In an effort to create more jobs for San Franciscans, the Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 last night to approve an ordinance that requires contractors to hire city residents for municipal construction projects. The ordinance will initially require workforces be 20 percent local and increases that percentage every year until workforces are 50 percent local in seven years.
Supervisor Avalos is saying it's "the nation's strongest local hiring mandate" and "a new deal" for the city. Newsom has also said he supports local hiring, although he hasn't had a chance to actually read the legislation.
