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Mark Farrell Hit With Largest Ethics Fine In City History Over Commingling of Campaign Funds With Prop D

A settlement that was struck two weeks ago between mayoral candidate Mark Farrell and the San Francisco Ethics Commission was made public this morning, in something of an Election Eve surprise.

Former SF Supervisor Jane Kim Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Lobbying Against Controversial SoMa High Rise

That 27-story residential tower slated for a Nordstom’s parking lot, which the supervisors shot down last October, has now generated a complaint with the SF Ethics Commission that the district’s former supervisor Jane Kim improperly lobbied against it.

SF Ethics Commission Fines Mayor London Breed Nearly $23,000 For Violations Including Gift From Nuru

Mayor London Breed agreed on Monday to pay a nearly $23,000 fine issued by the San Francisco Ethics Commission, which includes individual fine amounts stemming from several ethics violation during her mayoral term to date.

Supervisor Farrell Sues City To Erase Ethics Fine Over Dede Wilsey Campaign Contributions

In 2010, Mark Farrell won his seat on the Board of Supervisors representing Pacific Heights and the Marina, District 2, by a mere 258 votes. That's Supervisorial elections for you. Previously a political

Ross Mirkarimi Might Lose His Job Today, Or Not

The fate of suspended sheriff Ross Mirkarimi will likely be finalized today after the Board of Supervisors meets to discuss the Ethics Commission recommendation that he be permanently removed from office. As discussed

Mirkarimi Supporters Circulate Talking Points as Legal Team Appeals to Delay Supervisors' Vote

It's time for your requisite Ross Mirkarimi update for the week: The embattled sheriff, who has been suspended without pay since this past winter and who faces the permanent loss of the job

Will Incumbent Supervisors Be Punished In the Election For How They Vote on Mirkarimi?

Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, as you should know by now, remains suspended pending a decision by the Board of Supervisors as to whether his admitted "false imprisonment" and presumed abuse of his wife rises

Mirkarimi Update: Final Ethics Commission Hearing Is On

The final hearing in Ross Mirkarimi's ersatz trial before the Ethics Commission is going on this morning. If you have the stamina, and absolutely nothing useful to do with your morning, you can

The Mirkarimi Saga May Not End Until October

We're sorry to inform you, ladies and gentlemen, that suspended sheriff Ross Mirkarimi will still be making headlines well into the fall. Also, in the latest news surrounding his Ethics Commission hearing, the

Eliana Lopez A 'Bundle of Character' On Witness Stand

In the end, the Venezuelan telenovela actress who remains married to suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi did fly back to San Francisco to be a witness in his Ethics Commission hearing on Wednesday. Did

Mirkarimi Update: Mayor Ed Lee Accused of Perjury

So here's an interesting twist: Attorneys for suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi say that a proxy for Mayor Ed Lee, city insider Walter Wong, approached Mirkarimi around the time of his guilty plea in

Eliana Lopez Willing To Give Testimony In Exchange For Airfare

In Ross Mirkarimi's misconduct hearings, the sidelined Sheriff's wife is apparently ready to give her own testimony before the city's Ethics Commission — but only if the City agrees to fly her back from

Mirkarimi Hearing Begins; Ivory Madison Lashes Back Via Written Testimony

Followers of the Ross Mirkarimi domestic abuse saga will be familiar with the name Ivory Madison the neighbor who consoled Mirkarimi's wife Eliana Lopez after the New Year's Eve incident that spurred this

Mirkarimi Wants City To Pay For His Legal Bills

You can bet that City Attorney Dennis Herrera laughed when he heard the latest request from embattled Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and his lawyers. Mirkarimi's lawyers (who may or may not be working pro

Mirkarimi Case Now Officially 'A Circus' (Say His Lawyers)

First Team Mirkarimi tried every legal maneuver in the book (not to mention crying on radio) to get out of the misconduct hearing, currently before the Ethics Commission. Then Mayor Lee fired back

Mirkarimi Update: Video Release Delayed, Attorneys Call Suspension Absurd

We know that you've all been dying, since yesterday, for an update on embattled and suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and his plight to keep his job amidst an Ethics Commission hearing. Well, here

Mirkarimi Update: Lopez Staying In Venezuela Until June; Cell Phone Records May Not Be Subpoenaed

At least for now, a judge has ruled that the cell phone records of Ross Mirkarimi's former campaign manager can not be subpoenaed in the Mayor's Ethics Commission investigation of the suspended sheriff.

Stunning Percentage Of Ross Mirkarimi Supporters Can't Pronounce His Name

Sidelined Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi went before the Ethics Commission earlier this week. Although the early proceedings sound like a completely snoozefest, whip smart local political analyst Melissa Griffin has handily recapped the highlights

Mirkarimi's Ethics Commission 'Trial' Begins With Much Procedural Brouhaha

It's looking more and more like the Ethics Commission hearing for suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is going to be an ersatz trial for the domestic abuse charges for which he almost but wasn't

Mirkarimi Update: Judge Rules Suspension Was Valid [Updated]

Ross Mirkarimi was back in court today with his lawyers arguing before Superior Court Judge Harold Kahn that he should not have been suspended from duty as Sheriff pending his Ethics Commission hearing,

Mirkarimi Trying To Get Herrera Off His Case

Attorneys for Ross Mirkarimi, who now include local attorney David Waggoner and Shepard Kopp from L.A., filed a petition today to get City Attorney Dennis Herrera disqualified from Mirkarimi's upcoming hearing regarding

Tony Hall's Old Red Garter

Maybe Tony Hall needs to put a yellow sticky on his campaign credit card and label it "FOR CAMPAIGN USE ONLY" -- the SF Ethics Commission has decided to proceed on charges against

Oh No, Ed Jew!: Lungless Salamander

Today's Chron Bay Area section takes a break from covering the plight of lungless salamanders in Korea (why is this in the Bay Area section? Yes, yes, we know, it's because Cal researchers

Oh No, Ed Jew!: Forever in the Spotlight

The supernatural forces behind the Ed Jew storyline are not pleased with Halloween and earthquakes hogging all of the attention. As of today, Ed Jew officially has his fourth legal suit brought up

Oh No, Ed Jew!: Duct Tape

We're back from our inadvertent hiatus -- here's hoping it's a less busy week for us at the day job and an even more busy week for Ed Jew news! Fang qi means