San Francisco's Paid Sick Leave Passes

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

Bay Area voters took up an array of local measures Tuesday - ranging from the offbeat, only-here issue of whether to call for the impeachment of President Bush to practical matters such as improving libraries and paying for more police officers.

San Franciscans faced a long list of ballot issues, the most controversial of which was the sick-leave measure Proposition F, which won Tuesday night. With all the votes tallied, 61 percent favored the measure and 39 percent opposed it.

The measure will require employers in the city to give their workers one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked in a week. Many labor groups supported the measure, while restaurant owners and other business groups said it would cause financial strain.

Isn't nice to be told by a bunch of voters the employment hour specifics of a job? No word yet on what other things the voters in San Francisco feel they have a right to vote on.