All decisions
about 170 Board decisions about Jim Gonzalez, in date order. Each links to its printed page.
- Supervisor Gonzalez urged the Mayor to meet school and college officials and reconsider moving McAteer High School students and splitting James Lick Middle School.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the Public Works director about installing street signs at the Teresita, Forester and Melrose Streets intersection.
- City urged Arizona to make Martin Luther King Day a holiday.
- Ballot vote on the 701 Frederick Street rezoning put off
- Balboa Reservoir rezoning vote put off to March
- Board asked to reaffirm the 701 Frederick Street rezoning after referendum
- General Assistance cash-aid rule changes put off to March 23.
- City urges Congress to keep federal jobs in SF.
- Police may accept van donation for youth program; outcome not shown
- Commercial Street closed to cars for a pedestrian mall
- Vote to overturn the 2550 Geary Boulevard map put off
- Findings on the 2550 Geary Boulevard map put off
- Board continued to May 11, 1987 the hearing on a 25-unit residential subdivision map at 2550 Geary Boulevard.
- Gonzalez asked the Police Chief and Public Health Director to investigate health and safety risks at the public parking garage at 36 Hoff Street.
- Gonzalez asked the Police Chief to investigate public drunkenness problems in the Duboce Triangle area.
- Resolution supporting the Mother's Day Peace March for Central America on May 10, 1987 was taken up with its outcome on the next page.
- Vote to uphold the 2550 Geary Boulevard map put off
- Settlement of several lawsuits for $27,500 was put off to June 1, 1987.
- Resolution expressing sympathy to families of those lost aboard the U.S.[name withheld] was adopted.
- Special June vote on Polytechnic and Balboa sites sent to committee.
- Charter amendment on prevailing wage rates and comparable worth was sent back to the Rules Committee.
- Letter sent to the Chief of Police urging serious response and protection for people threatened over Central American refugee support.
- Ordinance creating a refunding bond procedure was continued to August 24, 1987 for public hearing.
- Gonzalez asked the Public Utilities Commission about its plans for the land under the California Bookstore, which is reportedly being forced out.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked Public Works to study a four-way stop sign at Shotwell and Twenty-third Streets.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the Mayor whether small business Miracle Mushrooms will qualify for a Navy lease extension at Hunters Point.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the Mayor whether police and street cleaning can be improved at 17th, Mission and Hoff Streets.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked Public Works whether the 1300 block of Ellis Street can receive adequate street cleaning.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the Planning Director how long applicants wait to find zoning information for new businesses.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the Director of Health whether the AIDS/ARC program at the Folsom Hotel has been evaluated.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked Public Works to install a street sign for Melrose Avenue at Foerester Street and Teresita Boulevard.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the City Attorney to draft a law requiring building permits to state the ten-day waiting period and appeal steps.
- Consideration of a Port application for up to $500,000 in federal funds for a heliport study was continued to October 13, 1987.
- Proposed resolution to decline city participation in 1996 Olympic bids until [name withheld] may use the name is continued to November 9, 1987.
- Gonzalez asks Public Works whether a sidewalk can be installed at Harrison and 20th Streets.
- Gonzalez asks the Planning Director to inspect 1001 Shrader Street for an illegal law practice in a home.
- Gonzalez asks Recreation and Park and Public Works whether lighting can be improved at Visitation Valley Park.
- Gonzalez writes to [name withheld] about neighbourhood concerns over a rent increase at the Van Ness Vallejo Market.
- Gonzalez asks the Health Director whether mental health funding cuts reduced psychiatrist visits for Medi-Cal and Medicare patients.
- Resolution asking the City Attorney about affirmative action hiring rules for city-funded arts groups was tabled.
- Hamlin School's conditional use findings for 2120 Broadway were continued to March 28, 1988 after debate over amendments.
- Motion to send the roofing contractor business tax renewal ordinance back to committee passed 6-4.
- Board passed on first reading, as amended, an employee pay and benefits measure covering interpreters, call-back and nursing supervisors.
- Board continued to June 20, 1988 a resolution asking the City Attorney whether arts groups funded by the city can be required to meet hiring goals.
- Resolution asking the City Attorney whether arts groups funded by the city can be required to meet hiring goals was continued.
