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SFPUC meeting dominated by public calls for investigation into alleged wrongful terminations
Summary
Dozens of public commenters told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission that employees Joseph King, his son Conrad and others were wrongfully disciplined or fired, urging a civil-service review and accountability; commissioners heard testimony but took no personnel action.
Dozens of community members and union representatives used the SFPUC public-comment period on Oct. 28 to demand an investigation into alleged wrongful terminations and systemic racism affecting current and former employees.
Francisco de Costa, who identified himself as a director of environmental justice advocacy, accused commission leadership and senior managers of "utter corruption" and said the case involving Joe King, his son Conrad and Adolfo Padilla "calls for a deep understanding" and a civil-service review. "This is wrong. This is very wrong," he said.
Other speakers — including Joyce Yulio, Melanie Uwaizofa (who said she spoke…
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