"The San Francisco charter, which is the city's Constitution, hasn't been reviewed as an entire document since the 1990s. Everyone agrees it's a bit unwieldy, changed more than 100 times in the past decade with piecemeal amendments. Many of those were good policy ideas that belong in the charter. But there's also a lot of old language, and by many accounts, the charter gives the mayor way too much power."
"Those will be part of the discussion as Board President Rafael Mandelman and Mayor Daniel Lurie move forward with their plans to create a Charter Reform Task Force. The good news is that SPUR is not trying to change the way we elect supervisors. The district elections system is the only, the only, the only (can I say that again) bulwark against the total domination of the city by billionaires and corrupt operatives."
Tom Ammiano has long advocated comprehensive City Charter reform. The charter has not been reviewed in full since the 1990s and has been altered more than 100 times in the past decade through piecemeal amendments. Many amendments contain useful policy, but significant outdated language remains. Critics argue the charter grants excessive power to the mayor, as illustrated by a mayor declining to spend Board-allocated housing funds. SPUR proposes sweeping charter changes potentially for the November 2026 ballot. Board President Rafael Mandelman and Mayor Daniel Lurie plan a Charter Reform Task Force. SPUR explicitly does not propose changing district elections, which are described as a critical bulwark against concentrated private influence.
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