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Board grants behested payment waiver for Embarcadero Plaza renovations amid warnings about past Recology corruption
Summary
The Board adopted a resolution authorizing Recreation and Park Department to solicit donations for renovations at Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park, including a behested payments waiver; several supervisors stressed ethics safeguards because Recology was central to a prior public corruption case.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on March 18 adopted a resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department and mayoral staff to solicit donations for renovation of Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park and to accept donations for six months from the resolution's effective date, notwithstanding the Behested Payments Ordinance.
Supervisor Joel Fielder, speaking as…
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