In San Francisco, Bank of America officials have discussed such a policy but haven't enacted it. The city's Board of Supervisors gave the ordinance unanimous approval after considering it since last February. Mayor Willie Brown signed it in early November. Brown and Ammiano said it is the first such ordinance in the nation. They're not prepared to answer all the questions that come up because they didn't think of all the details.
Businesses wonder who, precisely, is affected.
We don't have a clue about the costs. That's the problem. It's the kind of thing that, if done on a national level, some of the unfairness issues would be taken away.