Most Charter Amendments Strike Out at Board MeetingAlison Stevens Rodriguesbyline‚ Jul. 20‚ 2005San Francisco voters will not see much in the way of charter amendments on this November's ballot. Of nine proposed amendments that were voted on at yesterday's Board of Supervisors meeting, only two passed - one having to do with appointments to the Municipal Transportation Authority's Board of Directors, and the other to do with the city's Ethics Commission. The other seven amendments either were voted down or tabled without objection. A proposal by Supervisor Tom Ammiano to amend the charter by dividing appointments to the MTA's Board of Directors between the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors was the first charter amendment on yesterday's agenda, and one of the only ones to pass. Prior to the meeting, Tomas Lee, legislative aid to Ammiano, said the supervisor was confident he had enough support for the proposal. |