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Ethics Commission announces probable-cause findings in three campaign-reporting cases
Summary
After a closed session, the San Francisco Ethics Commission announced probable-cause findings that Alpha Bowie, Jacqueline Norman and Ted Gullickson failed to file required campaign statement Form 460s on multiple deadlines and directed the executive director to issue accusations.
Returning from closed session on May 28, the San Francisco Ethics Commission announced probable-cause determinations in three enforcement matters and directed the executive director to issue formal accusations under Commission regulations.
Executive Director John St. Croix summarised the determinations and the relevant statutory citations: the Commission found probable cause that respondent Alpha Bowie committed multiple violations of California Government Code section 84200(a) for failing to file campaign statement Form 460 by several filing deadlines; a separate finding of probable cause was announced for Jacqueline Norman on multiple missed Form 460 deadlines; and a third probable-cause finding named Ted Gullickson for multiple failures to file the same form on specified dates.
For each matter the Commission required participating commissioners to certify on the record that they had personally heard or read the testimony and reviewed the evidence, citing Regulation 8(b)(2). Commissioners publicly certified their review and the Commission directed the executive director to issue accusations in accordance with the San Francisco Ethics Commission regulations for investigations and enforcement proceedings (Regulation 9(a)).
The Commission emphasized that respondents are presumed innocent until proved otherwise at a hearing on the merits. The announcements listed specific missed filing deadlines for each respondent and instructed staff to proceed with the formal accusation process.
