San Francisco Board of Supervisors Archives

Aaron Peskin Chosen As Next SF Board Of Supervisors President

January 10, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 10, 2023 7:31 am

Longtime San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin was chosen as the next Board of Supervisors President on Monday, reaching the position for a second time after serving as President over a decade ago. Peskin, a UC Santa Cruz graduate, began his...

SF Board of Supervisors Reverses Ruling On Police Using Robots In Certain Deadly Force Situations

December 7, 2022 4:41 pm

After a week of protests following the San Francisco Board of Supervisors decision to allow the SFPD to use robots for deadly force in limited situations, the Board reversed their decision on Tuesday. The battle over allowing police robots to...

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Approve Police Robots For Deadly Force Situations

November 30, 2022 12:13 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a new policy on Tuesday in an 8-3 vote that will allow the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to use remotely-operated robots with explosives in extreme situations where lives are at risk. The...

SFPD Pushes For Police Robots For Deadly Force Situations

November 25, 2022 3:29 pmNovember 25, 2022 3:30 pm

According to a new policy draft released earlier this week, the San Francisco Police Department continued to push forward a proposal that would allow them to use robots to use deadly force in situations where lives are at risk, with...

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Vote to Allow the SFPD Access to Private Security Cameras

September 23, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 22, 2022 8:05 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 earlier this week okaying Mayor London Breed’s plan to allow the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to access private security cameras. Previously, the SFPD was only allowed to request access to private...

Appeals Court Will Allow Illegal Voters in SF Election this November

September 9, 2022 12:14 pm

The California Constitution is very clear on who is allowed to vote in state and local elections: “A United States citizen 18 years of age and resident in this State may vote.” In March 2022, California attorney James Lacy filed a...

Resolution That Decriminalizes Psychedelic Drugs Passed By San Francisco Board of Supervisors

September 8, 2022 1:44 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution earlier this week decriminalizing psychedelic drugs within the city while also urging both the state and federal government to pass similar legislation. In the past several years, the decriminalization of psychedelics,...