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San Francisco Mayor London Breed has refused to sign a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, citing that the Board of Supervisors' decision does not represent the entire city and its values. She emphasized that the treatment of the Jewish community at the meeting and the distinction between the supervisors' views and the official view of San Francisco influenced her decision.
Monica Montgomery Steppe, a San Diego City Councilmember, declared victory in the special election for the Board of Supervisors, leading with 61.0% of the vote. She will become the first Black woman Supervisor in San Diego County and plans to address homelessness, public safety, and county investments. Her win restores a 3-2 Democratic majority on the county board.
Pottawattamie County residents participated in a special election to determine how they will elect their county Board of Supervisors. The ballot included three options: Plan 1 maintains the current system, Plan 2 divides the county into five districts with all residents voting for supervisors from each district, and Plan 3 also divides the county into five districts but restricts voting to the candidate in each individual district. The unofficial results show that Plan 1 received 5,224 votes, Plan 2 received 545 votes, and Plan 3 received 2,357 votes. The specific districts have yet to be determined, but if Plan 2 or 3 pass, Council Bluffs will be divided into four districts, with one district including parts of the county adjacent to Council Bluffs.
Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin demanded that San Francisco Mayor London Breed shut down "drug supermarkets" in 90 days, but Breed has declined to commit to a timeline, saying she's already working with state and federal agencies and coordinating city departments to address the crisis. Public health and criminal justice experts are doubtful the city could shut down illicit markets as quickly as Peskin wants, but said it was possible over time using a combination of approaches. The city remains divided over the issue, with some residents cheering officials’ efforts and others pushing back that criminalization won’t fix the problem and will only worsen overdose deaths.
A special hearing on San Francisco's drug crisis featuring Mayor London Breed and the Board of Supervisors at United Nations Plaza turned chaotic, with a woman throwing a brick and people shouting over the mayor's remarks. District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin called for the special session to ask the mayor to set up an emergency operations center that would coordinate city agencies around the goal of shutting down open-air drug markets in locations such as U.N. Plaza within 90 days. San Francisco has long struggled with illicit drug use and dealing, and the problem has worsened in recent years, with drug overdoses increasing as fentanyl entered the street drug supply.
Protesters interrupted San Francisco Mayor London Breed's monthly appearance at the Board of Supervisors meeting, which was moved to U.N. Plaza, to grill her on the city's response to open-air drug dealing. The interruptions intensified, and the meeting was abruptly ended. A protester was later arrested for allegedly throwing a brick. The clash reflected the ongoing battle in San Francisco over how to respond to open-air drug dealing and a surge in fatal overdoses.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution calling on District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to release surveillance footage, witness statements, and police reports related to the Walgreens shooting of Banko Brown. Jenkins has refused to release the evidence, stating that it would compromise the ongoing investigation. The resolution was sought by Board President Aaron Peskin and was passed despite opposition from Jenkins ally, District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey. Two board members threatened to use subpoena powers to obtain the surveillance footage directly from Walgreens if Jenkins doesn't release it.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' appointees are proposing to eliminate a planning board and prohibit mask mandates and COVID-19 vaccine requirements in Disney World's governing body. The agenda also includes a resolution asserting the board's "superior authority" over the district that covers Disney World's 27,000 acres. This is part of an ongoing battle between DeSantis and Republican state lawmakers against Disney, which started last year when the entertainment giant publicly opposed the state's "Don't Say Gay" legislation.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will hold an emergency meeting to vote on a resolution of no confidence for Nathan Fletcher, who has been accused of sexual assault and harassment in a lawsuit by a former Metropolitan Transit System employee. The resolution would be a symbolic measure to pressure Fletcher to step down as soon as possible. Fletcher announced his resignation last month, effective at the end of his medical leave on May 15. If he were to step down following the vote, the vacancy in the fourth district supervisorial seat could either be filled by a Board of Supervisors appointment or through a special election.
A proposal by Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to lower the population of county jails has been withdrawn due to public opposition. The proposal called for agencies to evaluate and expand programs to keep people out of jail, including the expanded use of electronic monitoring instead of jail time and transferring more convicted inmates to the state prison system. However, concerns were raised by the public and at least two of the board's five members, prompting Supervisor Hilda Solis to withdraw the proposal for now.
Disney World's government services board, handpicked by Governor Ron DeSantis, is preparing for a potential legal battle over a 30-year development agreement that they say renders them powerless to manage the entertainment giant's future growth in Central Florida. The board claims that the agreement was pushed through by Disney ahead of an expected state takeover and ties the hands of future board members for decades. The agreement allows Disney to build projects at the highest density and sell or assign those development rights to other district landowners without the board having any say.