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Ethics Commission approves $12,000 fine for Planning Commissioner Catherine Moore

San Francisco Ethics Commission · February 13, 2026
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Summary

The San Francisco Ethics Commission approved a stipulated $12,000 penalty for Planning Commissioner Catherine Moore after staff found she failed to recuse on votes involving her former employer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Commissioners cited mitigation but endorsed the settlement 4–0.

The San Francisco Ethics Commission on Feb. 13 approved a stipulated settlement imposing a $12,000 penalty on Planning Commissioner Catherine Moore for failing to recuse herself from decisions involving her former employer, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM).

Senior Investigator Bertha Chung told the commission staff’s review found Moore voted four times on three major projects where SOM was explicitly involved and where her continued participation created a disqualifying financial conflict. "There is no evidence to suggest…

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