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Ethics Commission denies waiver for Arts Commissioner with large-firm ties, 3'to'1
Summary
The Ethics Commission voted 3'to'1 on July 28 to deny two limited waivers requested by Arts Commissioner Leo Chow (transcript variants: Chao/Chow) under Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code §3.222, citing appearance-of-conflict concerns despite arguments that recusal practices could manage actual conflicts.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on July 28 denied two waiver requests from an Arts Commission member whose firm does major civic work, rejecting the request by a 3'to'1 vote.
The waiver request was made by Commissioner Leo Chow (introduced on the agenda as "Leo Chow" and later referred to in discussion with variant spellings). Chow sought two narrow, project-specific waivers from San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code §3.222 that bars board members from entering into city contracts in excess of $10,000. He said…
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