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Proposition C
If passed, this ballot measure would overturn and replace existing e-cigarette restrictions in San Francisco.
Current restrictions include a ban, which goes into effect in January 2020, on the sale of any non-FDA-approved e-cigarette products, as well as a blanket ban on flavored tobacco products.
Proposition C would overturn the restriction on non-FDA-approved products, replacing it with a limit on how much of certain products could be sold within a certain timeframe. It may also overturn the city’s current ban on flavored tobacco for e-cigarettes. Proposition C would also prohibit advertising designed to appeal to kids, including advertising on social media platforms with audiences that were primarily under the age of 21.
Civic spoke with San Francisco Examiner reporter Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez about the election. Here’s what he had to say about Prop C:
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Proposition B
This ballot measure would change the name of an established city department, the Department of Aging and Adult Services, to signal to people with disabilities that this department also exists to serve them. The new name: the Department of Disability and Aging Services.
It’s not just a name change, though. The ballot measure would also change the qualifications for three of the seven members of the department’s commission. One member would have to be at least 60 years old, one would have to have a disability, and one would have to be a veteran.
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Proposition A
This is a proposal for the city to issue $600 million in bonds to build and preserve affordable housing, which is rented or sold at prices below the market rate.
“Affordable” in this case means that the housing is managed by a city program or nonprofit that cannot charge more in rent or mortgage than what’s affordable to certain income levels. The bond would fund housing for a wide range of incomes, topping out at 200 percent of the median income for the area.
The biggest chunk, $220 million, is for about 1,000 new units of “low-income housing,” which is priced for individuals with annual incomes up to $68,950, or families of three with annual household incomes up to $88,700.
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San Francisco Public Press Seeks Managing Editor
The San Francisco Public Press is a nonprofit news organization that provides independent analysis of government and other powerful interests through in-depth investigative reports published online and in a quarterly print edition. We cover politics, housing, education, environment, labor, economics, immigration, health, public safety and a range of other topics. We also produce podcasts and […]
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San Francisco Public Press Seeks Graphic Designer
The San Francisco Public Press is a nonprofit news organization that provides independent analysis of government and other powerful interests through in-depth investigative reports published online and in a quarterly print edition. We cover politics, housing, education, environment, labor, economics, immigration, health, public safety and a range of other topics. We also produce podcasts and […]
Posted inClimate Change, Environment, News, Sea Level Rise, Utilities
Sea Level Rise in S.F. Will Affect More Than the Waterfront
Professor Kristina Hill, of the University of California, Berkeley, outlines how sea level rise is likely to affect San Francisco, the danger posed by toxic waste and how the city could adapt.
“Places that people think are not going to flood because there’ll be a levee or a wall may actually flood as that groundwater comes right up through the surface of the soil.” — Kristina Hill
This story was produced in collaboration with Covering Climate Now. Covering Climate Now is a global journalism initiative committed to bringing more and better coverage to the defining story of our time.
