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Commission asserts attorney‑client privilege and goes into closed session on campaign complaints; declines to disclose deliberations
Summary
The Ethics Commission voted to assert attorney‑client privilege and meet in closed session on complaints alleging campaign finance and disclosure violations; upon return the commission voted not to disclose the closed‑session deliberations.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission moved into closed session to discuss complaints involving campaign recordkeeping and lobbying disclosure. The chair called for a vote on whether to assert the attorney‑client privilege and meet in closed session under the Charter, Brown Act and Sunshine Ordinance provisions; a motion was made, seconded and carried, and the commission entered closed session.
After closed session, a motion was made to not disclose the closed‑session deliberations; the motion was seconded and put to a vote. The transcript records the motion to not disclose but does not record extended roll‑call discussion of the substance of the closed session. The commission’s action to assert privilege and withhold disclosure was framed as a procedural step tied to ongoing complaints and legal deliberations under the city's closed‑session rules.
The agenda item referenced specific possible violations under California Government Code and San Francisco campaign and governmental conduct code provisions; the commission indicated it would handle the matters consistent with attorney‑client privilege and procedural rules.
