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Brown suggested in the budget that the proposal would save operational costs by shutting down offices once a week in addition to 5 percent of salary. The proposal would likely have to be bargained with labor unions since Democratic lawmakers will not impose the cuts unilaterally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor also proposed giving UC $38 million less than he did earlier this year. 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"content": "\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://calchannel.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=348\">\u003cstrong>Watch yesterday’s hearing on the bills, Pt 1\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://calchannel.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=350\">\u003cstrong>Pt 2\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>On Feb 29, with much fanfare, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, along with Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, \u003ca href=\"http://oag.ca.gov/news/press_release?id=2641\">unveiled a “California Homeowner Bill of Rights,”\u003c/a> a package of six bills designed to ease the pain of homeowners caught in the state’s foreclosure crisis. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The six bills would require more rigorous documentation on the part of banks when foreclosing on properties; prohibit foreclosure when the homeowner has filed for a loan modification; impose a fee on lenders every time they file a notice of default; and in general do a lot of other stuff that no self-respecting financial leviathan would ever swallow without an army of lobbyists going to code red. \u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">The bills, so far, have run into the most familiar of legislative hurdles: powerful lobbyists.\u003cbr>\n–John Myers, Political Editor, News10 Sacramento\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Still, a casual observer may have thought that with the backing of a rising Democratic star like Kamala Harris, plus the leadership of a Democratic caucus enjoying a large majority, taking on the banks — nobody’s favorite industry, these days — would be a slam dunk. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As it turned out, more of an airball. Last month, as Harris was scheduled to testify before the California Assembly’s Senate Banking and Finance Committee, two of the bills were pulled by committee chairman Mike Eng of Monterey Park — a Democrat. Since then, in hopes of rescuing the plan, the leadership shuffled the package to a joint conference committee, which held hearings this afternoon. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yesterday, to find out just what the hell happened, I turned to John Myers, \u003ca href=\"http://www.news10.net/capitol/\">Political Editor at News10 in Sacramento\u003c/a> and our former colleague here at KQED. Here’s his take: \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JON BROOKS\u003c/strong>: So here you had a Democratic Attorney General, a big Democratic majority in both houses, and an issue that would seem to be can’t-miss with the public — holding the banks more accountable during the foreclosure process. So what happened?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHN MYERS, NEWS 10 POLITICAL EDITOR\u003c/strong>: The bills, so far, have run into the most familiar of legislative hurdles: powerful lobbyists. The banking industry is a brawny fighter in Sacramento’s inside political game, and it’s pushed back in a big way on these bills — bills pushed not only by Harris, but also by Assembly Speaker John Perez and Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JON BROOKS\u003c/strong>: What was the big impediment to passing the bills? \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHN MYERS\u003c/strong>: The major sticking point seems to be the banking industry’s assertion that the mortgage crisis was a one-time thing and thus permanent new rules (some which would codify the national settlement Harris helped negotiate) are an overreaction. A number of moderate, business-friendly Democrats in both houses seemed sympathetic to the banking industry’s position.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JON BROOKS\u003c/strong>: Any indications by Harris on a willingness to compromise? And how bad does it look for her that she announced the thing with such fanfare and then couldn’t get it done? \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHN MYERS\u003c/strong>: Today’s hearing will be the first test since last month’s abrupt switch by Democratic leaders to a plan B strategy. I think the last few weeks have been eye-opening for Harris, whose experience is the courtroom and the settlement table…not the Capitol. I saw her before last month’s hearing, camped out in the hallway with staff trying to count votes. The roadblock seemed to surprise her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JON BROOKS\u003c/strong> What’s the outlook now? \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHN MYERS\u003c/strong>:The bills were rescued by Perez and Steinberg by placing them in a joint conference committee. That way, there’s only one step (one committee) before floor votes, versus multiple committee votes where they could be picked off, one by one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JON BROOKS\u003c/strong>: And how bad would this look for Democrats that they can’t get this passed? \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHN MYERS\u003c/strong> There’s still a lot of time left before the Legislature adjourns in August, so never say never. The real question is whether the package of bills — bans on robosigning, forcing more transparency during foreclosure, etc — will be amended as a concession to the financial industry, and whether amended bills are better than no bills.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Below is an \u003ca href=\"http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/what-legalized-bribery-looks-like\">ad by the Courage Campaign\u003c/a> that attempts to put pressure on Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes, a Sylmar Democrat, to vote for the bills. Fuentes told the Sacramento Bee, for an \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/07/4470589/mortgage-legislation-splits-california.html\">article about how the issue has split Democrats\u003c/a>, that he was “disappointed that they misconstrued and outright lied” in the video. The Bee writes…\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Rick Jacobs, founder and chairman of the Courage Campaign, said his organization took down the video, but posted it again after Fuentes didn’t say whether he’ll vote for the regulatory changes.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http://player.vimeo.com/video/41474387\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And here’s what the California Bankers Association has to say about the whole thing: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The CBA wishes to reconfirm its willingness to participate in the debate regarding four legislative measures promoted by California Attorney General Kamala Harris, dealing with dual-tracking (AB 1602/SB 1470), single point of contact and “robo-signing” (AB 2425/SB 1471). We are, however, concerned with the avoidance of the typical legislative process that would involve policy and fiscal committee hearings, as well as floor debates throughout the legislative year, which ends in August.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Despite public declaration of the desire to produce a legislative product within a ‘few weeks’, we encourage the committee to give full and complete consideration to the importance of these issues and deliberate methodically. These issues and the people of California deserve thoughtful discourse given the consequences if done incorrectly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We strongly believe that in promoting these measures in advance of national servicing standards the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intends to release this summer with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2013, California risks setting itself apart from the rest of the nation to the detriment of future borrowers. We intend to be an active participant in the conference committee process, but we strongly feel that the most problematic areas of the legislation, outlined below, must be addressed and resolved before the committee refers any bill to a full vote of the Legislature. We believe the elements of a reasonable solution include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>-Non-approval notice provided to borrower detailing reason for non-approval of loan modification or foreclosure avoidance post-notice of default, but prior to the notice of sale (NOS). Consideration of a loan modification is contingent upon the receipt of a complete loan modification application from the borrower prior to the NOS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>-Language that there is no right to a loan modification and no corresponding California legal requirement to offer a modification or have a modification program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>-Eligibility qualifiers. The current measures fail to narrowly target at-risk borrowers. Legislation should apply only to residential 1-4 properties that are owner occupied and serve as the primary residence of the borrower. No investors, speculators or strategic defaulters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>-Consistent point of contact, who serves as the primary contact, provided at the request of a borrower who is potentially eligible for loss mitigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>-Language that acknowledges and allows for CFPB federal servicing standards (to be promulgated this summer), enforcement orders or settlements to override state law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>-No private right of action. Legal devices should not be used to unduly delay the inevitable when other foreclosure avoidance options have been exhausted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>-Provide a right to cure upon notice without court intervention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>-Exemption for mortgage servicers who signed, or subsequently sign, the national mortgage settlement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>-Sunset date to coincide with the end of the national mortgage settlement (3½ years from the date entered into.