- Resolution to create an Arts Organizations Task Force on minority participation was continued to July.
- Weeds and paving asked about at Blanken Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard
- A resolution proposed to create an Arts Organizations Task Force to recommend ways to increase minority participation on arts governing boards.
- The Board continued to August 8, 1988, a resolution asking the City Attorney whether arts groups receiving city funds can be required to meet hiring goals.
- The Board asked the City Attorney to draft legislation supporting State Senate Bill 1796 on realistic replicas of firearms.
- A motion to disapprove the conditional use at 673 San Jose Avenue was continued to September 19, 1988.
- Acceptance House recovery home appeal heard at 673 San Jose Avenue
- Appeal against approval of a 15-bed alcohol recovery home at 673 San Jose Avenue was continued to September 19, 1988.
- A motion to approve the conditional use at 673 San Jose Avenue was continued to September 19, 1988.
- Gonzalez's proposal to exempt street fairs from the free tobacco distribution ban was continued to October 3, 1988.
- Board sent back to committee a Police Code amendment exempting street fairs from the ban on free tobacco distribution.
- Recreation and Park Department may spend state bond funds to rehabilitate Kezar Stadium, adopted as amended.
- Part of Wallace Avenue near Hawes Street proposed for closing
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the City Attorney to draft legislation supporting state SB 292 banning military-style assault rifles.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the Chief of Police to investigate increased crime at 24th and 25th Streets in the Mission.
- Marathon sponsors asked to report finances before the race
- Consideration of the Juvenile Probation drug abatement grant extension was continued to February 27, 1989.
- Mayor urged to speed two-hour parking on San Leandro Way
- Port Commission lease with Mission Creek Harbor Association was continued to March 13, 1989.
- Ordinance on Residential Parking Area OL permits for daytime employees in West Portal was sent back to committee.
- Resolution urging one million trees by 2000 and a Reforestation Day was refused adoption, rescinded, then divided and continued.
- Proposed ordinance would have city departments reject bids from contractors lacking apprenticeship programs or qualifications; a motion to table failed.
- Kennedy and Maher's proposed ordinance letting city departments reject contractor bids lacking apprenticeship or qualifications was moved toward continuance to April 17, 1989.
- Board amended an ordinance extending the minority, women and local business utilization program's expiration date to June 30, 1989.
- Request to consider keeping San Francisco as site of the 1990 international AIDS conference was sent to Human Services Committee.
- Hearing held on adding Wallace Avenue to Candlestick Point Shoreline Park
- Consideration of a $97,804 Mayor's Office appropriation for contractual services was continued to June 5, 1989.
- Stolte given Jessie and Annie Streets during Sheraton Palace construction
- Proposal to move upkeep of city-owned cultural centre buildings from the Art Commission to Public Works was continued to July 3, 1989.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked Public Works to consider removing a recently posted No Parking sign on Flower Street.
- The Board adopted a motion authorizing a rebuttal to the ballot argument opposing Proposition D, a Charter amendment on Supervisors' salaries.
- Board adopted, as amended, Proposition 52 jail funding recommendations of the Mayor's Criminal Justice Council and the Sheriff.
- Board amended the drug-free workplace ordinance so the City must give employer statements in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog and other requested languages.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the City Librarian and Public Works whether the Excelsior Branch Library building can be repaired and improved.
- Consideration of the Pacific Bazaar cigar shop lease at the airport was continued to October 30, 1989.
- Consideration of a $197,709 state traffic safety grant for a driving under the influence project was continued to October 30, 1989.
- Ordinance to rescind $71,600 from several city departments' budgets for fiscal 1989-90 was continued to November 13, 1989.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked Public Works whether trees on Potrero Avenue between 24th and 26th Streets can be trimmed.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the City Attorney to draft legislation setting minimum prevailing wage for contract 68677.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the Director of Health whether City employees have received required AIDS education training.
- Board adopted a motion moving a closed session with the police chief and commission president from December 15 to December 4, 1989.
- Board continued an ordinance rescinding $71,600 from several city departments' budgets to December 4, 1989.
- An ordinance to charge for police second responses to party nuisances was continued to February 20, 1990.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the City Attorney to draft rules requiring a safety inspector present during highrise crane operations, patterned on New York law.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the City Attorney to draft legislation setting one user fee policy for all city agencies and departments.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the City Attorney to draft rules requiring background information on crane operators before highrise building permits are issued.
