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Is governing getting harder because campaigning is getting easier . This morning the the Supreme Court hears argument on another Campaign Finance case. And a decision this time around could be bigger than anything weve seen yet. Meantime, the shutdown standoff enters an eighth day, and just under ten days to go until the deadline to raise the debt limit. While some talk is quietly emerging about a shortterm deal to avoid default and reopen the government, nobody seems to want to take that deal. Education nation. Today a look at the challenges for higher ed from teacher tenure to degree dispari...

Prosecuted and hopefully by the time we get to vote on this resolution, this issue will be moot, but i think its very important for us to be on the record for this very tragic case. Thank you. First i want to thank supervisor campos for that resolution and say that as a former prosecutor i think its important for all of us to ask this da to consider what is in the best interest of justice in this situation and really stand up for our transgender young people. I have four items today. First item is a resolution to urge Governor Brown and the state legislature to restore cuts to medical reimburs...

Mistakes of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and we are making the appropriate changes necessary to deal with this situation. Im not just here as a supervisor to bring this to your attention, but as a member of this community. I shop at the same grocery stores, i go to the same cleaners. Whether im supervisor or not, i will continue to run into these residents because im a part of that community too. I cant walk in that community and hold my head up if i dont do this thing right for mid down. Colleagues, im asking each and every one of you to continue to work with me on this particular s...

Mayors Office Housing director in olson lee regarding midtown apartments in district five. I know there are a number of residents to give public testimony with regard to their concerns about midtown. I know recent changes between the leads with the midtown Park Corporation and the city has brought a lot of uncertainty to the residents. I want to ensure everyone that this change does not impact the town residents. Their leases are not terminated. Im very committed to the five principles that the board of supervisors passed in 2007. Number one, no displacement. Number two, long term affordabilit...

Country, that transgender youth are not important. And i think that with a case like this its really critical for San Francisco and the city and county of San Francisco to take a very clear stand, demanding justice for julie. Taking a very clear stand that we want the district attorney, who ultimately has the discretion to decide whether or not to prosecute julie for simply defending herself, that the charges against this young woman be dropped. Charging julie is not only a travesty of justice, but it will deepen the wounds and harms all sides. It actually stigmatizes and bullies her a second ...