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Ethics panel grants limited waiver to former deputy city attorney Evan Gross, denies one‑year cooling‑off relief
Summary
The San Francisco Ethics Commission granted a permanent‑ban waiver allowing Evan Gross to represent nonprofit affordable‑housing clients on transactional matters but denied his request to waive the one‑year prohibition on communications with city colleagues, 4–1. The commission heard hours of testimony from housing officials and community groups before voting.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on Jan. 25 granted a limited waiver of a lifetime prohibition for former deputy city attorney Evan Gross that would allow him to represent nonprofit affordable‑housing developers in transactional, non‑litigation matters but denied a separate request to waive the one‑year cooling‑off restriction on communications with his former city colleagues.
Gross told the commission he applied for the waiver to continue specialized transactional work he said the city still needs. “Granting this waiver would not create a potential for undue influence or unfair advantage,” Gross said, adding that the City Attorney’s Office had already issued a professional‑responsibility waiver and that his new firm does…
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