- Police Senior Escort Program leases extended on Pacific and Fillmore
- Supervisor Gonzalez's resolution asking police to enforce laws against buying controlled substances was continued to February 5, 1990.
- Resolution asking the Mayor to press the Chief of Police to enforce drug purchase laws was continued to February 5, 1990.
- Supervisor Kennedy proposed a draft charter amendment creating an Office of Contract and Public Policy Compliance; referred to Rules Committee.
- Resolution urging suspension of US military aid to [name withheld] and a coffee boycott was continued to February 5, 1990.
- Supervisor Britt proposed a draft charter amendment letting former supervisors buy into the city employees' health plan; referred to Rules Committee.
- Supervisor Gonzalez's proposal to order an ordinance creating a neighborhood beautification and graffiti clean-up fund was continued to February 12, 1990.
- Proposed ordinance creating a Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-Up Fund, funded by business tax designations, was continued to February 20, 1990.
- Gonzalez asked the Chief of Police whether more officers will patrol the Sutter, Montgomery, Grant and Powell street blocks against increased panhandling.
- Supervisor Gonzalez asked the City Attorney to draft a resolution backing Bay Area bids to host 1994 World Cup matches at Candlestick Park.
- Gonzalez asked the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency to reopen the closed truck weigh scales on Highway 101 in Brisbane/South San Francisco.
- Gonzalez asked the City Attorney to review police and merchant costs of security for [name withheld] February 28 fundraiser visit.
- Board adopted a motion making the policy staff salary amount a cap, with future increases only through cost-of-living standardization.
- Maiden Lane to close for the [name withheld] and
- Board sent the city budget back to the Finance Committee, with a report due to the Board by July 23, 1990.
- Board voted 6-5 to send an ordinance amending Sections 37A to committee, reporting back by July 23, 1990.
- Board voted 6-5 to send a proposal cutting the business tax registration fee from $200 to $150 back to committee.
- The Board tabled the proponent's ballot argument in favor of Proposition E, a Nuclear Free Zone charter amendment.
- Proposed increase in the real property transfer tax rate was continued to September 17, 1990.
- Supervisor Walker was excused from the September 10, 1990 meeting because of illness.
- Supervisor Gonzalez's resolution proposing a task force on mental health cuts for the [name withheld] community was continued to October 9, 1990.
- Proposal urging the Mayor to fund a feasibility study of municipalizing PG&E was continued to January 7, 1991.
- Consideration of a resolution asking the Chief Administrative Officer to examine long-distance phone alternatives was continued to February 4, 1991.
- Development agreement between San Francisco and Catellus Development Corporation for Mission Bay is before the Board; the vote follows on the next page.
- Olympic Club lawsuit settlement ordinance, amended to require anti-discrimination bylaws, was tabled and sent back to committee.
- Mission Bay rezoned from industrial to housing and offices
- Administrative Code notice rules for development agreements was tabled, so the change did not pass.
- Building height limits reset across Mission Bay
- Board continued the annual salary standardization ordinance setting pay for city, community college and school employees to April 22, 1991.
- Citywide employee salary standardization ordinance continued to May 28, 1991 after the Mayor returned it disapproved.
- Annual salary ordinance for city, college and school employees was continued to June 3, 1991.
- Proposed ordinance requiring fiscal impact disclosure and Finance Committee referral was continued to June 3, 1991.
- Supervisor Gonzalez proposed banning minors from selling or possessing telephone signaling devices; a motion to table is pending.
- Board continued the proposed ban on minors selling or possessing telephone signaling devices to July 29, 1991.
- Consideration of the revised Muni fare schedule was continued to July 22, 1991, after warnings the budget would be unbalanced.
- Motion to call the payroll and business tax increase ordinance from committee for July 22, 1991 was adopted.
- The Board refused adoption of a revised Muni fare schedule, then rescinded that vote and continued consideration.
- Controller's ordinance adding $392,899 for Commission on the Aging salaries and services was amended and continued to August 5, 1991.
- The Board continued the Annual Salary Ordinance for fiscal year 1991-92 to July 25, 1991 at 4:00 p.m.