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California’s banking industry will continue to seek and advocate for reasonable solutions that provide meaningful consumer protections that avoid long-term damage to the marketplace, cause industry to exit residential lending and increase the cost of credit. We look forward to the upcoming debate and discussion.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>From \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/money-and-politics/campaign-donations-bond-underwriters-also-secure-contracts-16032\">\u003cstrong>California Watch\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leading financial firms over the past five years donated $1.8 million to successful school bond measures in California, and in almost every instance, school district officials hired those same underwriters to sell the bonds for a profit, a California Watch review has found.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/05/bondgraphic.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64534\" title=\"underwriters\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/05/underwriters-300x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\">\u003c/a>The practice is especially pronounced in California, where underwriters gave \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArIIIOjhjIvddHN5N0JsUHZlbjNhVEItMy1BMFdmWWc\" target=\"_blank\">155 political contributions\u003c/a> since 2007 to successful bond campaigns for school construction and repairs. One major underwriter, Piper Jaffray, has \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/352478-piper-letter.html\" target=\"_blank\">said\u003c/a> it gets more requests for campaign contributions in California than in any other state where they do business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The success rate of these underwriters is extremely high. In only five cases since 2007 has a campaign donor failed to receive a bond-selling contract from the school district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>School districts say they choose bond underwriters for their expertise and competitive rates and because they’ve served them well in the past. And underwriting firms say they contribute only after they’ve been hired to sell the bonds, avoiding any undue influence. \u003c!--more-->But critics say that no matter when the agreement is made, the campaign donations influence school districts’ business decisions. They argue that pre-arranged underwriting contracts bypass a truly competitive sale, leaving in doubt whether districts got the best possible deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If this isn’t clear proof of pay to play, then pay to play doesn’t exist,” said Glenn Byers, Los Angeles County’s assistant treasurer, who oversees some school bond sales but doesn’t control the hiring of underwriters. “The timing of the payment is irrelevant. You paid and you got the job. That’s pay to play.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some states have banned the practice. Missouri, for one, outlaws donations to bond campaigns from companies with a financial interest in the bond sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the past five years in California, five major underwriters donated $1.8 million to help pass 111 ballot measures, authorizing $15.5 billion in debt. A couple dozen other measures received underwriter contributions but failed at the ballot box.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overwhelmingly, bond underwriters who donated to these campaigns were granted contracts by school districts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In nearly all cases, the only underwriters that donated to a successful school bond campaign ended up working on the bond sale. Bond Buyer, a trade publication, \u003ca href=\"http://www.bondbuyer.com/issues/121_10/california-broker-dealer-contributions-school-bond-issue-1035266-1.html\" target=\"_blank\">found the same pattern\u003c/a> in an earlier review of 2010 campaign contributions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At times, multiple underwriting firms will donate to a single bond campaign. But even there, the success rate is high. In almost all cases in which multiple bond underwriters donated to the same campaign, they all were given contracts by the school district to market those bonds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For donors, failure is rare. In only five cases out of 111 did an underwriter make a donation and fail to receive a contract to sell the bonds. In four of those, however, more than one underwriter made donations and the contract went to the firm that had contributed a larger amount to the campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla, a Democrat from Pittsburg, tried and failed to pass a law in 2005 requiring competitive bidding of bond sales. In a competitive sale, which takes place after the election, the underwriter with the lowest bid wins the bonds.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">If this isn’t clear proof of pay to play, then pay to play doesn’t exist.\u003cbr>\n--Glenn Byers, Los Angeles County assistant treasurer\u003cbr>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Canciamilla said school districts instead negotiate underwriting deals before bond elections specifically to draw in campaign money. Districts are “in effect negotiating much more attractive deals for the underwriters in order to generate the money necessary to run the campaign,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under state law, school districts can’t use their own funds for bond campaigns. That leaves other interested parties – underwriters, builders and organized labor – to pony up the necessary cash. For their part, underwriters have \u003ca href=\"http://msrb.org/Rules-and-Interpretations/Regulatory-Notices/2009/2009-35.aspx?c=1\" target=\"_blank\">justified\u003c/a> the practice to federal regulators by noting that bond campaigns simply need these contributions in order to convince voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last November’s $63 million bond measure for the Newark Unified School District in Alameda County, for example, raised money from architecture and construction firms, the financial adviser and the law firm working on the bond issue, and local construction unions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The only underwriter to donate, Los Angeles-based De La Rosa & Co., gave $20,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All the money was donated by outside companies,” said Gary Stadler, a parent volunteer who was the campaign’s treasurer. “We said, ‘Hey, we’re going to pass this bond to improve the schools, we need some contributions, are you going to contribute?’ And of course they’re going to, because they’re going to work here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district’s financial adviser, Oakland-based KNN Public Finance, had earlier considered proposals by four underwriters and ultimately recommended De La Rosa, said Newark Unified’s chief business official, Elaine Neilsen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district granted De La Rosa up to 1 percent of the bonds – potentially $630,000 in compensation – subject to negotiation before the bond sales. The company donated after signing the contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“De La Rosa & Co. respects and abides by the selection process of California’s school districts,” Chief Financial Officer Arthur Raitano wrote in an e-mail. “Accordingly, we neither discuss or consider contributions to bond ballot campaigns until such districts have selected their professional financing teams.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Top 5 underwriting firms analyzed\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Underwriters typically sign agreements with school districts before the election, and then give money for the political campaign that promotes the bond measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Underwriters act as middlemen, buying bonds from districts and selling them to investors. The underwriters buy the bonds at a discount from the district and then sell them at a higher price to their investors. Investors are essentially loaning money to the school district in exchange for regular interest payments and eventual principal repayment.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">In only five cases out of 111 did an underwriter make a donation and fail to receive a contract to sell the bonds. In four of those, however, more than one underwriter made donations and the contract went to the firm that had contributed a larger amount to the campaign.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In February 2011, for example, the Glendale Unified School District picked two underwriters to handle a $270 million bond that would go before voters in April as Measure S. The money will be used to upgrade classrooms, science labs and libraries, and purchase computers, among other promises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of offering the underwriting contract to other companies, the district selected De La Rosa and RBC Capital Markets because it had worked with them previously, said Eva Lueck, the district’s chief business and financial officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>RBC gave $25,000 to the “Yes on S” campaign two days after Lueck signed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/352481-glendale-rbc-contract.html\" target=\"_blank\">agreement\u003c/a>, according to filings. De La Rosa donated $25,000 a month later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lueck noted the donations came after the contract was signed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were very conscious of not crossing any lines,” said Lueck, who also volunteered on the campaign. “We always look to, well, who would this benefit, and maybe they would be willing to contribute.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the election, the district issued its first batch of Measure S bonds – $54 million worth. The underwriters bought them at a .5 percent discount in order to collect $270,000 in compensation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Watch reviewed contribution data for the five underwriting firms most active in California bond campaigns: De La Rosa, George K. Baum & Co., Piper Jaffray, RBC Capital Markets and Stone & Youngberg. (A Stone & Youngberg managing director for public finance, Tom Lockard, serves on the board of directors for the Center for Investigative Reporting.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of the firms profited from bond sales they had supported with political donations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The list of school districts benefiting from underwriter donations ranges from the tiny Blue Lake School in Humboldt County to one of the state’s largest districts, Long Beach Unified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a twist on the usual practice, Piper Jaffray last year contributed to three bond campaigns after the elections were over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In one case, the Centinela Valley Union High School District in Los Angeles County \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/352486-centinela-piper-contract.html\" target=\"_blank\">hired\u003c/a> Piper Jaffray in November 2010, the month voters approved a $98 million bond measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well after the election, Piper Jaffray made a donation that may have indirectly benefited two school board candidates instead of the bond campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April 2011, Piper Jaffray gave $25,000 to \u003ca href=\"http://citizensforbetterschoolscv.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Citizens for Better Schools\u003c/a>, the committee that had \u003ca href=\"http://liveweb.archive.org/http://citizensforbetterschoolscv.com/why.html\" target=\"_blank\">championed\u003c/a> the $98 million bond measure. The committee had cash reserves and no debt, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/352492-citizens-for-better-schools-jan-june.html\" target=\"_blank\">campaign filings\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later that year, the committee \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/352493-citizens-for-better-schools-july-dec.html\" target=\"_blank\">spent $53,000\u003c/a> campaigning for two school board candidates, one of whom unseated an incumbent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bond underwriters rarely give campaign donations to individual candidates or local elected officials. Federal regulations bar underwriters from doing business with a public agency within two years of giving campaign donations to an official of that agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A donation to a committee “that the contributor knows or reasonably should know” is backing an official is the same as giving directly to the official, according to an e-mail from Ernesto Lanza, deputy executive director and chief legal officer of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. The self-regulatory agency’s rules carry the force of federal law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s those kinds of things, whether they’re innocent or not, that create a certain appearance of impropriety that creates part of the problem here,” said Canciamilla, the former assemblyman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither the Citizens for Better Schools nor Piper Jaffray responded to requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Piper Jaffray’s official policy reads, “We will not make, or indicate a willingness to make, any financial contribution as a condition to being retained as an underwriter.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Centinela Valley Superintendent Jose Fernandez said the district chose Piper Jaffray because of the firm’s extensive experience, and the board unanimously approved the decision. He said he was unaware of the contribution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know anything about that,” he said. “We stay out of it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district’s contract with Piper Jaffray specifies, “The Underwriter is not obligated as a result of this agreement to make a campaign contribution in connection with the bond election, nor has it otherwise committed to make a campaign contribution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Reporting campaign donations\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2010, in response to pay-to-play concerns, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board began requiring underwriters to report bond measure donations to the self-regulatory agency. The board is analyzing the data reported so far, before determining whether additional regulations are necessary, Lanza said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The correlation between contributions and school district contracts “adds to the evidence that there’s certainly something to be looked at,” he said. “It sounds like there’s a little bit of smoke there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some firms decline to make donations, such as O’Connor & Co. Securities, which is underwriting a bond passed last year in Monterey County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a firm policy, we avoid participation in campaign contributions solely to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, even though at times this could put us at a competitive disadvantage,” said company President Will O’Connor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The one case in which an underwriter made a contribution but the contract went to firms that didn’t give money occurred in the San Mateo-Foster City School District in 2008. Piper Jaffray gave $25,000 to support a $175 million bond measure there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after the election, the district instead selected Stone & Youngberg and RBC Capital Markets to sell the bonds. Those companies, neither of which made donations, simply offered a better deal, said Micaela Ochoa, the district’s chief business official at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ochoa said she solicited donations as a campaign volunteer on her own time, but made it clear that contributions wouldn’t guarantee a contract. Some firms didn’t want to give without any promises, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People would ask me, ‘Why are you even calling them?’ ” Ochoa said. “It is harder, but it’s also cleaner.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Will Evans is an investigative journalist for \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/\">California Watch</a\u003c/a>\u003c/em>>.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>From \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/money-and-politics/campaign-donations-bond-underwriters-also-secure-contracts-16032\">\u003cstrong>California Watch\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leading financial firms over the past five years donated $1.8 million to successful school bond measures in California, and in almost every instance, school district officials hired those same underwriters to sell the bonds for a profit, a California Watch review has found.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/05/bondgraphic.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64534\" title=\"underwriters\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/05/underwriters-300x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\">\u003c/a>The practice is especially pronounced in California, where underwriters gave \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArIIIOjhjIvddHN5N0JsUHZlbjNhVEItMy1BMFdmWWc\" target=\"_blank\">155 political contributions\u003c/a> since 2007 to successful bond campaigns for school construction and repairs. One major underwriter, Piper Jaffray, has \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/352478-piper-letter.html\" target=\"_blank\">said\u003c/a> it gets more requests for campaign contributions in California than in any other state where they do business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The success rate of these underwriters is extremely high. In only five cases since 2007 has a campaign donor failed to receive a bond-selling contract from the school district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>School districts say they choose bond underwriters for their expertise and competitive rates and because they’ve served them well in the past. And underwriting firms say they contribute only after they’ve been hired to sell the bonds, avoiding any undue influence. \u003c!