tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post8820123134920041430..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: A dyspeptic survey of San Francisco local ballot measuresjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-2604333211530298062010-10-21T14:11:07.271-07:002010-10-21T14:11:07.271-07:00Jan, regarding Prop F, the board manages the healt...Jan, regarding Prop F, the board manages the health care of San Francisco retirees (and possibly current employees? I forget exactly). I think the board consists of industry reps and client reps. The client representative board members are currently elected (by the people whose health care the board manages, not by the general electorate) in staggered terms (half the seats are up every year). Prop F would shift the elections so that all the seats get elected at the same time. Many of the people whose health care is managed by this board feel that the current system allows for a better transfer of expertise from current members to incoming members, and that were there to be a big crop of new board members at any given time, the industry reps (who are, after all, professionals) would be able to put stuff over on the client representatives.<br /><br />So it's not the most important issue on the ballot, but is probably a No.sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679797284602182775noreply@blogger.com