July 11, 2025
Contact: Charlie Machado-Morrow (415) 252-3103
Vice-Chair Yaman Salahi served as Acting Chair in the absence of Chair Flórez-Feng and called the meeting to order at 10:07am. With Commissioners Karen Bell Francois and Kevin Yeh participating, a quorum was present. Chair Argemira Flórez-Feng and Commissioner David Tsai had excused absences.
Item 2, provided the opportunity for general public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda.
The Consent Calendar, provided the opportunity for public comment on all consent calendar items. No motion was made on Item 3 as it did not require action by the Commission.
Item 3, Executive Director’s report dated July 7, 2025 Acting Chair Salahi pulled the Executive Director’s report to get an update on the budget.
Item 4, Show Cause Hearing In the Matter of Matthew Lotocki v. San Francisco Police Department SFEC Case No. 25-998 (File #24021) Based on a Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Referral, Under this item, the Commission took the following action:
- Approved a motion by Acting Chair Salahi to take no action, without prejudice to Lotocki or Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, regarding the willful violation allegation. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Yeh and approved unanimously (3-0).
Item 5, Hearing on the Merits In the Matter of William Walker, Case No. 2223-507, Under this item, the Commission took the following actions:
- Approved a motion by Acting Chair Salahi to issue a default judgment against William Walker on Counts 1 through 6. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Francios and approved unanimously (3-0).
- Approved a motion by Commissioner Yeh to impose a total penalty of $3000.00 on Counts 1 through 6 against William Walker. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Francois and approved unanimously (3-0).
Item 6, Discussion and Possible Action on Proposed Amendments to the Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Regulations was informational, but the opportunity for public comment was provided. No action was taken on this item.
Item 7, provided the opportunity to discuss items for future meetings.
Item 8, provided an additional opportunity for general public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda.
Item 9, adjourned the meeting at 1:14pm.
Draft Minutes for the July 11, 2025, Regular Meeting will be available upon their completion and will be included on the Agenda for a future Regular Meeting of the Commission, which will be made available on the Commission’s website at sfethics.org.
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For further information, please contact the Ethics Commission at ethics.commission@sfgov.org or (415) 252-3100.
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