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Ethics Commission questions Rec & Park's redaction of marina contact data, sends complaint back to Sunshine Task Force
Summary
The Ethics Commission reviewed a complaint that Recreation and Park redacted addresses and phone numbers for marina berth holders and wait-list applicants. After testimony from Rec & Park, the harbor master and city legal counsel, commissioners declined to find a non-willful violation of the department head and remanded the matter to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force for more fact-finding.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission spent more than two hours on March 24 examining a Sunshine Ordinance complaint over the Recreation and Park Department's decision to redact street addresses and phone numbers from records for marina berth holders and people on a wait list.
Sarah Ballard, appearing for the department, told commissioners the names on the lists were published but that the department redacted phone numbers and addresses to protect "a constitutional right to privacy" and because the matter was also being addressed through a separate enforcement process. "We have a blanket rule that we do not share personal information," Ballard said, adding the department follows advice from the city attorney.
John Moran, the harbor master, said marina practice treats berth-holder contact information as…
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