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Open Government director raises concerns about clerk testimony and representation in meeting minutes

3006280 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

Ray Hartz, director of San Francisco Open Government, told the board that Clerk Angel Calvillo testified before the Ethics Commission and described processes that he said would limit representation of certain groups’ statements in board minutes.

Ray Hartz, director of San Francisco Open Government, addressed the Board of Supervisors during public comment on Jan. 21, 2020, and said that on Jan. 17 Clerk of the Board Angel Calvillo testified before the San Francisco Ethics Commission in a way Hartz described as troubling for open-government practices.

Hartz quoted parts of Calvillo’s testimony and told the board: "the president has…

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