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Rules Committee advances two Sunshine Ordinance Task Force nominees amid split public comment
Summary
The Rules Committee recommended Saul Sugarman and David Pilpel to the full Board for the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force; public testimony included both endorsements of Pilpel’s records expertise and objections citing past disputes and complaints. Ruth Ferguson’s consideration was deferred to address noticing and a disability-seat requirement.
The Rules Committee on Monday recommended two candidates — Saul Sugarman and David Pilpel — to the Board of Supervisors for appointment to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, a body that advises on open‑government and public‑records matters. The committee advanced the nominations as a committee report with positive recommendations but deferred full consideration of a third applicant, Ruth Ferguson, to a future meeting to resolve noticing and a disability‑seat technicality.
Clerk records show the committee invited Sugarman, the editor in chief of The Bold Italic, to speak for the press/electronic…
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