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Public commenters press San Diego Housing Commission transparency as agency CEO's review is read into closed session
Summary
During a housing authority closed-session reading on Jan. 27, residents urged review of the San Diego Housing Commission’s compliance with the California Public Records Act; one speaker said she and neighbors have filed suit to compel records while another urged the council to support CEO Lisa Jones.
At the start of the special Housing Authority portion of the Jan. 27 meeting, the clerk read a closed-session item into the record: the performance evaluation of the President and CEO of the San Diego Housing Commission, under the California Government Code and the municipal code. Two members of the public who had signed into the virtual queue addressed the authority before it moved into closed session.
Francine Maxwell, an Encanto resident, told the authority she believes the San Diego Housing Commission has not complied with the California Public Records Act and said she and neighbors have filed a new lawsuit to obtain public records. Maxwell said SDHC "is withholding in violation of the act" and expressed concern about SDHC transparency.
A separate commenter who identified herself as Joyce Anyada (District 3) offered a strong supportive evaluation of CEO Lisa Jones, saying she has known Jones for years and would rate the CEO’s performance as excellent. The clerk then concluded public comment on that closed-session item and the authority adjourned to closed session.
The closed-session item was taken up under the statutory personnel evaluation exception; no closed-session report-out on the evaluation was made later in the day.
