San Francisco's proposed ballot ban on circumcision would be "patently" unconstitutional and should be stricken from the ballot if a court exempts medical professionals from the ban, the city attorney's office said Thursday. In a brief filed in San Francisco County Superior Court Thursday afternoon, the city builds on an earlier suit filed by Jewish and Muslim groups. That suit says that only the state - not a city - can regulate the actions of medical professionals. If that is true and the ballot initiative is …More