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11/28/2016

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Judge orders Oakland councilwoman to release records

11/7/2016

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By Rachel Swan Updated 5:47 pm, Monday, November 7, 2016
​A judge has ordered Oakland City Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaneyto turn over records to the city’s Public Ethics Commission for an investigation into whether she used her office for personal gain.

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Colwell issued the ruling last week, giving McElhaney until Nov. 23 to produce the documents. McElhaney is fighting to keep her seat and was initially scheduled to appear in court on Monday, the day before election day.

The ethics commission sued McElhaney on Oct. 5, saying she repeatedly broke promises to submit documents it needed for an investigation it launched in February 2015. The probe stemmed from complaints that the councilwoman inappropriately influenced planning department decisions on a town-house development planned next door to her West Oakland home.

In June of 2015 a civil grand jury found that McElhaney had breached city and state ethics rules because she had a “material financial interest” in the project due to its proximity to her house and its effect on her privacy.

Content-breakAccording to the grand jury report, the councilwoman contacted Oakland’s planning and building chief, Rachel Flynn, to make objections to the project. Flynn then pressured the developer to scale back the design, reducing the height and directing views away from McElhaney’s house. She also urged the developer to consider an alternative design by an architect with ties to McElhaney, the report said — even after the city’s planning commission had approved the project.

The councilwoman ultimately derailed the project, and the owner is now offering the lot for sale, the report said.

The ethics commission filed an administrative subpoena for documents related to the case on July 22. It said in its lawsuit that McElhaney missed its initial deadline on Aug. 10, and then blew subsequent deadlines on Aug. 26, Aug. 29, Sept. 1 and Sept. 2.

McElhaney could face a fine of $5,000, or up to three times any amount she might have paid to fight the project, if the commission finds wrongdoing.

The councilwoman said Monday that she had been waiting to hire an attorney before submitting the records and that she finally secured one last week.

“We’re going to fully cooperate with the ethics commission,” McElhaney said. “We’re looking forward to putting all of this behind us.”

Referring to the grand jury report, she said she had sought the advice of City Attorney Barbara Parker before approaching Flynn with concerns about the town-house project.

“I followed her (Parker’s) advice and believe we did everything in accordance with the rules,” McElhaney said.

Parker’s chief of staff, Alex Katz, said the city attorney can’t comment on advice to clients, or even say whether she gave advice on a specific issue. “But conflict-of-interest laws are pretty straightforward,” he said. “And anybody can look them up.”

The commission’s chief of enforcement, Milad Dalju, declined to comment, citing the pending litigation.

Rachel Swan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @rachelswan


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Oakland city councilwoman Lynette Gibson McElhaney comments after Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf held a press conference to discuss the disciplinary actions against the Oakland police officers involved in the Celeste Guap sex scandal, at city hall in Oakland, Calif., on Wed. Sept. 7, 2016. Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle
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Oakland City Councilwoman Lynette Gibson McElhaney. Photo: Courtesy Of Lynette Gibson McElhaney
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A grand jury has charged that Oakland Councilwoman Lynette Gibson McElhaney breached ethics rules. Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
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  • Rotunda RFP
    • Lawsuit against Rotunda Partners II >
      • Facts you should know about the Rotunda Building
      • Facts you should know about the Rotunda Garage
      • Charges in massive investment fraud case
      • Phil Tagami's Obligation
  • Gene Hazzard -Keeping eyes open
    • Hazzard substitution of attorney
    • Public Record Request [PORT] about the $100,000.00 deposit, NO Straight answer.
    • Court Reporter Transcript
    • The Power Broker? >
      • Robert Moses >
        • NY Times February 14, 2007
  • Chronology of Tagami's scheme of Private-Public Partnership with City Projects
  • Another Tagami scheme - Rotunda Building deal
    • Eight Years Later, Tagami Still Hasn’t Started Rotunda Project City Fails to Hold Developer Responsible
    • 1630 San Pablo - Parcel 2
    • Rotunda Building Loan
    • Post -Tagami Failed to Make Payments on Rotunda Development Loan
    • City Urges No Action in Tagami’s Failure to Make Payments on $12 Million Loan
  • Oakland Army Base
    • Port to Give Tagami $600 Million Exclusive
    • OAB - Wikipedia
    • OAB - Military Museum
    • Army Base Gateway Redevelopment Project
    • BAAQMD Comments on Air Monitoring Work Plan
    • Cost Sharing Agreement
    • OAB Rezoning and LDDA update
  • Billboards in Oakland
  • Port of Oakland
  • Oakland Raiders?
  • Who is running Oakland?
    • Jerry Brown
    • Don Perata
    • Judge Robert B. Freedman
    • Jacques Barzaghi
    • Gawfco Enterprises
    • Deception
    • Doug Bloch
    • Phil Tagami >
      • SF Business Times November 20, 2005
      • Rotunda wrestling
      • A conversation with Oakland developer Phil Tagami
      • Audit of $91 million Fox Theater project
      • Tagami Conflict
      • CCIG Response to Oakland Works
      • Oakland developer Phil Tagami named to state medical board
      • ‘Shotgun Phil’ hits another bullseye — with governor’s help
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