It also favors exempting certain large-scale projects that are already in the works. For now, the mayor is keeping his cards close to the vest. His staff met over the weekend to discuss Prop. M, but they aren't disclosing any details. Most observers expect Mr. Brown to take a position in the next week on what terms he'll endorse in time for the November election.
Time is short, though.
The mayor has until Aug. 9 to propose a ballot measure for November. Anti-growth proponents already have missed the deadline for placing their own voter initiative on the ballot, so now they are trying to line up city supervisors, who have the same deadline as the mayor, to sponsor their plan. They also are gathering upward of 20,000 required signatures to place their initiative on the ballot in a future election should they fail to drum up the supervisory support. San Francisco's business community has never been particularly cohesive. Some say a more concerted effort would have blocked Prop.