the greatest vulnerabilities in the city's ethics laws are the members of this commission, present and former. civil grand jury said it really good in regard to the sunshine ordinance, they say you don't enforce it, so they don't follow it. same with the ethics laws. >> thank you. any other public comment on agenda item number six? agenda item number 7, discussion of executive director's report. update of various programatic and operational highlights of the ethics commission staff activities since the previous meeting. >> the report that i provided to you this month provides updates on a variety of programatic fronts. first and foremost, the key milestone our team was able to achieve which is to have all of the updated electronically filed statement of economic interest data from over 500 filers now online from 2015 to 2019 in an open data formatted. and what that means is in addition to the search function we've been able to provide for an individual or interest, this now enables the public to go in and pull down the entire or look at the entire data set across filers and interests s

>> ethics commission is back in open session. i would like to make a motion not to disclose the closed session deliberations regarding the pending litigation. >> second. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> motion was carried unanimously. >> number 10, additional public comment. there's no public comment. move to adjourn. thank you. >> do roll call. [ roll call ] >> agenda number two, public comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda. >> thank you, ethics commissioners and staff of our city. i am a public services worker. i am a delegate for government employees. i am also the director of public relations for the california grand jury association, the san francisco chapter. i have been coming to the ethic commission for the government employees in -- 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. the last time i was here was january of 2020. i came to report issues of possibly government corruption and election fraud. as you remember, i was one of the eight candidates for san francisco mayor in the june 2018 election. i was not allowed to join

dollar is spent. [ applause ] that also means stronger and expanded authority for the state ethics commission. we must change the law to require anyone who is paid to influence decisions made by county, municipal, or school board officials to publicly register with the ethics commission as a lobbyist. and public officials in all branches of government at all levels must be subject to the freedom of information act. good government -- [ applause ] good government must have the confidence of the people. good government means protecting the health and well-being of our people. that includes our young people and vulnerable adults. in march i nominated mr. michael leech to serve as director of the south carolina department of social services. mr. leech is a trained mental health clinician, and in less than one year, he has brought transformative leadership to dss, reigniting the passions of his employees and informing d -- reforming those processes which required reevaluation. director michael leech, please stand and be recognized. [ applause ] as you well know, this year we escaped the wrath of a

we have an ethics commission in illinois that we put together that is working hard judiciously now so we can have an ethics package we can be proud of. >> thank you illinois governor j.b. pritzker, thank you for being here. what a great way to start the day. we covered a lot of issues. help me join -- help me welcome to the stage anita kumar from politico,. >> good morning, everyone my name is and needed kumar i'm a white house correspondent and working politico. i'm so glad to be joined by the maryland governor, the chairperson of the national governors association this year. we have a lot of things i want to talk about so we will talk about the environment, opioid epidemic and will talk about security at the polls and will talk a little bit about politi politics. let's go ahead and get started. >> in mourning. there is a battle brewing between maryland in the epa over the chesapeake day cleanup review expressed lack of progress in reducing pollution on that day and them unwilling to do anything about it. what do you think is behind that, do you think that is because the trump admini

ethics reforms that must be addressed this spring and i expect the legislature's bipartisan ethics commission to issue its report in the next eight weeks. restoring the public's trust is of paramount importance. let's not let the well connected and the well protected work the system while the interests of ordinary citizens are forgotten. there is too much that needs to be accomplished to lift up all of the people of illinois. the overwhelming majority of people involved with government and public policy and politics here in illinois truly just want what is best for the state. from legislators to citizen activists to reporters, they chisel away at intractable problems and put their shoulders into making real lasting institutional change. they don't get distracted or dejected, whether they're battling poverty, fighting for increased education funding or fixing the unglamorous but essential problems of the state's i.t. infrastructure. illinois is full of people who love our state and are willing to work earnestly every day to fight for her, which is why we have to be committed to the hard work o

