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Two candidates interview for Ethics Commission seat amid debate over open‑government enforcement

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee · March 17, 2011
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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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