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Ethics commission orders merits hearing for Charlie Chiam case, will have full commission preside
Summary
Staff told the Ethics Commission the case against Charlie Chiam contains 20 probable-cause counts; the commission agreed 4-0 to have the full commission preside over a merits hearing and directed staff to prepare a proposed final order for later deliberation.
On Dec. 12, 2025, the San Francisco Ethics Commission accepted staff recommendations to proceed to a merits hearing in the matter involving respondent Charlie Chiam and to have the full commission, rather than a single assigned commissioner, preside over that hearing.
Senior Investigator and legal analyst Bailey Bryant told commissioners the present case "contains a total of 20 violations…
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