Despite criticism from animal welfare activists, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Tuesday that would allow certain government departments to seek donations from private organizations to help fund Mayor London Breed’s $25 million effort to house panda bears at the San Francisco Zoo.

The vote was 9-2 in favor of the proposal, with board president Aaron Peskin and Supervisor Hillary Ronen voting against the resolution.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.