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Board approves six-month solicitation waiver for Embarcadero Plaza donations; supervisors stress ethics safeguards after Recology scandal
Summary
The Board adopted a resolution allowing Recreation and Park and mayoral staff to solicit private donations for Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Berman Park for six months, and supervisors emphasized tightened oversight after the city's past corruption case involving Recology.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on March 18 adopted a resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department and staff in the Mayor's Office to solicit donations for renovation of Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Berman Park for six months from the resolution's effective date, notwithstanding the city's behested payments ordinance.
Supervisor Matt Fielder, chairing the Government Audit and Oversight Committee, explained the waivers before the board and tied the discussion…
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