Articles Tagged “Sunshine Ordinance Task Force”

  • Some Ambiguities in the City Charter

    by Richard Knee on Jul 07, 2012 | No Comments

    Does a vacancy on a policy or advisory body count as a “member” for purposes of defining a quorum and a majority vote? And does an absentee count as a “member” for purposes of defining a majority vote on substantive matters?

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • Supervisors’ Vendetta Against Sunshine Panel Incumbents

    by Richard Knee on Jun 22, 2012 | 2 Comments

    Open-government activists believe, and with good reason, that the Board of Supervisors’ May 22 vote to oust three incumbents from the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force was in retaliation for a pair of task force actions that cast the board – and particularly President David Chiu and Supervisors Scott Wiener, Malia Cohen and Eric Mar – in an unfavorable light.

    Posted in Law, Opinion, Politics

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    Wiener’s Mendacious Attack on City’s Sunshine Panel

    by Richard Knee on Jun 19, 2012 | 10 Comments

    In moving to push Bruce Wolfe off the city’s Sunshine Ordinance Task Force on May 22, Supervisor Scott Wiener attacked the 11-member body in a way that was venomous and mendacious.

    Posted in Law, Opinion, Politics