. >> i think it's something the city attorney and the ethics commission should be looking into. in order to restore the public trust, the public knows that officials are acting with integrity and following the law. >> a spokesperson says taking part in pride is a governmental purpose, so any request for funds are subject to a standard process and the amount here would be below the reporting threshold. >>> we have exclusive information about eddie debartolo jr. as we reported yesterday, eddie d along with family and players met with president trump. the president pardoned him on a charge in the 1990s. his viadvisers tell me he will t pursue any ownership opportunity in any sport. he has zero stake in the 49ers. the 73-year-old debartolo will continue to run his business in tampa. >>> a federal judge is demanding answers on how pg&e inspectors missed dramatic wear and tear on electrical towers close to the one that started the deadly camp fire. these are photos of a power line next to the one that started the fire. hooks holding up the power line are wearing away, which is what's

we have an ethics commission in illinois. show less text -- in illinois. that we put together that is working hard, very judiciously now, so that we can have an ethics package that we can be proud of. marius: thank you come illinois governor, thank you for being here. thank you for joining us for state solutions. what a great way to start the day. covered a lot of issues. help me welcome to the stage anita kumar from politico. and governor larry hogan of maryland. [applause] announcer: the new hampshi

the other would be adding more funding to the ethics commission to look into a potential city misconduct. >>> 4:35 and happening today. teachers will protest possible budget cuts after the superintendent sent a warning letter to staff. >> "the chronicle" reports the district is looking to cut $26 million next year for schools. each school would decide what to cut. such as supplies, field trips and possible staffing. the teachers union is negotiating other cost-cutting options. >>> now to our "making it in the bay" coverage. state lawmakers are proposing bills limited development fees on new home construction and that could add to tens of thousands of dollars to the final price. local governments use the fees to pay for things like schools, roads and parks. lawmakers say that they have not yet decided how the money would be replaced. >>> "making it in the bay" could mean maybe working two or three jobs. a lot of hustle going on. still ahead on "today in the bay," we'll look at the bay area city ranked as one of the hardest working in the country. >>> do you have trouble keeping track of w

we have an ethics commission in illinois that we put together that is working hard judiciously now so we can have an ethics package we can be proud of. >> thank you illinois governor j.b. pritzker, thank you for being here. what a great way to start the day. we covered a lot of issues. help me join -- help me welcome to the stage anita kumar from politico,

president yee has called for an audience of the ethics commission which we authorized today.this is the entity that the city relies on for the impartial and effective administration and enforcement of laws related to campaign finance, governmental ethics, conflict of interest, and registration and reporting by lobbyist, campaign consultants, permit complants and major developers. these are critically important functions because without an ethics commission that is able to do its work effectively and efficiently, all of our good government, legislation and policy are just words on paper. the last audit was 2012 by the board's budget analyst. since this time, we've had new laws approved, including legislation i championed regarding shining a light on campaign financing. in light of today's criminal complaint filed against the director, i am fast-tracking the ethics commission audit to begin. it should not take an f.b.i. investigation to root out corruption in san francisco. we need to do a for better job enforcing our own ethics laws and this audit is an important step. preside

we have an ethics commission in illinois. >> right. >> that we put together that is working hard, very judiciously now, so that we can have an ethics package that we can be proud of. >> well, thank you, illinois governor j.b. pritzker. thank you for being here and joining us for state solutions. what a great way to start the day. we covered a lot of issues. welcome, help me join -- help me welcome to the stage anita kumar from politico and governor larry hogan of maryland.

and one small note about this, which is interesting because in south carolina the state ethics commissionry of state and the state ethic -- i mean election commission along with the democratic party run the primary, so there is a large state agency -- >> and apparatus. >> and apparatus that helps. in iowa it's just the iowa democratic party contracting with vendors, consultants, et cetera, there's no procurement process. there's no checks and balances. i do have faith in new hampshire and nevada and south carolina get it right. >> you can't hack the results of a caucus. it happens in front of everybody. you can't -- there's no numbers to fudge. >> unless you have an app. >> you could mess with the app. >> even if -- the point is -- the point is that there is a paper trail of everything down to a room full of 50 people. >> eyewitnesses. >> that's where they're going. >> but of course this is what the republicans want. this is literally the strategy that trump uses all the time when he is in hot water is to suggest that everybody's engaged in the same sort of behavior that he himself is obv

the district attorney as well as the ethics commission biffle the way, mayor breed does say she still mass car that nuru paid for repairs on. and she does intend to pay him t 5600 back. >> so what are some of the other supervisors saying? >> reporter: so all the supervisors i've spoken to aren't concerned about her dating history and her romantic relationship with nuru. what they're concerned about is the legality of that $5600 gift. matt haney text immediate that he was worried it was illegal and he would like an investigation to be launched and then the supervisor said he thinks the mayor should temporarily step back from her position as mayor while all of these investigations take place. so no doubt, there will be a lot of conversations to come here at city hall. >> all right. reporting live for us, thank you, kate. >>> turning to the east bay, after months of investigation, union city police have investigated two people in the deadly shooting of two young boys found outside an elementary school. >> the first suspect the jason of castro valley. the second is a juvenile, 17 years ol

