Articles Posted by Joe Lynn (RIP)
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Ethics Commission Airs Dirty Laundry
Inadequate Sunshine investigation may lead AG Brown to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Mayor Gavin Newsom By Joe Lynn May 7, 2009 By the end of an April 24th joint meeting of the Sunshine…
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Lobbyists – Step Back from the Ethics Commission’s
Proposed Stimulus PackageBy Joe Lynn Editor’s Note: While the City and County of San Francisco faces an unprecedented $576 million budget crisis, Ethics Commission staff have submitted a budget for FY 09/10 that includes $32,000 in cuts…
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Lessons Ethics Should Have Learned
from the Carolyn Knee CaseSan Franciscans for Affordable Clean Energy campaign treasurer Carolyn Knee, flanked by defense attorney David Waggoner (left) and her husband, Richard Knee, crack smiles when the Ethics Commission finds July 9, 2007, that minor campaign…
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Ambush at Rules – St. Croix blindsides Comstock
By Joe Lynn May 28, 2008 When the Rules Committee met on May 15 to continue the consideration of Doug Comstock’s application to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, John St. Croix sat in the audience…
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Rating Ethics’ New On Line Disclosure System
Win a Free Lunch!By Joe Lynn May 22, 2008 Warning to political junkies: Black tar in here Last week, the Ethics Commissioners began their review of San Francisco’s lobbyist ordinance. Coincidentally, the Commission also has launched a new…
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McGoldrick on the Spot with Sunshine Veto
Supervisor Jake McGoldrick Photo by Luke Thomas By Joe Lynn May 8, 2008 Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation sponsored by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi that would put online audio or video recordings of all Commission meetings.…
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They’re Back: Ethics Resumes Meltdowns, Part III
By Joe Lynn August 9, 2007 Part 3: Culture of the Ethics Commission; Next Steps The Mayor and City Attorney are not solely responsible for the failures at Ethics. There is no doubt that their…
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