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Ethics Commission pick draws debate as Rules Committee forwards nonprofit leader to full Board
Summary
At a contested Rules Committee hearing, civil grand jury alumna Halda Garfolo criticized the Ethics Commission’s transparency and enforcement record while the committee ultimately voted to forward nonprofit executive Brett Andrews to the full Board for confirmation.
The Rules Committee on May 16 heard extended, at-times pointed testimony over a single vacancy on the San Francisco Ethics Commission before forwarding nonprofit executive Brett Andrews to the full Board of Supervisors.
Halda Garfolo, who chaired a civil grand jury inquiry that published the report "The Sleeping Watchdog," said the Ethics Commission ‘‘continues to fail in its mandated mission’’ and criticized the body’s historical reluctance to enforce the Sunshine Ordinance, the lack of timely reporting and failures to investigate whistleblower retaliation. "The grand jury's thorough investigation revealed ... an agency which…
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