now asking the city attorney and ethics commission is now being asked to investigate. >> in order to make sure that officials are acting with integrity. and following the law. and the result should be shared with the public. >> last week, breed admitted accepting a $5,600 gift to fix her car. he was arrested as part of the same bribery investigation. now she also disclosed that they dated about 20 years ago. >> time now 6:16. new orleans authorities are investigating how a woman died it happened last night at about 9:00. it's one of many celebrations leading up to mardi gras on tuesday. >> nascar driver ryan newman is home with his family after that terrifying crash the at the daytona 500. he walked out of the hospital yesterday afternoon hand in hand with his daughter and wife. the doctors are happy as well. . >> there is no better reward for us than seeing somebody that was critical one day walk, few days later even few weeks later out of the hospital with her family going back to life. >> on monday, newman crashed his car on the final lap. no timetable for newman's return to racin

now asking the city and ethics commission to investigate. >> i think in order to restore the public trust, in order to make sure that the public knows that officials here are acting with integrity, are following the law, we have to have a full public airing, and the results should be shared with the public. >> reporter: he acknowledged he did send a notice to bovis about the payment, but says he never received a response. as for the mayor, he said she takes ethics very seriously, saying he finds her quote fastidious about these things. we also reached out to the controller's office, both of which are looking into any ethics violations. both said they're not commenting beyond any comments they've issued in the past. >>> ktvu news at 6:30 starts next with the governor's state of the state address and this year gavin newsom did something different, focusing on just one topic. why he says he knows californians have lost patience. >>> and later in sports, an incredible recovery. look closely at this picture. that's nascar driver ryan newman leaving the hospital with his two daughters less than

supervisor matt haney is asking the ethics commission to investigate. >> in order to restore the public trust, in order to make sure that the public knows that officials are are acting with integrity, are following the law, we have to have a full public airing and a full investigation. and the results should be shared with the public. >> now, last week, mayor breed admitted to accepting a $250 gift from public works director mohamed nuru to fix her car. she also disclosed that they dated about 20 years ago. >>> time now 5:16. the sonoma county public defender's office angry about this sweep in sanity rosa. i.c.e. agents arrested five undocumented immigrants in the county. . >> victims are going to be afraid to call the police. they're going to be afraid to come to court. we're committed to equal justice for all people regardless of their heritage. >> county officials say these i.c.e. arrests were made without warrants and they claim the agents ignored a new california law that bans immigration arrests at courthouse. an immigrant rights group has monitors watching out for i.c.e. agents o

the ethic's commission totally doesn't work and the controller's office has a gun to their head with people telling him what to do and what not to do. since 2014, i won't do the research and tell you the city attorney hasn't been doing their job and so, corruption in this city and county of san francisco has reached a saturation point, where millions and millions and millions of dollars are wasted. and you know, when the youth commission needs something like a couple of thousand dollars oh, you know, this and you know that. they should have, like, a million dollars. you are the future. we need the money. without the money, you can't have the honey. so i'm saying you all don't do due diligence. do due diligence and be educated on issues and have your natter n the right place. thank you very much. any other public comments. >> hello again. i just want to say thank you for this potential increase the budget. we take this really seriously around what you're saying around outreach and we noticed a difference around not getting public school students or other marginalized young people to h

the supervisor met haney is asking the city attorney and ethics commission to investigate. >> i thinker to assure the public trust and make sure the public knows that officials here are acting with integrity, are following the law, we have to have a full public hearing and full investigation and the results should be shared with the public. >> last week breed admitted accepting a $5600 gift from a public works director to fix her car. he was arrested as part of that same bribery investigation. she also disclosed that the two dated about 20 years ago. >>> also tonight, the mayor welcomed the lowell high school girls volleyball team to city hall. they shut off their championship rings before the event, they won the division three state championship last november when they beat pasadena, it was the first northern california and state titles in the history of the schools volleyball program. >> it was so surreal, it did not feel real. it was kind of in slow motion. i don't think it really has sunk in for any of us yet. it's still feels so weird that we made history. >> the team members als

