There is plenty to be upset about in today’s world, but who knew parking spots were on the list?

One of the perks of being a San Francisco supervisor is a guaranteed parking spot right outside of City Hall. But some of the supervisors think the spaces should be free. They now cost around $250 a month — that’s the going rate for parking spots in garages around City Hall.

Now, behind the scenes, Board of Supervisors clerk Angela Calvillo is floating a proposal to amend the board’s budget to include the cost of the spaces so the supervisors can have them for free.

Calvillo couldn’t be reached for comment, and many supervisors didn’t want to speak on the record because they thought the proposal could look bad to the public. Privately, they said having a parking space is necessary for them to make all of their meetings around the city.

Supervisor Ahsha Safai, who represents the Excelsior district and has two small children, said he believed the spaces should be free for the supervisors.

“I honestly think it’s not inherently family friendly, because if I had the choice I would probably not choose to be in a car, but for me to be a good dad and a good husband ... I have to have a car. Not to mention my district is one of the farthest ones in the city,” Safai said. “If you choose not to have the spot, then great. But I have to have a parking spot.”

But Supervisor Norman Yee said he didn’t care if he had to pay for the parking space.

Calvillo “mentioned some people are proposing it and I said, ‘Eh, whatever,’” Yee said.

Another issue is whether the parking spaces should be reserved for the supervisors seven days a week. City Administrator Naomi Kelly said that the signage is inconsistent and that she is working with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to put in signs indicating the spots are reserved at all times.

That’s something Yee could get behind. He said sometimes he comes in on the weekends and has to pay to put his car in a garage.

“It’s irritating. I pay for it and I can’t even park,” Yee said.

— Emily Green

A vote for retirement: A record number of city employees cast a ballot in an obscure election for a seat on the San Francisco Retirement Board.

That’s the board that decides how and where to invest $20 billion for the city’s retirement pension fund.

The winner was challenger Al Casciato, a retired San Francisco police captain, who defeated incumbent Herb Meiberger, who teaches corporate finance and investments at San Francisco State. Casciato got 9,871 votes to Meiberger’s 6,137.

That was the most votes in a San Francisco Retirement Board election since 2008.

The election was unusually contentious. Casciato, who previously served on the board for 17 years, ran against Meiberger with the backing of many of the city’s biggest unions. They criticized Meiberger for making poor investment decisions and being a divisive presence on the board. Meiberger’s supporters warned that Casciato wanted to put the fund’s money into risky pension funds.

— Emily Green

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