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Two candidates interview for Ethics Commission seat amid debate over open‑government enforcement
Summary
The Rules Committee interviewed Alan Grossman and Dorothy Liu for an Ethics Commission seat. Grossman emphasized open‑government enforcement and a lawsuit that produced records; Liu stressed compliance and transparency but said televising meetings raises tradeoffs.
The Rules Committee interviewed two applicants for a six‑year seat on the San Francisco Ethics Commission on March 17.
Alan Grossman, a retired business lawyer and longtime open‑government advocate, described his work on Sunshine Ordinance issues, including a 2009 lawsuit he filed to obtain records from the Ethics Commission. Grossman told the committee he believes stronger enforcement of the Sunshine Ordinance and…
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