the other would be adding more funding to the ethic commission.o look into potential city misb conduct. >>> a special "making it in the bay" coverage focuses this morning on contra costa county. supervisors will discuss turning a warehouse into affordable housing for the homeless. the warehouse is located outside of bay point. this is on over road near bay christian school and highway. right now there is more than 2,000 homeless people in contra costa county. alameda county has about 4,000. >>> happening today, san francisco teachers will gather to protest planned budget cuts after the subject sent a warning letter to staff. the district is looking to cut $26 million next school year. each school would decide what to cut. such as supplies, field trips, even possible staffing. the teachers union is currently negotiating other cost-cutting options. >>> thousand to a follow-up for you in oakland where school is back in session for mcclymonds high school students but the problem is not on home campus. students will be sent to three other campuses. thi

making irregular payments for garbage collection services amounting to $3500000.00 the ethics and anticorruption commission has accused the governor himself of exempting large bribes. since kenyon no forbids the commission from discussing cases which are before court we asked the head of the commission. to comment on corruption surrounding tendo wards in general. it is a serious problem because it involves a lot of money the d.z. of because it is the private companies that are doing business with government that quite a number of the that encouraging this problem because when it involves big money some of the private companies are willing to part with big money and bribe public officials people can do it. on. because they are looking at a company. deliberately. and says that bribery is not the only form that corruption takes off and the price of the job itself is deliberately inflated. will be distant or supposed to cost. the type of media she lives it is deliberately skewed to cost 1000000000 silently the 200000000 he's been shown to be true some some government offices were involved in a what. the govern

commission. i think he has the work ethic and character to be a positive addition to the commission. as a vietnam era veteran, he has the ability to link very well with others, and for those of you that know him, doug can talk to anyone, and he frequently does. all over the place, all the time, to endless detail. now, i make fun of him about that, but he has the ability to connect with many individuals. he has been serving as an instructor at the university and high school level for a number of years, and he wants to take those efforts and focus them on those leaving the military, as well. i think doug has the collaborative mindset, the work athick, and the personal nature that will make him a very positive addition to the veterans affairs commission. in addition, i'd be remiss if i didn't submit my colleagues, as well, bill barnickel and hanley chan, for their reappointment to the veterans affairs commission. thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is david chen, and i am a small business owner in approximate bayview-hunters point. i am a veteran of the united states coast

ethics and n.d. corruption commission has accused the governor himself of exempting large bribes. since kenyon no forbids the commission from discussing cases which are before court we asked the head of the commission. to comment on corruption surrounding tend towards in general. it is a serious problem because it involves a lot of money it's easier because it is the private companies that are doing business with government that's part of the of the guards and this problem because when it involves big money some of the private companies are willing to part with big money and bribe the public office people can do it on requirements because we're looking at a company we deliberately. says that bribery is not the only form that corruption takes off and the price of the job itself is deliberately inflated. to be distant or supposed to cost. 800 meter shillings it is deliberately skewed to cost 1000000000 on sale and leave the 200000000 he's been shared between some some government offices were involved at the time to award. the government department in charge of awarding the garbage c

the ethic's commission totally doesn't work and the controller's office has a gun to their head with people telling him what to do and what not to do. since 2014, i won't do the research and tell you the city attorney hasn't been doing their job and so, corruption in this city and county of san francisco has reached a saturation point, where millions and millions and millions of dollars are wasted. and you know, when the youth commission needs something like a couple of thousand dollars oh, you know, this and you know that. they should have, like, a million dollars. you are the future. we need the money. without the money, you can't have the honey. so i'm saying you all don't do due diligence. do due diligence and be educated on issues and have your natter n the right place. thank you very much. any other public comments. >> hello again. i just want to say thank you for this potential increase the budget. we take this really seriously around what you're saying around outreach and we noticed a difference around not getting public school students or other marginalized young people to h

