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Ethics Commission plans SARP revisions and outlines probable cause/hearing process
Summary
Director of Enforcement Bessie Matthews and enforcement staff briefed commissioners on quarterly enforcement caseload, a planned revision of the Streamlined Administrative Resolution Program (SARP), and the commission—s probable cause and administrative hearing procedures, including timelines for responses and rulings.
On March 14, 2025 the San Francisco Ethics Commission received a quarterly enforcement report from Director of Enforcement Bessie Matthews and staff, who described ongoing work to revise the Streamlined Administrative Resolution Program (SARP) and provided a detailed overview of the probable cause and administrative hearing process.
Matthews said the enforcement division has two major projects this fiscal year: revising enforcement regulations and refining SARP, the program adopted in February 2021 that allows streamlined resolutions for a subset of violations. "This informational session is really timely," Matthews said, noting the division has an active caseload and recent probable cause determinations.
Senior Investigator Eric Willett, who administers SARP, told commissioners the program currently covers 41 provisions and focuses on violations that generally require little additional investigation to resolve. Willett said staff…
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