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Will Change Finally Come to San Francisco Planning Commission?
A majority of San Francisco’s Planning Commission will soon be up for reappointment. Although the Commission includes four mayoral and three Board of Supervisor appointees, Commissioner Christina Olague (whose term is not expiring) is the only member whose votes consistently reflect the Board’s progressive majority. Although voters approved the split appointment process in 2002, two of the three appointees by then Board President Tom Ammiano---Sue Lee and Kevin Hughes---have voted identically with their four Brown-appointed colleagues. Board President Aaron Peskin now has a chance to appoint two new commissioners who reflect his and the Board majority’s progressive land use views. Will he and his Board colleagues change the current business as usual attitude at Planning, or simply maintain the status quo?
A majority of San Francisco’s Planning Commission will soon be up for reappointment. Although the Commission includes four mayoral and three Board of Supervisor appointees, Commissioner Christina Olague (whose term is not expiring) is the only member whose votes consistently reflect the Board’s progressive majority. Although voters approved the split appointment process in 2002, two of the three appointees by then Board President Tom Ammiano---Sue Lee and Kevin Hughes---have voted identically with their four Brown-appointed colleagues. Board President Aaron Peskin now has a chance to appoint two new commissioners who reflect his and the Board majority’s progressive land use views. Will he and his Board colleagues change the current business as usual attitude at Planning, or simply maintain the status quo?
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