Supervisors can't override Newsom veto on evictions
From today’s SF Gate, “San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors failed Tuesday to override Mayor Gavin Newsom’s veto of legislation that would have forced property owners to reveal evictions of the disabled or elderly to potential home buyers. The board voted 6-4, two votes shy of the eight needed to reverse a mayoral veto. Nevertheless, Gerardo Sandoval used the failed override vote to deliver a sharp rebuke to Newsom, saying his action had damaged his relationship with the board.”
“The mayor cannot govern by veto,” Sandoval said. “Leadership is not the same thing as opposition.”
“Newsom vetoed the legislation, sponsored by Supervisor Chris Daly, on Jan. 20, shortly before leaving town to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The mayor is expected to veto in the next few days a companion ordinance that would require a Planning Commission hearing for anyone seeking to convert a tenancy-in-common property to condominiums.”
“His spokesman, Peter Ragone, said Sandoval was misguided in his criticism, noting that Newsom has used his veto only three times since taking office. Ragone said Newsom had supported an amendment to Daly’s legislation that would have provided information on past evictions to property buyers at the time final sale documents were being signed. However, the amendment was rejected.”
