The SF Bay Area New Priorities Campaign (NPC) has been working to get SF Bay Area city councils and county boards of supervisors to pass resolutions condemning the high costs of the US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and calling for the wars to be ended and the funding redirected to US domestic needs.
One such resolution, drafted by members of the NPC, is being considered by the San Francisco (city and county) Board of Supervisors. The resolution was introduced by Supervisor John Avalos, co-sponsored by Supervisor Eric Mar.
Briefly, the SF resolution enumerates the costs of the wars, with particular attention to the cost to San Francisco and its residents, lists similar resolutions passed by local governments around the US, and puts SF on record as supporting quick termination of war-funding and refocusing resources toward creating jobs and addressing domestic problems. [View full text of resolution and supporting references (PDF)]
The resolution will be discussed in a public hearing of the City Operations Committee, to be held on Monday Dec 5, at 10 am in SF City Hall, Room 250. San Francisco residents who want to testify are invited. Each person gets 2-3 minutes (max) to present their argument for or against the resolution. The committee will then vote on the resolution, and if they pass it, it goes to the full Board for consideration followed by a vote. Please come and be heard.
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