the 1970s, city workers had the “richest” benefits in the state, which were judged by the voters to be significant drain on the general fund. In 1976, a second retirement plan was…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does The city charter currently provides that each of the eleven members of the Board of Supervisors has two staff members. This proposed charter amendment would increase that number to three.Why it is on the ballot In 1997, the Supervisors adopted an ordinance authorizing a third aide, called a “constituent liaison,”…

This measure appeared on the November 2000 San Francisco ballot. What it does Proposition A is a $105 million general obligation bond measure that would fund improvements to 19 of the city’s 26 library branches. In addition, it would fund a new support center to free up needed space in the main library, and improvements to Brooks Hall for use as the city’s archive…

Arlene Ackerman and Kathleen Turner field questions on educational reform, the role of parents in education, and the position the city must take to ensure the success of the system.

In San Francisco, we have not yet developed a comprehensive system of design that recognizes the natural features and processes of our peninsula--the waterfront, the hilltops, the wind and fog patterns. Now is the time.

This report suggests several ways that the approval process can be reformed in order to add certainty and reduce the time it takes to obtain project approval.