Today, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee plans to file official misconduct charges in an effort to oust Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi from office, following the sheriff’s guilty plea in a domestic violence case involving his wife. The charges will trigger a city Ethics Commission investigation, and require Mirkarimi’s immediate suspension. We discuss the evolving situation.
Mayor Moves to Oust Mirkarimi
(Mina Kim/KQED)
Guests:
Peter Keane, dean emeritus and professor of law at Golden Gate University Law School
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