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Ethics Commission finds Planning director violated Sunshine Ordinance, orders remedies
Summary
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on July 28 found Planning Director John Rahaim in non-willful violation of the city's Sunshine Ordinance for unreasonable delay in producing public records and voted to require the department to cease-and-desist, post the finding online and issue a warning to the appointing authority.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted July 28 to find Planning Director John Rahaim in non-willful violation of the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance after a public hearing on a referral from the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.
The finding stems from a complaint by resident Micah Ringle that the Planning Department failed to provide requested records in a timely or complete manner during review of a proposed development at 480 Potrero Avenue. Ringle told the commission he repeatedly received incomplete CDs and said the department "was pushing the project forward while holding back the information" he needed to pursue administrative appeals and environmental review.
Jonas Ionin, Director of Commission Affairs for the Planning…
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