--more-->But critics say that no matter when the agreement is made, the campaign donations influence school districts’ business decisions. They argue that pre-arranged underwriting contracts bypass a truly competitive sale, leaving in doubt whether districts got the best possible deal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If this isn’t clear proof of pay to play, then pay to play doesn’t exist,” said Glenn Byers, Los Angeles County’s assistant treasurer, who oversees some school bond sales but doesn’t control the hiring of underwriters. “The timing of the payment is irrelevant. You paid and you got the job. That’s pay to play.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some states have banned the practice. Missouri, for one, outlaws donations to bond campaigns from companies with a financial interest in the bond sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the past five years in California, five major underwriters donated $1.8 million to help pass 111 ballot measures, authorizing $15.5 billion in debt. A couple dozen other measures received underwriter contributions but failed at the ballot box.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overwhelmingly, bond underwriters who donated to these campaigns were granted contracts by school districts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In nearly all cases, the only underwriters that donated to a successful school bond campaign ended up working on the bond sale. Bond Buyer, a trade publication, \u003ca href=\"http://www.bondbuyer.com/issues/121_10/california-broker-dealer-contributions-school-bond-issue-1035266-1.html\" target=\"_blank\">found the same pattern\u003c/a> in an earlier review of 2010 campaign contributions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At times, multiple underwriting firms will donate to a single bond campaign. But even there, the success rate is high. In almost all cases in which multiple bond underwriters donated to the same campaign, they all were given contracts by the school district to market those bonds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For donors, failure is rare. In only five cases out of 111 did an underwriter make a donation and fail to receive a contract to sell the bonds. In four of those, however, more than one underwriter made donations and the contract went to the firm that had contributed a larger amount to the campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla, a Democrat from Pittsburg, tried and failed to pass a law in 2005 requiring competitive bidding of bond sales. In a competitive sale, which takes place after the election, the underwriter with the lowest bid wins the bonds.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">If this isn’t clear proof of pay to play, then pay to play doesn’t exist.\u003cbr>\n--Glenn Byers, Los Angeles County assistant treasurer\u003cbr>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Canciamilla said school districts instead negotiate underwriting deals before bond elections specifically to draw in campaign money. Districts are “in effect negotiating much more attractive deals for the underwriters in order to generate the money necessary to run the campaign,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under state law, school districts can’t use their own funds for bond campaigns. That leaves other interested parties – underwriters, builders and organized labor – to pony up the necessary cash. For their part, underwriters have \u003ca href=\"http://msrb.org/Rules-and-Interpretations/Regulatory-Notices/2009/2009-35.aspx?c=1\" target=\"_blank\">justified\u003c/a> the practice to federal regulators by noting that bond campaigns simply need these contributions in order to convince voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last November’s $63 million bond measure for the Newark Unified School District in Alameda County, for example, raised money from architecture and construction firms, the financial adviser and the law firm working on the bond issue, and local construction unions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The only underwriter to donate, Los Angeles-based De La Rosa & Co., gave $20,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All the money was donated by outside companies,” said Gary Stadler, a parent volunteer who was the campaign’s treasurer. “We said, ‘Hey, we’re going to pass this bond to improve the schools, we need some contributions, are you going to contribute?’ And of course they’re going to, because they’re going to work here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district’s financial adviser, Oakland-based KNN Public Finance, had earlier considered proposals by four underwriters and ultimately recommended De La Rosa, said Newark Unified’s chief business official, Elaine Neilsen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district granted De La Rosa up to 1 percent of the bonds – potentially $630,000 in compensation – subject to negotiation before the bond sales. The company donated after signing the contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“De La Rosa & Co. respects and abides by the selection process of California’s school districts,” Chief Financial Officer Arthur Raitano wrote in an e-mail. “Accordingly, we neither discuss or consider contributions to bond ballot campaigns until such districts have selected their professional financing teams.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Top 5 underwriting firms analyzed\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Underwriters typically sign agreements with school districts before the election, and then give money for the political campaign that promotes the bond measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Underwriters act as middlemen, buying bonds from districts and selling them to investors. The underwriters buy the bonds at a discount from the district and then sell them at a higher price to their investors. Investors are essentially loaning money to the school district in exchange for regular interest payments and eventual principal repayment.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">In only five cases out of 111 did an underwriter make a donation and fail to receive a contract to sell the bonds. In four of those, however, more than one underwriter made donations and the contract went to the firm that had contributed a larger amount to the campaign.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In February 2011, for example, the Glendale Unified School District picked two underwriters to handle a $270 million bond that would go before voters in April as Measure S. The money will be used to upgrade classrooms, science labs and libraries, and purchase computers, among other promises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of offering the underwriting contract to other companies, the district selected De La Rosa and RBC Capital Markets because it had worked with them previously, said Eva Lueck, the district’s chief business and financial officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>RBC gave $25,000 to the “Yes on S” campaign two days after Lueck signed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/352481-glendale-rbc-contract.html\" target=\"_blank\">agreement\u003c/a>, according to filings. De La Rosa donated $25,000 a month later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lueck noted the donations came after the contract was signed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were very conscious of not crossing any lines,” said Lueck, who also volunteered on the campaign. “We always look to, well, who would this benefit, and maybe they would be willing to contribute.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the election, the district issued its first batch of Measure S bonds – $54 million worth. The underwriters bought them at a .5 percent discount in order to collect $270,000 in compensation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Watch reviewed contribution data for the five underwriting firms most active in California bond campaigns: De La Rosa, George K. Baum & Co., Piper Jaffray, RBC Capital Markets and Stone & Youngberg. (A Stone & Youngberg managing director for public finance, Tom Lockard, serves on the board of directors for the Center for Investigative Reporting.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of the firms profited from bond sales they had supported with political donations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The list of school districts benefiting from underwriter donations ranges from the tiny Blue Lake School in Humboldt County to one of the state’s largest districts, Long Beach Unified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a twist on the usual practice, Piper Jaffray last year contributed to three bond campaigns after the elections were over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In one case, the Centinela Valley Union High School District in Los Angeles County \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/352486-centinela-piper-contract.html\" target=\"_blank\">hired\u003c/a> Piper Jaffray in November 2010, the month voters approved a $98 million bond measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well after the election, Piper Jaffray made a donation that may have indirectly benefited two school board candidates instead of the bond campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In April 2011, Piper Jaffray gave $25,000 to \u003ca href=\"http://citizensforbetterschoolscv.