Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Ethics Commission endorses Peskin proposal to ban candidate-controlled general purpose committees

San Francisco Ethics Commission · June 27, 2016
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The Commission voted 4-0 to support Supervisor Aaron Peskin—s proposal to prohibit elected officials from establishing candidate-controlled general purpose committees, calling them a loophole that can circumvent contribution limits and create special access.

The San Francisco Ethics Commission on June 27 voted unanimously to endorse a proposal from Supervisor Aaron Peskin that would bar elected officials from establishing candidate-controlled general purpose committees.

Representatives from Supervisor Peskin's office described general purpose committees as vehicles that can collect unlimited funds over multiple election…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans