"A six-vote conservative majority on the Board of Supes wants to change the rules to make sure someone like Aaron Peskin can no longer have a lengthy career at City Hall. The measure would remove the current term-limit language, which prevents anyone from serving more than two consecutive terms as a supervisor or mayor, to a lifetime ban after two terms. The measure would not impact other offices, like the city attorney and the district attorney, or the School Board or Community College Board."
"I know of very, very few jurisdictions where the executive gets to appoint members of the legislature. The president of the US can't fill a vacancy in Congress. The governor of California can't appoint a vacancy in the State Legislature. The mayor of Oakland can't appoint members of the Oakland City Council. So why does the mayor of San Francisco get to appoint people to vacant seats on the Board of Supes?"
A six-vote conservative majority on the Board of Supervisors seeks to change term-limit rules to impose a lifetime ban after two terms. The proposal would replace the current two-consecutive-term limit for supervisors and mayor with a lifetime prohibition after two terms and would apply only to supervisors, not city attorney, district attorney, School Board, or Community College Board offices. YIMBY groups back the change to prevent long-serving figures like Aaron Peskin or John Avalos from returning. Term limits for legislators can empower executives and lobbyists by accelerating turnover and reducing legislative expertise. The mayoral power to appoint interim supervisors raises separation-of-powers and accountability concerns.
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