Pubdate: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 Source: San Francisco Examiner (CA) Copyright: 2005 San Francisco Examiner Contact: http://www.examiner.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/389 MEDICAL POT, PIT BULLS ON AGENDA Around City Hall Medical Pot, Pit Bulls On Agenda After months of studies, hearings and negotiations, regulations to control The City's medical marijuana clubs will be considered Tuesday. Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi's proposal would charge license fees, prohibit sale of alcohol at the clubs, and require notification of neighbors within 300 feet. Also, an ordinance that would require pit bull owners to register their dogs with a permanent microchip and another that would require every pit bull to be spayed or neutered will be considered. The Board of Supervisors will meet in the Legislative Chamber, City Hall at 2 p.m. Better Neighborhoods Legislation Up For Vote The Better Neighborhoods Plus legislation, meant to give neighbors more input into development and developers more predictability, goes to the Land Use Committee again Tuesday, most likely for a vote. The legislation lays out a blueprint for how neighborhood planning should proceed, including how to determine public benefits from private developments. The meeting is at 1 p.m., Room 263, City Hall. Officials To Revive Earthquake Program Officials are reviving a program that studies the vulnerability of The City's private buildings and the potential economic loss to San Francisco's bottom line from a major earthquake. The Department of Building Inspection is restarting a program frozen in 2003 the Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety that will be the topic of discussion at the Code Advisory Committee at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Room 2001 at 1660 Mission St. The program will continue to study how earthquakes and possible subsequent fires could impact neighborhoods, housing, jobs and the fabric of the economy as well as form policy recommendations. - -- Compiled from staff reports - --- MAP posted-by: Beth