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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE INITIATIVE PETITION
Notice is hereby given by the person whose name appears hereon of their intention to circulate a petition within the City and County of San Francisco for the purpose of placing on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot a measure to improve accountability within the executive branch and allow the Mayor to reorganize certain functions among city departments.
A statement of the reasons of the proposed action as contemplated in the petition is as follows:
San Francisco's Charter now spans 548 pages, making it the longest of any major American city. More than 90 percent of City departments are embedded in the Charter itself, meaning even modest organizational improvements require voter approval. Department heads oversee 99 percent of City staff and resources, yet the Mayor has direct hire-and-removal authority over only a small fraction of them. In recent instances involving serious ethical lapses, the Mayor lacked authority to immediately remove department heads. The Charter also requires the Mayor to directly supervise nearly 50 department heads—an impractical structure for a government with more than 30,000 employees. This structure diffuses responsibility and makes it difficult for voters to know who is accountable when services fall short.
The proposed measure restores clear lines of accountability within the executive branch while preserving oversight by the Board of Supervisors. These changes ensure that when San Franciscans elect a Mayor, they know who is responsible for delivering results.
_/s/________________
Daniel Lurie
Proponent of the Initiative
The city attorney has prepared the following title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure:
CHANGES TO EXECUTIVE BRANCH MANAGEMENT
The Way It Is Now
The Mayor is the chief executive officer of the City and is responsible for oversight of all departments and governmental units in the executive branch, which includes most City departments.
The Mayor has authority to transfer functions and reorganize executive branch departments created by ordinance, subject to rejection by the Board of Supervisors. The Mayor may not transfer functions or reorganize department powers and duties established in the City's Charter. Those functions, powers, and duties may be changed only by an amendment to the Charter approved by the voters.
The Mayor may not hire deputy mayors who supervise most departments created in the Charter.
When a department operates under a board or commission established in the Charter, the Mayor typically must select a department head from a list of candidates recommended by the board or commission. For most of those departments, the board or commission may fire the department head but the Mayor may not.
The Mayor, Board of Supervisors, and other elected officials have authority to appoint certain members to the boards and commissions established in the Charter. In most cases, an appointed member may only be suspended or removed for cause, after a process to determine that the member engaged in official misconduct or committed a felony involving moral turpitude.
The Proposal
The proposed measure would allow the Mayor to reorganize executive branch departments that exist under the Charter, with certain exceptions. The Mayor could transfer powers and duties set forth in the Charter, consolidate one or more departments together under a single department head, and assign the oversight of transferred functions to a different commission. The Mayor could not reorganize the functions assigned to the following departments: the City Administrator, Controller, Board of Appeals, Port, Airport, Asian Art Museum, Fine Art Museums, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Public Utilities Commission, Civil Service Commission, Department of Human Resources, Retirement Board, Health Service System, Department of Elections, Ethics Commission, or departments headed by other elected officials. The duties of the Department of Police Accountability could not be transferred to the Police Department, nor could the duties of the Sheriff's Inspector General be transferred to the Sheriff.
The proposed measure would allow the Mayor to hire deputy mayors.
The proposed measure would expand the Mayor's authority to hire certain department heads without board or commission involvement, and would authorize the Mayor to fire most department heads without board or commission involvement.
The proposed measure would authorize appointing authorities to remove their appointees to most boards and commissions without cause. The following boards and commissions would not be impacted by this change: Board of Appeals, Civil Service Commission, and Ethics Commission. Show more »
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO AIR DISTRICT REGULATION 11: HAZARDOUS POLLUTANTS, RULE 18: REDUCTION OF RISK FROM TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANTS AT EXISTING FACILITIES
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) will conduct a public hearing on June 3, 2026, in the 1st floor Board Room, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, California, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to receive testimony on proposed amendments to Air District Regulation 11: Hazardous Pollutants, Rule 18: Reduction of Risk from Toxic Air Contaminants at Existing Facilities (Rule 11-18) and on the proposal to adopt updates to the Rule 11-18 Implementation Procedures.
The proposed amendments to Rule 11-18 include measures to expedite the approval of facility-wide Health Risk Assessments (HRAs), as well as other changes that would improve implementation efficiency of this rule. These proposed amendments focus on measures aimed at accelerating risk reduction and improving program efficiency to implement the requirements of the Rule as soon as feasible. The amendments are expected to expedite not only the overall implementation of the Rule but also the reduction of toxic emissions and health risks from affected facilities.
Air District staff has also developed proposed updates to the Rule 11-18 Implementation Procedures, which include aligning with the proposed amended rule language; improving clarity and readability; and defining the role, scope, and process for a Dispute Resolution Panel that is expected to hear disputes between refineries and the Air District about technical issues.
At the June 3, 2026 meeting, the Board of Directors will consider adopting these amendments to Rule 11-18 and updates to the Rule 11-18 Implementation Procedures.
Air District Staff has prepared a written analysis describing the regulatory context of the amendments pursuant to California Health and Safety Code § 40727.2, as well as an addendum to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) describing the amendments and discussing why a subsequent or supplemental EIR is not required.
For copies of the proposed package materials, including the written analysis required by California Health and Safety Code § 40727.2 and the CEQA addendum, visit www.baaqmd.gov/ruledev or request them from Greg Nudd, who can be reached by email at ruledevelopment@baaqmd.gov by phone at (415) 749-4653, or by mail at Rule Development, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 375 Beale Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105. Written comments on the proposed package materials should be addressed to Greg Nudd at Rule Development, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 375 Beale Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105. Comments may also be sent by e-mail to ruledevelopment@baaqmd.gov. Comments on the proposed amendments to Rule 11-18 and associated materials are requested by April 19, 2026, at 5:00 PM. Verbal comments are welcome up to the day of and during the Public Hearing.
Philip M. Fine, Ph.D.
Air Pollution Control Officer
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
3/18/26
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT (BART)
NOTICE TO PROPOSERS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR A85 SPECIAL TRACKWORK ASSEMBLY AND GRADING SERVICES, RFP NO. 6M3804
BART is now accepting proposals from qualified firms. Interested firms must register on BART's Procurement Portal at https://suppliers.bart.gov
All solicitation documents, including the RFP, must be downloaded directly from the Portal. A Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 24 2026 at 10 AM local time via Zoom – instructions on registering are included within the RFP. The District's Small Business Program(s) will be explained, and participants can share contact details to network with other firms. The due date for submission of proposals for this RFP is 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Proposals shall be submitted to the following address:
Attn: District Secretary's Office
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
2150 Webster Street, 10th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
3/19/26
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