Sweet Melissa
This blawg analyzes San Francisco and national politics by looking at proposed laws and actions with an eye toward statutory construction, legislative intent and common sense.
Author: Melissa Griffin is labor and employment counsel at San Francisco-based Bechtel Corp.
Blawg Related Categories: Benefits/ERISA • Labor & Employment • Legislation & Lobbying • States • California • In-house Lawyer
Recent Posts from Sweet Melissa
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Not A Post About Mistermayor
Constant Readers, While the Brilliant Benjamin Wachs will provide is usual hilarious rundown of the Supe schedules on Monday, I give you the following political items to consider - none of which are related to…
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Supes Hunt for SEIU Budget Dollars
Back in August, I wrote that state budget cuts and worse-than-expected property tax revenue would mean that “November will be marked by painful budget adjustments. Mark your calendars.” Those of you who did should not…
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Ima Miss Nate Ballard
When Nathan Ballard announced Monday that he was stepping down from his position as Mistermayor’s chief spokesman, I’ll admit I was a little heartbroken. Ballard will stay on until February as an adviser, but it…
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Total Recall: Your Guide
Constant Readers, Yesterday I wrote that during public comment at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting, several Bayview-Hunter's Point activists declared their intention to recall Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, whose district (District 10) contains BHP. The dude…
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OMG! Board Meeting Dispatches
Constant Readers, I actually came down to City Hall today to watch the meeting because I heard that there would be a showdown over the SEIU Local 1021 layoffs, which were supposed to be voted…
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Fear of Criminal Prosecution May Hold Up New Sanctuary City Law
"To the extent permitted by state and federal law," reads the final nine words of San Francisco’s new sanctuary city ordinance. (pdf. here: Download Campos Sanctuary City.) This phrase, which is now at the heart…
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MELsterpiece Theater: Debate Over SEIU Layoffs
At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the supes debated whether to spend $7 million from The City’s general fund reserve to prevent about 150 layoffs and 400 demotions from the ranks of SEIU Local 1021.…
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Dear Mayor Newsom: A Modest Proposal
Aloha, Mistermayor! I have heard from several people close to your campaign that you hate old-school fundraising, preferring instead to tweet, preach and otherwise engender mass crushes in the hopes that checks will be forthcoming.…
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Kellogg crackles under pressure from attorney’s ‘prove it’ letter
‘Now helps support your child’s IMMUNITY” has been played across the front of Cocoa Krispies since May of this year. Apparently, Kellogg’s was banking on large numbers of scared, gullible parents overlooking the fact that…
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Little quirks that make SF elections so interesting
On Election Day, about 15 percent of registered voters went to the polls and sent a very interesting message: We’re fine with selling the naming rights to Candlestick Park (Proposition C passed), and we are…