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FPPC to Draft Opinions on Whether Stanford University Counts as Source of Income for Palo Alto City Manager
Summary
The California Fair Political Practices Commission on June 19 took up a request from the City of Palo Alto asking whether Palo Alto City Manager Ed Shikada has a source-of-income conflict under the Political Reform Act because his spouse works for Stanford Health Care.
The California Fair Political Practices Commission on June 19 took up a request from the City of Palo Alto asking whether Palo Alto City Manager Ed Shikada has a source-of-income conflict under the Political Reform Act because his spouse is employed by Stanford Health Care.
The question centers on whether Stanford University and Stanford Health Care should be treated as a single “source of income” for conflict-of-interest purposes. Senior commission counsel Kevin Cornwall summarized staff’s memorandum and told the commission the legal division does not see persuasive reasons to depart from prior advice letters that treated the two entities as affiliated in similar facts. "I'm here today to discuss the Palo Alto city attorney's request for a commission opinion regarding Palo Alto City Manager Ed Shikada's responsibilities under the Political Reform Act," Cornwall said.
The requester's…
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