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Bayview arts groups ask PUC to press for hearing after alleged improper awards

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission · October 22, 2013
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Summary

Bayview Hunters Point advocates told the PUC they allege unlawful, politically motivated awards of arts pilot grants financed by PUC funds and requested the commission schedule a hearing to investigate selection procedures and compliance with the grant agreement and Sunshine Ordinance.

Advocates from Bayview Hunters Point urged the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to press for a prompt administrative hearing into awards made under the Arts CommissionCommunity Arts and Education Bayview pilot program funded with PUC money, alleging the selection process violated the grant agreement, the Sunshine Ordinance and the city charter.

Kevin Williams, co-chair of the Bayview Hunters Point Arts Council, told commissioners the group filed a written request and will present evidence at the commission's November meeting. "We allege that the selection process used is unlawful, politically motivated,…

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