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Committee backs amendments to create an elected San Francisco Public Advocate
Summary
Supervisor Gordon Marr's charter amendment to create an elected Public Advocate — an office to investigate fraud, waste and complaints about city services — was amended to clarify jurisdictional limits, referral processes and candidate qualifications; the committee accepted the amendments and continued the item to the call of the chair.
The Rules Committee on June 29 advanced a charter measure to create an elected San Francisco Public Advocate charged with investigating alleged fraudulent use of taxpayer funds, receiving whistleblower complaints and reviewing how city agencies interact with the public.
Supervisor Gordon Marr said the office is designed to provide sustained, citywide oversight and to be a structural response…
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