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Union warns proposed Planning Department 'incompatible activities' policy is vague and could curb off‑duty rights
Summary
Local 21 urged the Planning Commission to revise the proposed Statement of Incompatible Activities, saying vague prohibitions could limit staff and commissioners’ off‑duty speech, volunteer activity and property rights; the commission asked the City Attorney’s Office for a redline comparison and scheduled a dedicated hearing.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on May 31 heard a detailed warning from Local 21 that the department’s proposed Statement of Incompatible Activities (SIA) contains overly broad and unclear restrictions that could chill staff members’ and commissioners’ off‑duty rights.
Nelka Julio, representing the professional and technical engineers of Local 21, told the commission the draft policy would regulate employees’ “off duty behavior” and that vague language could become “a slippery slope” that limits free speech, association and property rights.…
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