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San Francisco Caves to T-Mobile, Sets Bad Precedent; LA Council Committee Considers New Wireless Rules; Consortium Asks Congress to Change FCC Guidelines
Reports on wireless siting policy battles in Los Angeles and San Francisco; coalition calls for change in FCC wireless exposure guidelines.
New York City, San Francisco Consider
Stricter Regulation of Cell Sites
New York, San Francisco consider cell site regulations; LA neighborhood protests 52 ft. tower; Glendale ordinance discourages residential installations.
San Francisco Delays Cell Phone Radiation Labeling Vote; Supervisors Discuss Industry Lobbying Effort
San Francisco Board of Supervisors delays cell phone radiation labeling vote by one week, as members cite intense lobbying effort.
San Francisco Supervisors’ Committee Approves Cell Phone Radiation Labeling – Recommends to Board
San Francisco committee recommends legislation to Board of Supervisors requiring retailers in the city to label cell phones by radiation level or Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), and provide consumer information on minimizing cell phone radiation exposure.
San Francisco Public Safety Committee Calls on EPA, FCC, Congress to Review Cell Tower Guidelines
San Francisco Public Safety Committee forwards to Board of Supervisors a resolution calling on EPA, FCC, and Congress to study health impacts of wireless facilities, joining Glendale, California and other municipalities who have sent in resolutions on this subject.
