February 13, 2026
Contact: Charlie Machado-Morrow (415) 252-3103
Chair Argemira Flórez-Feng called the meeting to order at 10:06am. With Commissioners David Tsai, Karen Bell Francois, and Kevin Yeh participating, a quorum was present. Vice-Chair Yaman Salahi had an excused absence.
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. The Commission voted 4-0 to adopt a motion by Commissioner Tsai and seconded by Commissioner Yeh to approve the following consent calendar items that required action by the Commission:
- Item 3, Draft Minutes for January 9, 2026, Regular Meeting
- Item 4, Executive Director’s report dated February 9, 2026
- Item 5, Engagement and Compliance report dated February 9, 2026
Item 8, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Kathrin Moore SFEC Case No. 26-1012 was presented and the opportunity for public comment was provided.
Under this item, the Commission took the following actions:
- A motion to approve the Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Kathrin Moore SFEC Case No. 26-1012 was made by Commissioner Tsai and seconded by Commissioner Francois and approved (4-0)
Item 9, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Franco Finn SFEC Case No. 26-1035 was presented and the opportunity for public comment was provided.
Under this item, the Commission took the following actions:
- A motion to approve the Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Franco Finn SFEC Case No. 26-1035 was made by Commissioner Yeh and seconded by Commissioner Francois and approved (4-0)
Item 10, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Michael Maraviglia SFEC Case No. 26-1040 was presented and the opportunity for public comment was provided.
Under this item, the Commission took the following actions:
- A motion to approve the Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Michael Maraviglia SFEC Case No. 26-1040 was made by Commissioner Yeh and seconded by Commissioner Francois and approved (4-0)
Item 11, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Ren Yu Zhang SFEC Case No. 26-1050 was presented and the opportunity for public comment was provided.
Under this item, the Commission took the following actions:
- A motion to approve the Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Ren Yu Zhang SFEC Case No. 26-1050 was made by Commissioner Yeh and seconded by Commissioner Francois and approved (4-0)
Item 7, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Preliminary Matters In the Matter of Sheryl Davis, SFEC Case No. 25-838 was pulled out of order so the respondent’s council could be available to speak. Opportunity for public comment was provided.
Under this item, the Commission took the following actions:
- A motion to appoint a Commissioner as a Prehearing Officer to resolve preliminary matters, set a deadline for 30 calendar days for the respondent and Enforcement Division to submit motions regarding the matter, the Commission in its entirely to preside over the hearing, and for the Enforcement Director submit a proposed order and hearing brief for Commission deliberation and adoption was made by Chair Flórez-Feng and seconded by Commissioner Tsai and approved (4-0)
Item 6, Hearing on the Merits In the Matter of Charlie Chiem, SFEC Case No. 24-787 was pulled out of order to give the respondent time to arrive and be present. Opportunity for public comment was provided. No action was taken by the Commission as the hearing was withdrawn. The respondent settled with the Enforcement Division before the hearing took place.
Item 12, Presentation, public hearing, and possible action on Ethics Commission budget proposal for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 and Fiscal Year 2027-28 was presented and the opportunity for public comment was provided. The presentation was informational and no action was required by the Commission
Item 13, provided the opportunity to discuss items for future meetings.
Item 14, provided an additional opportunity for general public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda.
Item 15, adjourned the meeting at 12:03pm.
Draft Minutes for the February 13, 2026, 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.
Meeting agendas and materials are available at https://sfethics.org/ethics/category/agendas.
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