Staff reports, The Examiner
2007-08-16 10:00:00.0
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The Board of Supervisors approved in a 7-3 vote legislation allowing get-out-the-vote workers easier access to the 30,000 mostly low-income residents living in the estimated 500 single-room occupancy facilities.

Introduced by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, the legislation allows get-out-the-vote workers to gain access into the single-room occupancy facilities with permission from a resident or the guest of a resident. These residents are considered among those least likely to vote.

Public meeting in Oakland on transbay cable

A plan to submerge an electrical line beneath the floor of the Bay — in order to bring up to 400 megawatts of energy from Pittsburgh to San Francisco — will be voted on today by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

Earlier this month, the Board of Supervisors approved the project.

The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. in Oakland, at the MetroCenter Auditorium at 101 Eighth St.

COURTS

Local literary personality acquitted of rape charges

Local radio host, producer and high-profile literary scenester Justin Desmangles was acquitted Monday of all charges stemming from an alleged rape earlier this year.

A literary who’s-who, including California poet laureate Albert Young, former supervisor and mayoral candidate Matt Gonzales and San Francisco poet laureate Jack Hirschman, testified as character witnesses on his behalf.

His lawyer, public defender Sangeeta Sinha, on Monday called the jury in the case “thoughtful” and said “justice was done.”

E-mail your city officials:

Mayor: Gavin Newsom

Supervisors: Jake McGoldrick - District 1; Michela Alioto-Pier – District 2; Aaron Peskin - District 3; Ed Jew - District 4; Ross Mirkarimi - District 5; Chris Daly – District 6; Sean Elsbernd - District 7; Bevan Dufty - District 8; Tom Ammiano - District 9; Sophie Maxwell - District 10; Gerardo Sandoval – District 11