- The Board refused adoption of the city's 1991-92 annual budget, then voted to rescind that refusal and reopen it.
- Supervisors voted 8-3 to continue the 1991-92 Annual Appropriation Ordinance to July 25, 1991.
- Supervisors voted to continue the 1991-92 Annual Salary Ordinance, which sets city positions and pay, to July 25, 1991.
- The Board failed to adopt the 1991-92 city budget and continued consideration to July 25, 1991.
- Board continued the Annual Salary Ordinance for fiscal 1991-92 to July 29, 1991.
- Board continued the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for fiscal 1991-92 to July 29, 1991.
- Consideration of the 1991-92 annual budget for San Francisco was continued to July 29, 1991.
- Giants proposed to run the Candlestick Park parking lot
- Third amendment to the Giants' stadium lease with the Recreation and Park Commission was put off to August 12, 1991.
- Settlement with the Giants including a $292,000 unlitigated claim for the City was put off to August 12, 1991.
- Clerk directed, without objection, to send [name withheld] Magazine a detailed response to an article calling San Francisco anti-business.
- The Chief Administrative Officer may apply for up to $100,000 in state household hazardous waste grant funding, with earlier action ratified.
- Housing and 160-foot heights proposed for the South Beach redevelopment area
- Consideration of $1,780,000 Artark Apartments housing revenue bonds was continued to January 6, 1992.
- Up to $1,780,000 housing revenue bond for Artark Apartments was continued to March 9, 1992.
- Proposed $51,200,000 bond for construction of correctional facilities was tabled.
- Proposed $10,500,000 bond for Hall of Justice, women's residential center and San Bruno Jail upgrades.
- Supervisor Gonzalez's proposal requiring grant recipients to owe no city taxes, fees or fines was re-referred to Finance Committee.
- Supervisor Gonzalez's proposed charter amendment on a set general fund share for infrastructure was amended and continued to February 10, 1992.
- A charter amendment requiring a set share of the general fund for city infrastructure was continued to February 18, 1992.
- Resolution to make funds available to relieve the 1991-92 general fund deficit was continued to February 18, 1992.
- Resolution authorizing $1,780,000 in housing revenue bonds for the Artark Apartments was rereferred to committee.
- Board adopted rebuttal to opponent's argument against Proposition E on mandated infrastructure maintenance funding.
- Rebuttal written for the $76.3M Golden Gate Park bond
- Ordinance regulating political activity by City employees passed first reading after Supervisor Britt's proposed amendment was pending.
- The Board concurred in the Mayor's April 30, 1992 emergency declaration and approved provisions for enforcing his May 1 order.
- Proposal to abolish the Bureau of Small Business and create a Business Advisory Commission; amendments to its membership were refused.
- A motion to table the ordinance suspending General Assistance grant adjustments from August to September 1992 was approved.
- The Mayor's annual budget for fiscal 1992-93 is before the Board; consideration was continued.
- Board postponed its decision on the Redevelopment Agency's 1992-93 budget and $65 million in bonds until July 20.
- Consideration of the 1992-93 annual appropriation ordinance, covering all city receipts and expenditures, was continued to July 20, 1992.
- Annual salary ordinance for fiscal 1992-93, fixing city positions and pay, was submitted by the Civil Service Commission.
- Redevelopment Agency budget and $65M bond issue were sent back to the Finance Committee for report.
- Controller authorized to adjust interdepartmental appropriations and correct clerical errors in the 1992-93 budget.
- Rebuttal to opponents' argument against Proposition B, a $158.1M jail construction bond, was adopted.
- Supervisor Gonzalez requested legislation renaming the Civic Auditorium to Bill Graham Auditorium; the Board granted the request without objection.
- Consideration of up to $305,000,000 in airport refunding revenue bonds was continued to October 19, 1992.
- Supervisor Gonzalez proposed amending the Giants' stadium lease to set rent at one dollar and require $3,100,000 in free tickets yearly.
- Supervisors amended the stadium lease with the Giants, adding police cost, non-discrimination and minority contracting terms.
- Stadium lease amended so the Giants no longer pay for natural gas, electricity, sewer and water, and the landlord replaces playing field light bulbs.
- Consideration of a $438,295 District Attorney appropriation for weekend rebooking services was continued to January 4, 1993.