November 13, 2026
Contact: Charlie Machado-Morrow (415) 252-3103
Vice Chair Yaman Salahi called the meeting to order at 10:01am. With Commissioners Karen Bell Francois, and Kevin Yeh participating, a quorum was present. Chair Argemira Flórez-Feng and Commissioner David Tsai 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 3-0 to adopt a motion by Commissioner Yeh and seconded by Commissioner Francois to approve the following consent calendar items that required action by the Commission:
The following Consent Calendar items were informational and required no action by the Commission, but the opportunity for public comment was provided.
- Item 4, Executive Director’s Report
- Item 5, Quarterly Electronic Disclosure and Data Analysis (EDDA) Report
Item 6, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Proposed Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Carl Pascarella SFEC Case No. 26-1150 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 SARP Stipulation, Decision and Order In the Matter of Carl Pascarella SFEC Case No. 26-1150 was made by Commissioner Yeh and second by Commissioner Francois and approved (3-0).
Item 7, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Preliminary Matters for Official Misconduct Proceeding In the Matter of William Palmer was postponed to a future meeting. No action was taken on this item.
Item 12, provided the opportunity to discuss items for future meetings.
Item 13, provided an additional opportunity for general public comment on matters not appearing on the agenda.
Item 14, adjourned the meeting at 10:21am.
Draft Minutes for the November 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.
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