the mayor said she paid for her own float and the supervisor is asking the city attorney and ethics commission to investigate. >> i think in order to restore public trust and to make sure the public knows that officials here act with integrity and are following the law we have to have a full public caring and full investigation and that should be shared with the public. >> last year major breed admitted to accepting the $8600 gift from mohammed nuru to fix her car and was arrested as part of the investigation. she also disclosed the two dated 20 years ago. >>> it is 7:09, and sal is back, and have you fixed everything? >> we do have slow traffic right now. at the clinton walnut creek commute, on the neches valley road is tough. that is heading toward walnut creek west and it will be slow due to the crash that slowed things down. the traffic will be slow. if you're driving on i-24 that looks okay through the tunnel with no major issues. a lot of traffic at the altamont pass, 880 in hayward heading down to the valley. no major issues on 880 heading into downtown oakland. the bay bridge is at a 1

the ethic's commission totally doesn't work and the controller's office has a gun to their head with people telling him what to do and what not to do. since 2014, i won't do the research and tell you the city attorney hasn't been doing their job and so, corruption in this city and county of san francisco has reached a saturation point, where millions and millions and millions of dollars are wasted. and you know, when the youth commission needs something like a couple of thousand dollars oh, you know, this and you know that. they should have, like, a million dollars. you are the future. we need the money. without the money, you can't have the honey. so i'm saying you all don't do due diligence. do due diligence and be educated on issues and have your natter n the right place. thank you very much. any other public comments. >> hello again. i just want to say thank you for this potential increase the budget. we take this really seriously around what you're saying around outreach and we noticed a difference around not getting public school students or other marginalized young people to h

the ethic's commission totally doesn't work and the controller's office has a gun to their head with people telling him what to do and what not to do. since 2014, i won't do the research and tell you the city attorney hasn't been doing their job and so, corruption in this city and county of san francisco has reached a saturation point, where millions and millions and millions of dollars are wasted. and you know, when the youth commission needs something like a couple of thousand dollars oh, you know, this and you know that. they should have, like, a million dollars. you are the future. we need the money. without the money, you can't have the honey. so i'm saying you all don't do due diligence. do due diligence and be educated on issues and have your natter n the right place. thank you very much. any other public comments. >> hello again. i just want to say thank you for this potential increase the budget. we take this really seriously around what you're saying around outreach and we noticed a difference around not getting public school students or other marginalized young people to h

. >> ethics commission is back in open session.a motion not to disclose the closed session deliberations regarding the pending litigation. >> second. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> motion was carried unanimously. >> number 10, additional public comment. there's no pc

the ethic's commission totally doesn't work and the controller's office has a gun to their head witheople telling him what to do and what not to do. since 2014, i won't do the research and tell you the city attorney hasn't been doing their job and so, corruption in this city and county of san francisco has reached a saturation point, where millions and millions and millions of dollars are wasted. and you know, when the youth commission needs something like a couple of thousand dollars oh, you know, this and you know that. they should have, like, a million dollars. you are the future. we need the money. without the money, you can't have the honey. so i'm saying you all don't do due diligence. do due diligence and be educated on issues and have your natter n the right place. thank you very much. any other public comments. >> hello again. i just want to say thank you for this potential increase the budget. we take this really seriously around what you're saying around outreach and we noticed a difference around not getting public school students or other marginalized young people to hav

we have the ethics commission, it doesn't work. we have a city attorney and the grand jury at the rules committee said they don't believe him, they don't trust him because he's not objective. so who do we have left? we only have the controller left, ben rosenfeld, and the controller's office. and even there, we see that they drag and drag and kick the can down the street. now when you're dishonest, when you're a crook, you're going to impact those who cannot defend themselves, so i'm not calling you commissioners crooks, but i'm appealing to you to do the right thing. do the right thing as commissioners. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker is ann clark. >> i'm ann clark, and i will be quick. i have a letter for each of the commissioners and will put the remaining letters on the table right over here. the letters are orange. it's a one-page letter. secondly, i'd like to let you know that on march 6 at the club's annual women's luncheon each year, we are honoring ann caen and commissioner viator for their work. we are pro

we have the ethics commission, it doesn't work. we have a city attorney and the grand jury at the rules committee said they don't believe him, they don't trust him because he's not objective. so who do we have left? we only have the controller left, ben rosenfeld, and the controller's office. and even there, we see that they drag and drag and kick the can down the street. now when you're dishonest, when you're a crook, you're going to impact those who cannot defend themselves, so i'm not calling you commissioners crooks, but i'm appealing to you to do the right thing. do the right thing as commissioners. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker is ann clark. >> i'm ann clark, and i will be quick. i have a letter for each of the commissioners and will put the remaining letters on the table right over here. the letters are orange. it's a one-page letter. secondly, i'd like to let you know that on march 6 at the club's annual women's luncheon each year, we are honoring ann caen and commissioner viator for their work. we are pro

