Today at the Board of Supervisors: Who’s the real bully in City Hall? Mayor Breed and Sup. Shamann Walton exchanged words at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the latest twist in a public debate over bad behavior by public officials. (1/6)https://heresaymedia.org/at-board-of-supervisors-calls-for-respect-escalate-into-finger-pointing/ …
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Last week, Sup. Aaron Peskin announced he was seeking treatment for alcohol dependency and apologized for prior conduct. A June 8 meeting took an unusually combative tone, with Peskin and Sup. Connie Chan lobbing heated questions at Phil Ginsburg, director of Rec & Park. (2/6)pic.twitter.com/JEdccUnYa3
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In remarks to reporters today, Breed called for higher consequences for bad behavior at the BOS and said that Walton “needs to be an example.” She earlier characterized Peskin’s behavior as inappropriate but said that his conduct wasn’t the only example of misbehavior. (3/6)
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Walton, President of the Board of Supervisors, hit back in comments at today’s public meeting. He claimed that several of Breed's staff are the “real bullies,” and that meetings have “never been more efficient and respectful than they have been under my presidency.” (4/6)pic.twitter.com/75v7C7wLUw
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Mayor Breed responded to Walton’s criticisms, noting that “those things could also easily be said about you as well” and that “we need to move past that.” (5/6)pic.twitter.com/CTl97mPxMA
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Though Sup. Peskin reiterated his apology at today’s meeting, one thing rang true: That the issue of who’s responsible for bad behavior at City Hall is now much larger than just Peskin’s actions last week. (6/6)pic.twitter.com/amUa2H3UMm
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Thank you for all your reporting on these meetings!
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