What's the holdup? Ethics reform proposal stalls again

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What's the holdup? Ethics reform proposal stalls again
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What’s at stake is a voluminous set of reforms that, in short, aim to close a number of loopholes in The City’s ethics policies and to deter the sort of backroom dealing and back-scratching for which San Francisco is infamous.

A proposal to reform San Francisco’s ethics laws has been stalled for months amid prolonged negotiations with the union that represents top city officials.

At one point, the union went as far as to file a formal grievance over the process — with its suggested remedy being a continuation of bargaining. “These reforms are crucial in light of the widespread corruption scandal that has unraveled throughout The City in recent years,” Michael Canning, the Ethics Commission’s acting senior policy analyst, told The Examiner.

Before a proposal like this appears before voters, unions whose members might be impacted by it are entitled to what is known as a “meet and confer” process, which is a fancy term for a negotiation. In a March letter to the union, the Department of Human Resources noted that a Feb. 22 meeting was rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts. The department gave the union available times on March 1 and received no response. It offered March 4 and March 8 and was told by the union that those were unavailable.

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