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Rules Committee forwards recommendation rejecting Ruth Todd’s nomination to Historic Preservation Commission after conflict-of-interest debate
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee voted 2–1 to forward a committee report recommending rejection of Ruth Todd’s nomination to the Historic Preservation Commission, citing frequent recusals and questions about her role at Page & Turnbull. The matter will go to the full Board on Tuesday, April 28.
The Rules Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 2–1 on Friday to forward a committee report recommending the rejection of Ruth Todd’s nomination to the Historic Preservation Commission, concluding the nomination raises recurring conflict‑of‑interest concerns tied to her role with Page & Turnbull.
Ruth Todd, the nominee, told the committee she has worked in historic preservation since 1973 and is a 15‑year San Francisco resident. She cited a city attorney memo (section 3.222 of the San Francisco Campaign and Government Conduct Code) and said the office concluded her firm’s contracts would not automatically bar her service but that recusals would be required when matters would have a foreseeable financial effect on her firm. “If the answer is yes to the question, does…
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