Benedict. Were back in session and well now go to item nine which is discussion of the enforcement report and discussion on various Program Highlights and various activity since the last monthly meeting. Thank you, chair. We had a productive month. Received nine new complaints. We opened 11 new investigations, and we dismissed 23 complaints which put a significant dent in our outstanding preliminary review matters. The details for which i can oh, no, i have it in here. 58 complaints only remain in preliminary review. So when we started this process, when we were down all investigators, we had almost 190 unreviewed complaints, and were down to 58, so im proud of my staff. Theyre doing a great job. And thanks to everyone in the review chain that has to get through all that information. Its a heavy lift. I also wanted to highlight that youll recall the Sunshine Ordinance Task force received a complaint that this commission violated the sunshine ordinance regarding taking of vote of doing
That would be to actually submit a matching funds claim once they have been certified as eligible to matching for public fund financing. The certification eligibility is relevant and important because it releases a first initial grant to candidates for their campaigns. After that point, they will then submit matching funds claims to have contributions matched up to the limits within the law. So i hope that clarifies the filing process a bit. Yeah. So the im doing that in part for the public whos watching. But im also wondering, too, if by the next meeting of the commission, which is on the 16th, i believe and well have a cleer pictuarer picture as t been certified and their data. Great, and youll also have a clearer picture of your staff demands, especially if theyre all Going Forward big money. Mayors office requires considerable funds because youre reaching out to everybody in the city in a very robust and aggressive way, especially when theres a strong candidate base. Thank you. Tha
Were papers were filed in superior court by one of the mayoral candidates, Angela Alioto for mayor, and Angela Alioto for mayor 2018 committee, seeking to enjoin Public Financing for the mark leno for mayor 2018 committee. Those papers were filed in an initial hearing held last friday in superior Court Department 302. We were represented as a named party by the City Attorneys office, and this morning, after a subsequent hearing and subsequent papers filed this week, the judge issued a tentative order denying injunctive relief. And ill leave the details for the City Attorney to provide you with, but i just want to convey our appreciation and thanks to andrew shan in particular for really getting some terrific papers in and being she soliticious very soliticious of us ill turn it over to andrew. Ill be very brief. I just wanted to clarify, even though the document is titled a tentative order, the judge did adopt it as the final order from the bench as this mornings hearing. I also want t
In passing this, you would urge the staff to provide guidance, and urge the City Attorney to provide an updated guide to government which explains what the procedures are for a issuing a new form 700 between reporting periods. Can i just ask for my information, mr. Bush, in terms of your proposal, are there particular situations i dont want to talk names. I can name names. But have you seen circumstances where there has been specific change and people have gone and it would be something in the public interest. We had a Planning Commissioner who was hired by sfur, and it was for december 31st, so it didnt show up in the report that she filed in april, but you wouldnt have seen it until a following year. Meanwhile, she would have been on the Planning Commission and a sfur employee the entire time without a public disclosure. And its certainly true, as you know, that you also have to report your membership on a board. And as a board member, you cannot vote on issues that may affect other
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bertha Benton Lynch, who departed peacefully from this world on Feb. 15, 2024, after a prolonged battle with breast