we have an ethics commission in illinois. >> right. >> that we put together that is working hard, very judiciously now, so that we can have an ethics package that we can be proud of. >> well, thank you, illinois governor j.b. pritzker. thank you for being here and joining us for state solutions. what a great way to start the day. we covered a lot of issues. welcome, help me join -- help me welcome to the stage anita kumar from politico and governor larry hogan of maryland. >>> so thank you to darius and good morning, everyone. my name is anita kumar. i am a white house correspondent and associate editor at politico. i'm so glad to be joined by maryland governor larry hogan, who is also the chairperson of the national governors association this year. we have a lot of things i want to talk about so we're going to talk about the environment and the opioid epidemic and we're going to talk about security at the polls and, of course, we'll talk a little bit about politics. let's go ahead and get started. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> so governor, there's a battle brewing between maryl

service academy selection committee, saint elizabeth's, count ethics commission among a few. he was committed to his family including his wonderful wife marlene for 30 years. their children and grandchild and many friends that he made along the way. on behalf of, madam president, my friend from new mexico, i want to, and on behalf of senator chris coons and congresswoman blunlt rochester i'm privileged to rise today to invoke the name of john dilatario. people from many walks of life loved being with him. i'm one of them. the people of delaware and our country are fortunate to count john as a fellow delawarean. the world is a better place to live and work because of his stewardship. i'll close with the words of another beloved delawarean who used to say this to us, to me. he would say if you want to be happy for an hour, take a nap. he would say if you want to be happy for a week, take a vacation. if you want to be happy for a lifetime, help people. think about that. if you want to be happy for an hour, take a nap. if you want to be happy for a week take a vacation. if you wa

commission. i think he has the work ethic and character to be a positive addition to the commission.s a vietnam era veteran, he has the ability to link very well with others, and for those of you that know him, doug can talk to anyone, and he frequently does. all over the place, all the time, to endless detail. now, i make fun of him about that, but he has the ability to connect with many individuals. he has been serving as an instructor at the university and high school level for a number of years, and he wants to take those efforts and focus them on those leaving the military, as well. i think doug has the collaborative mindset, the work athick, and the personal nature that will make him a very positive addition to the veterans affairs commission. in addition, i'd be remiss if i didn't submit my colleagues, as well, bill barnickel and hanley chan, for their reappointment to the veterans affairs commission. thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is david chen, and i am a small business owner in approximate bayview-hunters point. i am a veteran of the united states coast gu

information so as a matter of ethics this is a publicly available government website the federal elections commission publishes the fact collier was a paid employee i don't want to delete the tweet i think that that would be unethical for me to delete information like that i'm trying to report information the public has a right to know so i think twitter is drawing a line in the sand here and i'm not going to leave this tweet i've appealed the decision trying to get twitter to change their mind. do you think that will have any impact on what you said i mean are you getting much traction elsewhere. i'm getting a lot of traction in the grassroots on social media but. in the united states or it's a very very bifurcated situation the people that don't like me say off with his head and in fact we've had a few verified twitter accounts saying that they should delete the project they're a tossed twitter account now i don't think people really care about about whether it's right or wrong it depends upon which of side of the political aisle you are on apparently i was going to ask you about that i mean do you

ethic raw laws. >> the mayor says there was no need to disclose the gift because they're friends so it wasn't, quote, required to be reported under the practice commission rules. the stanford law professor we spoke to says that's not entireentire ly the case. the fact she had a personal relationship two decades ago is not unethical but having nuru pay $5,600 last year to fix mayor bree's car, plus a rental, is unethical, that's all according to the stanford law professor. >> law prohibits accepting gifts from someone over whom you have a supervisory and in this case she had hiring and firing authority over this individual. >> the mayor says she didn't violate any laws and intends to repay the money to nuru, arrested two weeks ago on fraud charges. >> i'm not required by any laws to provide this information. but i felt it was important to do so for the sake of full transparency. >> in her bombshell article on the website immediate -- she claims under the fair practices commissions rules he was a friend and he was unrelated to the official's position. professor rody challenges that claim. >> but that's the state ethics law. there's a low ethics law that d