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Ethics Commission preliminarily admits Lopez video, weighs airfare and remote testimony for Caracas-based witness
Summary
At a special Ethics Commission hearing on official-misconduct charges, commissioners preliminarily admitted a video from sheriff’s witness Eliana Lopez and set deadlines for objections; counsel for Lopez asked the mayor’s office to cover an estimated $1,500 round-trip airfare from Caracas so Lopez can testify in person, with Skype as a fallback.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on Tuesday preliminarily admitted a video by Eliana Lopez and debated whether the city should cover travel costs so Lopez—whose declaration was submitted by the sheriff—can testify in person. Counsel for Lopez, Paula Canney, told commissioners the cheapest round-trip coach fare from Caracas with a two-week lead time would be roughly $1,500 and urged the commission to try to secure payment so Lopez can be cross-examined in person.
The commission’s chair said declarations from witnesses who do not submit to cross-examination receive “little to no weight” and that live testimony generally gives a…
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