San Francisco to enact law requiring local hires
The Associated Press Published: Friday, December 24, 2010 at 4:56 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 24, 2010 at 4:56 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco is about enact one of the nation's toughest ordinances requiring city officials to hire locally.

Under the ordinance, city contractors and subcontractors working on city-funded construction projects worth $400,000 or more would be required to hire at least 20 percent of its workers from San Francisco. That percentage will increase until it reaches 50 percent in seven years.

Contractors would be forced to pay penalties if they don't meet the requirement.

Neighboring counties objected to the measure, saying it would hurt workers there.

Mayor Gavin Newsom declined to veto the measure Thursday, meaning that it will go into effect next year.

Newsom expressed his concerns in the letter to supervisors and said the city should work with neighboring counties.
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