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San Francisco Ethics Commission accepts $25,000 settlement from Supervisor Mark Farrell in 3–2 vote
Summary
The Ethics Commission voted 3–2 to accept a $25,000 settlement in its long-running forfeiture action involving Supervisor Mark Farrell after staff warned the commission it faced litigation risk from an anti-SLAPP motion and potential attorney-fee exposure.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted 3–2 to accept a $25,000 settlement resolving the commission’s forfeiture action associated with Supervisor Mark Farrell’s 2010 campaign committee.
Chair Rennie, announcing the outcome after the commission reconvened in open session, said the measure passed "3 to 2 in favor of accepting the settlement." Chair Rennie explained that city attorneys and commission counsel had negotiated the settlement in light of a pending anti-SLAPP motion and the risk that the city could be liable for significant attorney fees if the commission lost in court.
City attorney staff told the commission the case faced an early-stage anti-SLAPP challenge and that a…
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