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Public and staff clash over signage, decorum and first-amendment rights at Ethics Commission meeting
Summary
Attendees pressed the commission on a newly printed meeting decorum notice and whether City Hall signage rules limit hand-held political signs; city open-government staff said signs larger than 11×17 and signs on poles are not allowed, while public commenters said the city attorney and sheriff found no written prohibition on small signs.
The meeting opened with the chair reading a new 'meeting decorum' paragraph that will be added to future notices. The paragraph tells attendees that shouting, name-calling, interruption and signs may be discouraged and that the sheriff may be asked to assist if the chair cannot obtain voluntary compliance.
Members of the public immediately asked whether they could comment on the decorum language. Rayhartz, a director with San Francisco Open Government, said field operations guidance…
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