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Former SFPUC employees and labor advocates allege retaliation, call for investigation
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment, including Joseph King and Adolfo Padilla Rios, said they were wrongfully terminated, described retaliatory or discriminatory treatment, and urged the commission to investigate; labor advocates called for reinstatement and accountability.
San Francisco — Several former employees and labor advocates used the SFPUC public-comment period to allege wrongful terminations, retaliation and racially discriminatory treatment at the Water Enterprise, and asked commissioners for independent review and remediation.
Joseph King, who identified himself as a lifetime San Francisco resident and a former supervisor in the Water Enterprise, said he was promoted five times during his tenure and became the first Polynesian to hold his supervisory…
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