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Citizens for Better Schools\u003c/a>, the committee that had \u003ca href=\"http://liveweb.archive.org/http://citizensforbetterschoolscv.com/why.html\" target=\"_blank\">championed\u003c/a> the $98 million bond measure. The committee had cash reserves and no debt, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/352492-citizens-for-better-schools-jan-june.html\" target=\"_blank\">campaign filings\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later that year, the committee \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/352493-citizens-for-better-schools-july-dec.html\" target=\"_blank\">spent $53,000\u003c/a> campaigning for two school board candidates, one of whom unseated an incumbent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bond underwriters rarely give campaign donations to individual candidates or local elected officials. Federal regulations bar underwriters from doing business with a public agency within two years of giving campaign donations to an official of that agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A donation to a committee “that the contributor knows or reasonably should know” is backing an official is the same as giving directly to the official, according to an e-mail from Ernesto Lanza, deputy executive director and chief legal officer of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. The self-regulatory agency’s rules carry the force of federal law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s those kinds of things, whether they’re innocent or not, that create a certain appearance of impropriety that creates part of the problem here,” said Canciamilla, the former assemblyman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither the Citizens for Better Schools nor Piper Jaffray responded to requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Piper Jaffray’s official policy reads, “We will not make, or indicate a willingness to make, any financial contribution as a condition to being retained as an underwriter.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Centinela Valley Superintendent Jose Fernandez said the district chose Piper Jaffray because of the firm’s extensive experience, and the board unanimously approved the decision. He said he was unaware of the contribution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know anything about that,” he said. “We stay out of it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district’s contract with Piper Jaffray specifies, “The Underwriter is not obligated as a result of this agreement to make a campaign contribution in connection with the bond election, nor has it otherwise committed to make a campaign contribution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Reporting campaign donations\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2010, in response to pay-to-play concerns, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board began requiring underwriters to report bond measure donations to the self-regulatory agency. The board is analyzing the data reported so far, before determining whether additional regulations are necessary, Lanza said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The correlation between contributions and school district contracts “adds to the evidence that there’s certainly something to be looked at,” he said. “It sounds like there’s a little bit of smoke there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some firms decline to make donations, such as O’Connor & Co. Securities, which is underwriting a bond passed last year in Monterey County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a firm policy, we avoid participation in campaign contributions solely to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, even though at times this could put us at a competitive disadvantage,” said company President Will O’Connor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The one case in which an underwriter made a contribution but the contract went to firms that didn’t give money occurred in the San Mateo-Foster City School District in 2008. Piper Jaffray gave $25,000 to support a $175 million bond measure there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after the election, the district instead selected Stone & Youngberg and RBC Capital Markets to sell the bonds. Those companies, neither of which made donations, simply offered a better deal, said Micaela Ochoa, the district’s chief business official at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ochoa said she solicited donations as a campaign volunteer on her own time, but made it clear that contributions wouldn’t guarantee a contract. Some firms didn’t want to give without any promises, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People would ask me, ‘Why are you even calling them?’ ” Ochoa said. “It is harder, but it’s also cleaner.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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You vowed in 2008, when you were running for election, that you would not “use Justice Department resources to try and circumvent state laws about medical marijuana.” Yet we just ran a \u003ca href=\"http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obamas-war-on-pot-20120216\">story that shows your administration is launching more raids on medical pot than the Bush administration did\u003c/a>. What’s up with that?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what’s up: What I specifically said was that we were not going to prioritize prosecutions of persons who are using medical marijuana. I never made a commitment that somehow we were going to give carte blanche to large-scale producers and operators of marijuana – and the reason is, because it’s against federal law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I can’t nullify congressional law. I can’t ask the Justice Department to say, “Ignore completely a federal law that’s on the books.” What I can say is, “Use your prosecutorial discretion and properly prioritize your resources to go after things that are really doing folks damage.” As a consequence, there haven’t been prosecutions of users of marijuana for medical purposes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The only tension that’s come up – and this gets hyped up a lot – is a murky area where you have large-scale, commercial operations that may supply medical marijuana users, but in some cases may also be supplying recreational users. In that situation, we put the Justice Department in a very difficult place if we’re telling them, “This is supposed to be against the law, but we want you to turn the other way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s not something we’re going to do. I do think it’s important and useful to have a broader debate about our drug laws. One of the things we’ve done over the past three years was to make a sensible change when it came to the disparity in sentencing between crack cocaine and powder cocaine. We’ve had a discussion about how to focus on treatment, taking a public-health approach to drugs and lessening the overwhelming emphasis on criminal laws as a tool to deal with this issue. I think that’s an appropriate debate that we should have.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>If that reasoning sounds familiar to followers of this issue, it may be because it’s similar to that expressed in comments made by Melinda Haag, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, who \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/10/07/california-u-s-attorneys-issue-statement-on-targeting-marijuana-industry/\">announced with her colleagues last October\u003c/a> that they would be targeting medical marijuana dispensaries and growers, plus their landlords. 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You vowed in 2008, when you were running for election, that you would not “use Justice Department resources to try and circumvent state laws about medical marijuana.” Yet we just ran a \u003ca href=\"http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obamas-war-on-pot-20120216\">story that shows your administration is launching more raids on medical pot than the Bush administration did\u003c/a>. What’s up with that?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what’s up: What I specifically said was that we were not going to prioritize prosecutions of persons who are using medical marijuana. I never made a commitment that somehow we were going to give carte blanche to large-scale producers and operators of marijuana – and the reason is, because it’s against federal law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I can’t nullify congressional law. 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It’s all part of a calculated redevelopment strategy to drive foodies to this long neglected corner of Southeast San Francisco. Yes, there is plenty of the mouthwatering BBQ and Soul Food you’d expect to find, but Bayview has a lot more to offer now, including at least three places to get a latte. (Is it just me, or is that a key indicator of foodie culture?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Welcome to our Bayview. Welcome to Third and Oakdale,” said Mayor Ed Lee at a recent press conference for the restaurant’s launch. Most restaurant openings \u003cem>don’t\u003c/em> feature the local mayor, but the people packing this party were mostly city officials. Because San Francisco is this project’s biggest backer.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=213502483863484932538.0004be5c8180af16486ed&ie=UTF8&t=m&ll=37.734442,-122.389412&spn=0.020364,0.019269&z=15&source=embed\">\u003cstrong>Bayview food map\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/04/26/bayview-foodie-crawl-can-you-handle-the-deliciousness-2/#recipe\">\u003cstrong>Recipe: Mushroom Wot Crostini with Mustard Greens, Berbere and Parmesan Cheese\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Radio Africa & Kitchen’s chef, Ethiopian-born Eskender Aseged, has served “pop up” dinners at one venue after another over the last eight years. His approach is heavily influenced by his experience at the now-defunct Square One, one of the first restaurants to take classic recipes from the Mediterranean and reinterpret them for the California palate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We take any country from all over Africa, specifically Ethiopia, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal or Nigeria, and then we sort of\u003cem> \u003c/em>bring on the fresher, more straightforward focus and cleaner taste,” says Aseged. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You won’t find \u003cem>fried\u003c/em> food at Radio Africa. Or ketchup. Or hot sauce. Aseged uses what he likes to call the power of Ethiopian spice mixes, like Berbere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a combination of sweet, spicy and aromatic. That is to say, birdseye chili, which can be substitute for cayenne chili, sweet paprika. We got cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, fenugreek, basil, shallot, ginger.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As I explained in a report for \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/kqednews/RN201204260833\">KQED News\u003c/a>, Aseged couldn’t afford to launch a brick and mortar restaurant on his own, but he could put down about 35 grand. The city, through a variety of agencies, brought roughly $710,000 to the table and built the restaurant from scratch. It’s a street-level commercial anchor to a new condo complex .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two months in, Aseged is still in a state of shock over his good fortune. This is a man used to making dinner for about 100 people off of two hot plates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have 12 burners, a grill, griddle, \u003cem>salamander\u003c/em>, two ovens. It’s kind of like, overkill over here,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aseged is expected to source some of his labor locally. The restaurant is serving dinner now, but soon it will open for lunch, featuring a new crop of young line cooks. They’re being trained nearby at the non-profit Old Skool Café, which works with troubled youth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though the five-year-old Muni T has made this stretch of Third easily accessible, the street intimidates pedestrians, much like Geary and mid-Market do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn’t feel walkable,” says Andrea Baker, a consultant for San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development. “And therein lies the difficulty. Because small businesses tend to rely on foot traffic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While sipping a large cappuccino from the Road House Coffee Company at Third and Thomas, Baker says the city might help launch a \u003cem>bakery\u003c/em> next – or something Indian. (These days, there are more Asian Americans in Bayview than African Americans.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why is it government’s job? Why isn’t it, I would say!” She laughs. “In our system, people pay taxes in the hope that if we all put a little something into it we can create big things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forty years ago, Bayview became a code word for urban decay and gang violence. A lot of people have not reassessed, despite the arrival of gourmet pizza, outdoor concerts, and a new library under construction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You know, it’s not just me saying it. I think if you talk to community leaders, they’re seeing a renaissance here,” Captain Paul Chignell says. He’s the SFPD’s commanding officer for Bayview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not that the area is crime \u003cem>free\u003c/em>. There are lots of beat police in evidence day and night along the corridor. But Bayview still struggles to get the big crowds other crime-plagued neighborhoods in San Francisco enjoy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amy Cohen runs Neighborhood Business Development for the city. “It’s very challenging to get people to come here,” she says. “That’s honestly the power of restaurants in this town. We really feel like people will go anywhere for a good meal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though Radio Africa & Kitchen is bustling/busy on a recent Friday night, its an expensive bet, perhaps the last of its kind after the state put the kaibosh on local redevelopment funds. But Chef Eskender Aseged brings with him a loyal clientele willing to give him — and Bayview — a chance to impress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re game to go on a foodie crawl in Bayview, here’s a Google Map to get you started:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=213502483863484932538.0004be5c8180af16486ed&ie=UTF8&t=m&ll=37.734442,-122.389412&spn=0.020364,0.019269&z=15&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"580\" height=\"600\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cbr>\nView \u003ca href=\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=213502483863484932538.0004be5c8180af16486ed&ie=UTF8&t=m&ll=37.734442,-122.389412&spn=0.020364,0.019269&z=15&source=embed\">Bayview Foodie Crawl\u003c/a> in a larger map\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chef Aseged has graciously shared his recipe for \u003cstrong>Mushroom Wot Crostini with Mustard Greens, Berbere and Parmesan Cheese\u003c/strong>. As you can tell from the ingredient list, he’s used to cooking for a crowd. Adjust accordingly for your intended audience:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>-1 lb shitake mushroom sliced\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>-1 lb crimini mushroom sliced\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>-1 Tbs minced garlic\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>-1 Tbs chopped parsley\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>-1 Tbs chopped shallots\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>-2 Tbs olive oil\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>-1 tsp berbere \u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>-1 tsp sherry vinegar\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>-1 bunch of mustard greens, chopped\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>-Salt and pepper\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Directions\u003c/em>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bake crostini in a 350-degree oven for about 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saute shallots and garlic in olive oil on medium heat for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for about 15 minutes on medium low, stirring often. 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It’s kind of like, overkill over here,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aseged is expected to source some of his labor locally. The restaurant is serving dinner now, but soon it will open for lunch, featuring a new crop of young line cooks. They’re being trained nearby at the non-profit Old Skool Café, which works with troubled youth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though the five-year-old Muni T has made this stretch of Third easily accessible, the street intimidates pedestrians, much like Geary and mid-Market do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It doesn’t feel walkable,” says Andrea Baker, a consultant for San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development. “And therein lies the difficulty. Because small businesses tend to rely on foot traffic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While sipping a large cappuccino from the Road House Coffee Company at Third and Thomas, Baker says the city might help launch a \u003cem>bakery\u003c/em> next – or something Indian. (These days, there are more Asian Americans in Bayview than African Americans.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why is it government’s job? Why isn’t it, I would say!” She laughs. “In our system, people pay taxes in the hope that if we all put a little something into it we can create big things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forty years ago, Bayview became a code word for urban decay and gang violence. A lot of people have not reassessed, despite the arrival of gourmet pizza, outdoor concerts, and a new library under construction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You know, it’s not just me saying it. I think if you talk to community leaders, they’re seeing a renaissance here,” Captain Paul Chignell says. He’s the SFPD’s commanding officer for Bayview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not that the area is crime \u003cem>free\u003c/em>. There are lots of beat police in evidence day and night along the corridor. But Bayview still struggles to get the big crowds other crime-plagued neighborhoods in San Francisco enjoy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amy Cohen runs Neighborhood Business Development for the city. “It’s very challenging to get people to come here,” she says. “That’s honestly the power of restaurants in this town. We really feel like people will go anywhere for a good meal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though Radio Africa & Kitchen is bustling/busy on a recent Friday night, its an expensive bet, perhaps the last of its kind after the state put the kaibosh on local redevelopment funds. But Chef Eskender Aseged brings with him a loyal clientele willing to give him — and Bayview — a chance to impress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re game to go on a foodie crawl in Bayview, here’s a Google Map to get you started:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=213502483863484932538.0004be5c8180af16486ed&ie=UTF8&t=m&ll=37.734442,-122.389412&spn=0.020364,0.019269&z=15&output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"580\" height=\"600\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cbr>\nView \u003ca href=\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=213502483863484932538.0004be5c8180af16486ed&ie=UTF8&t=m&ll=37.734442,-122.389412&spn=0.020364,0.019269&z=15&source=embed\">Bayview Foodie Crawl\u003c/a> in a larger map\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chef Aseged has graciously shared his recipe for \u003cstrong>Mushroom Wot Crostini with Mustard Greens, Berbere and Parmesan Cheese\u003c/strong>. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update Apr 24\u003c/strong> \u003cem>From KQED News\u003c/em>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_63209\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 271px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/04/mirarkimiethicshearing-apr23mina.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-63209\" title=\"mirarkimiethicshearing apr23mina\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/04/mirarkimiethicshearing-apr23mina-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"203\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross Mirkarimi at Monday's Ethics Commission hearing (Mina Kim/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It could be months before the San Francisco Ethics Commission makes a recommendation on whether suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi should keep his job. KQED’s Mina Kim reports last night's initial hearing was all about process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Commission Chair Benedict Hur said it would likely take until late May for the five-member commission to decidee whether to include live witness testimony in the proceedings,\" Kim says. In the meantime, Hur directed the city to submit its legal brief first, followed by one from Mirkarimi's lawyer.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=142&clip_id=14920\">\u003cstrong>Watch video replay of Ethics Commission hearing\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>After listening to nearly two hours of procedural discussion, the public got its turn to speak. About 30 supporters of Mirkarimi lined up to voice their opposition to the suspension. Among the first to speak was self-described activist Ernestine Waters Weiss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A man's life hangs in the balance and you should take it seriously,\" she said. \"And dismiss this completely because it's out of bounds.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pedro Fernandez introduced himself as a former San Francisco police officer and called the proceedings a political witchhunt. \"It's a waste of time, it's a waste of taxpayers' money, and it's ruining this man's life.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not everyone who spoke was on Mirkarimi's side. Beverly Upton, Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Consortium, said the commission's decision on Mirkarimi will have a far-reaching impact. \"The world is watching. My concern is that victims are watching, victims who cannot come out of their homes and talk.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The commission will make a recommendation, but only a super-majority on the Board of Supervisors has the power to remove Mirkarimi from office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Monday's post\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nToday at 4:30 p.m. -- the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfethics.org/ethics/2009/05/commission-members.html\">San Francisco Ethics Commission\u003c/a> hearing of the century.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=6\">\u003cstrong>Watch the hearing live\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/04/23/ross-mirkarimi-ethics-hearing-live-430-p-m/#twitter\">\u003cstrong>KQED Twitter coverage\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>That's the one where they discuss misconduct charges brought against suspended Sheriff Ross Mirakimi by Mayor Ed Lee. Lee pulled the trigger on the filing after Mirkarimi pled guilty to a misdemeanor False Imprisonment charge stemming from the now-famous domestic dispute with his wife.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mayor is seeking to have Mirkarimi -- sworn in as sheriff in January, suspended in March -- permanently removed from his position for official misconduct under Section 15.105 of the city charter. That states...\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Official misconduct means any wrongful behavior by a public officer in relation to the duties of his or her office, willful in its character, including any failure, refusal or neglect of an officer to perform any duty enjoined on him or her by law, or conduct that falls below the standard of decency, good faith and right action impliedly required of all public officers and including any violation of a specific conflict of interest or governmental ethics law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When any City law provides that a violation of the law constitutes or is deemed official misconduct, the conduct is covered by this definition and may subject the person to discipline and/or removal from office.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\nToday's hearing opener is probably not going to provide a surfeit of human drama. From the Ethics Board's \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfethics.org/ethics/2012/04/agenda-april-23-2012.html\">agenda\u003c/a>...\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Ethics Commission will confer on procedural issues regarding charges pending against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ethics Commission will hold a hearing on this date to establish the process, parameters and protocol for the hearing required under the Charter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ethics Commissioners will provide an opportunity for the attorney(s) of the Mayor and the attorney(s) of Sheriff Mirkarimi to identify their concerns regarding procedure and scheduling. There will be opportunity for public comment on this item. (Discussion and possible action.)\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>After that, things may or may not heat up. From the\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/22/MNM21O6T5D.DTL&tsp=1\"> Chronicle's look-ahead\u003c/a> today...\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Rather than a courtroom-style trial before the five commission members - which could involve witnesses, exhibits, cross-examination and surprise testimony - the tentative plan for the hearing calls for a series of written legal briefs from the city and Mirkarimi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hearing would be a slow-motion affair, with the city's opening brief, along with its evidence in the case, due a week after Monday's hearing. Mirkarimi's response, with his own evidence, would come two weeks later and the city's reply a week after that. One suggested option would cut the timeline by a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all the briefs had been filed and read, the commission would hear oral arguments from the attorneys, discussing whether live witnesses would need to be heard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Live testimony may not be necessary,\" [Commission Executive Director John] St. Croix's letter said, but if it is, potential witnesses \"should indicate all weekdays on which they have an unavoidable conflict within the next 90 days.\" \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/22/MNM21O6T5D.DTL&tsp=1\">Full article\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>After its proceedings are done, the Ethics Board is required to forward the case to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation. At that point, the supes will take up the case, with nine of 11 board members in favor of removal required for Mirkarimi to lose his job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So how likely is that? Last month, both University of San Francisco political science professor Corey Cook and Golden Gate University Law School Professor Peter Keane told us that obtaining such a super-majority could be a tall order. But both also agreed that the supes will be in a difficult position.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Mirkarimi has a lot of political and personal allies on the board,\" Cook told KQED's Cy Musiker. \"This will pose a challenge to other progressives...They'll be under a lot of pressure from constituents who are both angered by the charges and others who want to keep him around... This is a no-win politically. The allegations are very strong and disturbing to anyone who lives in the city. It's hard for progressives on the board to try to defend that behavior. Do they try to make the argument that these don’t rise to the standard of official misconduct? And how much political capital are they willing to expend?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keane agreed the circumstances surrounding the case will not help Mirkarimi. \"San Francisco is a place that has tremendous consciousness and sympathy toward victims of domestic abuse, as opposed to maybe some other areas of the country where it's seen as a family or private matter,\" he said on KQED Public Radio's \"Forum\" show. \"The empathy for domestic violence victims has been part of the furor that has resulted in Mirkarimi's being brought to where he is now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since those interviews, Mirkarimi has gone public in an \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/04/18/ross-mirkarimi-in-hour-long-interview-live-at-9-a-m/\">emotional account of what he says transpired during the incident with his wife\u003c/a>. San Francisco Attorney George Gascon, whose office prosecuted the case, responded yesterday in an \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/04/18/ross-mirkarimi-in-hour-long-interview-live-at-9-a-m/\">scathing interview\u003c/a> of his own, in which he repeatedly referred to the suspended sheriff as a \"criminal defendant\" who \"rationalized\" his behavior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How any of this has affected the political calculus...who knows? Here's an \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/crime/2012/03/ground-rules-will-be-key-hearing-s-tone-and-outcome\">analysis on the ethics portion of the process\u003c/a>, from the Examiner last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"twitter\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nKQED's Mina Kim is tweeting live from the ethics board hearing. 