Joaquín Torres

Rule Changes

In office

San Francisco voters approved Proposition C, which will expand the city's affordable housing trust fund, with about 82% support. They rejected Proposition I, which would have sent half the transfer tax on $10 million-plus property sales to housing, 52% to 48%.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Co-chaired the working group, which recommended Las Campesinas in October

San Francisco's renaming committee chose Las Campesinas, Spanish for female farmworkers, and Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced legislation on Oct. 20 to put that name on César Chavez Street. Supervisors Rafael Mandelman, Shamann Walton and Myrna Melgar co-sponsored the ordinance, which now needs a Board of Supervisors hearing and vote.

Updated Oct 23