EDITORIAL: Reining in corruption can seem like a losing battle. But San Franciscans have the opportunity to tighten up local laws, put public officials on notice and make it harder to carry out crooked schemes by voting 'Yes' on Propositions B, E and F.
. It would change the composition of the Building Inspection Commission, which oversees the DBI, in order to eliminate some requirements for industry representation on the board and open the positions to other members of the public. In addition, it would allow the mayor to pick the DBI’s director from among three candidates proposed by the commission. Currently, the commission has sole power to hire and fire the DBI director.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors put Prop. B on the ballot by unanimous vote. It has no official opposition, but enjoys wide support from Democratic leaders, small business owners and the San Francisco Labor Council.seeks to reform city government by creating fewer opportunities for moneyed interest to corrupt the process.
This is especially true when it comes to behested payments. A 2020 review of behested payments by the city attorney and city controller found that they increased the risk of “pay to play” relationships and called on city officials to crack down. In December, supervisors voted to restrict most types of behested payments, but Prop. B goes even further by restricting the board itself.
Opponents of Prop. E say further restrictions on these payments will hurt charitable causes and unfairly restrict the board from making further changes to the rules. At best, these arguments against Prop. E are weak sauce. At worst, they are a recipe for continued corruption in city government.
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