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Lee pulled the trigger on the filing after Mirkarimi pled guilty to a misdemeanor False Imprisonment charge stemming from the now-famous domestic dispute with his wife.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mayor is seeking to have Mirkarimi -- sworn in as sheriff in January, suspended in March -- permanently removed from his position for official misconduct under Section 15.105 of the city charter. 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Last month, both University of San Francisco political science professor Corey Cook and Golden Gate University Law School Professor Peter Keane told us that obtaining such a super-majority could be a tall order. But both also agreed that the supes will be in a difficult position.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Mirkarimi has a lot of political and personal allies on the board,\" Cook told KQED's Cy Musiker. \"This will pose a challenge to other progressives...They'll be under a lot of pressure from constituents who are both angered by the charges and others who want to keep him around... This is a no-win politically. The allegations are very strong and disturbing to anyone who lives in the city. It's hard for progressives on the board to try to defend that behavior. Do they try to make the argument that these don’t rise to the standard of official misconduct? And how much political capital are they willing to expend?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keane agreed the circumstances surrounding the case will not help Mirkarimi. \"San Francisco is a place that has tremendous consciousness and sympathy toward victims of domestic abuse, as opposed to maybe some other areas of the country where it's seen as a family or private matter,\" he said on KQED Public Radio's \"Forum\" show. \"The empathy for domestic violence victims has been part of the furor that has resulted in Mirkarimi's being brought to where he is now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since those interviews, Mirkarimi has gone public in an \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/04/18/ross-mirkarimi-in-hour-long-interview-live-at-9-a-m/\">emotional account of what he says transpired during the incident with his wife\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cp>On the eve of the San Francisco Ethics Commission taking up misconduct charges against Ross Mirkarimi, District Attorney George Gascon got in some last licks against the suspended sheriff.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/04/23/audio-gascon-blasts-mirkarimi/#transcript\">\u003cstrong>Transcript of Gascon interview on Mirkarimi\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/04/18/ross-mirkarimi-in-hour-long-interview-live-at-9-a-m/\">\u003cstrong>Mirkarimi describes incident on KQED\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In an \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/04/22/kcbs-in-depth-the-san-francisco-das-office/\">interview on KCBS radio\u003c/a> yesterday, Gascon took issue with \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/04/18/ross-mirkarimi-in-hour-long-interview-live-at-9-a-m/\">Mirkarimi's recent characterization of the incident\u003c/a> with his wife that led to a sentence of three years probation on False Imprisonment charges and an attempt by Mayor Ed Lee to permanently remove him from office. Mirkarimi made the remarks in an \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/04/18/ross-mirkarimi-in-hour-long-interview-live-at-9-a-m/\">\u003cstrong>hour-long interview\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> on KQED's Forum program last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He actually indicates that the reason why he bruised his wife is because he was trying to be a good father,\" Gascon said. The context on which he describes where this occurred is contrary to the evidence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/?podcast_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.podtrac.com%2Fpts%2Fredirect.mp3%2Fnyc.podcast.play.it%2Fmedia%2Fd0%2Fd0%2Fd1%2Fd0%2FdC%2FdD%2Fd7%2F10CD7_3.MP3&podcast_name=KCBS+In+Depth%3A+The+San+Francisco+DA%E2%80%99s+Office&podcast_artist=KCBS&station_id=&audio_link=true&config_file=config.xml&dcid=CBS.SF\">\u003cstrong>Listen to the full KCBS interview with Gascon here\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>This isn't the first time Gascon has criticized Mirkarimi for comments made subsequent to his guilty plea. On March 16 Gascon told the Chronicle that he \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/15/BAFK1NLCN2.DTL\">objected to\u003c/a> remarks Mirkarimi made to Matier & Ross \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/13/BAD81NK8FK.DTL\">attributing his guilty plea in part to mounting legal bills and and concerns about his family\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ethics Commission \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfethics.org/ethics/2012/04/agenda-april-23-2012.html\">takes up the case against Mirkarimi\u003c/a> today at 4:30 p.m. You can \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=6\">watch that live here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003ca name=\"transcript\">\u003c/a> \u003cem>Partial, edited transcription of Gascon interview with KCBS\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>QUESTION\u003c/strong>: You've had a lot to say about the sheriff, some of the things he's said, political professional, personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cp>What he's doing now is very typical of many criminal defendants...They rationalize their behavior...or provide a different story -- that's okay for a criminal defendant. The question we have to ask ourselves: Is that okay for the lead law enforcement person in our community?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>--SF DA George Gascon\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GASCON\u003c/strong>: There are multiple things at play. This was a typical misdemeanor domestic violence case. Perhaps what made it a little different is we had overwhelming evidence in this case. We had video, we had two very good witnesses, we had a prior girlfriend whose injuries and situation were very similar to this and pointed to a pattern…presumably that is the reason why Mr. Mirkarimi pled guilty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What he's doing now is very typical of many criminal defendants. Criminal defendants have a tendency to minimize their behavior, to rationalize it, and on occasion they lie. So that's not unusual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The problem we have as a community in going forward is the other piece. Typically a law enforcement officer who is convicted of a crime and then during an administrative process they are deemed to be providing either false or misleading statements, generally that's a very serious offense, because we expect law enforcement officers to be credible people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So while Mr. Mirkarimi as a criminal defendant was treated as any other criminal defendant, he was given his due process and he certainly pled a deal like many other people do when they see there's overwhelming evidence coming against them, and they rationalize their behavior and they may actually try to minimize it or provide a different story -- that's all normal and that's okay for a criminal defendant. The question we have to ask ourselves: Is that okay for the lead law enforcement person in our community?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>QUESTION\u003c/strong>: What exactly has he said recently that you object to?\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cp>If you listen to part of the interview he did, I was almost expecting that he was going to say that this was a self-defense case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>GASCON: We certainly object to the way that this case is being characterized. If you listen to part of the interview he did, I was almost expecting that he was going to say that this was a self-defense case. He actually indicates that the reason why he grabbed his wife and bruised her was he was trying to be a good father.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also the context on which he describes this occurred is contrary to the evidence. There was certainly an argument in the car and we certainly have evidence to believe the bruising occurred in the home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But again, all that is okay for a criminal defendant, and he is a criminal defendant. What we need to ask ourselves: Is this okay for someone leading our Sheriff Dept?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>QUESTION\u003c/strong>: Do you feel he violated the agreement he made with you in the plea deal?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GASCON\u003c/strong>: No I don't. I'm disappointed that he continues to minimize or actually not hold himself accountable for what occurred…but I'm not necessarily expecting criminal defendants to come out and knock themselves over and admit they did something wrong and continue to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>QUESTION\u003c/strong>: Do you regret you entered into a plea deal with him and did not proceed with a full domestic violence trial?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GASCON\u003c/strong>: No I don't. 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