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Ethics Commission defers vote on public-financing ordinance after hours of testimony
Summary
After hours of public comment from reform advocates, candidates and community groups, the San Francisco Ethics Commission voted to take testimony on proposed changes to the public-financing rules but defer formal action to the February meeting to allow additional analysis and a commissioner's participation.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission heard extended public comment on proposed draft ordinances to the city's public-financing program and voted to take testimony at the January meeting but postpone any formal vote until February.
Advocates and former candidates told commissioners the staff proposal to effectively lift expenditure ceilings when triggers are met would weaken the program. "It's like using a meat cleaver instead of a scalpel," said Steven Hill, a co-author of Proposition O who urged the commission to pursue narrower changes. Hill and other speakers cautioned that lifting limits once certain thresholds are reached…
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