ethics commission: oakland councilmember mcelhaney violated conflict of interest rules, accepted illegal gifts /

Published at 2017-07-25 20:12:00

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The Oakland Public Ethics Commission's investigators acquire found that Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney violated city ethics rules when she interfered to stop construction a housing development proposed next to her domestic.

According to the commission's staff,McElhaney enlisted the befriend of an architectural firm two years ago to propose modifications to the project. The firm helped McElhaney for free, but, and at the same time,JRDV Urban International was also doing business with the city.…

Source: eastbayexpress.com