154,022 / 51.92% Yes votes ...... 142,650 / 48.08% No votes

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The City's Economic and Workforce Development Department studies the local economy and oversees programs to develop the local economy, attract and retain business, and revitalize neighborhood commercial districts.

THE PROPOSAL: Proposition I is an ordinance that would create an Office of Economic Analysis. This Office would analyze proposed City legislation and report on the following:

o The likely impact of the legislation on the City's ability to attract and retain businesses;

o The likely impact of the legislation on the City's ability to create and retain jobs; and

o Other matters affecting the overall economic health of the City.

Proposition I would also require the City's Economic and Workforce Development Department to prepare a long-term Economic Development Plan for the City, and update that plan at least every three years. Among other things, the Plan would identify:

o Goals for creating private and non-profit jobs and for generating City revenue;

o Industries likely to create significant numbers of jobs in the City and the skills and other qualifications needed for those jobs;

o Industries and businesses likely to contribute significant tax revenue to the City; and

o Strategies to protect existing businesses from displacement by new businesses.

The Board of Supervisors could amend Proposition I without voter approval if the amendments promote economic planning and analysis.

Proposition I would make it City policy to provide sufficient funding for this ordinance.

Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote of this measure means:

If you vote "yes," you want to create an Office of Economic Analysis and require a long-term Economic Development Plan for the City.

A NO vote of this measure means:

If you vote "no," you do not want to create an Office of Economic Analysis and require a long-term Economic Development Plan for the City.

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