Mayor Breed’s Former Nonprofit Gets Millions From City While Flouting State Law
Joan Harrington, a nonprofits expert and a fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, called the organization’s noncompliance a “red flag."
“It’s not as if they didn’t know that the rule existed, because they tried [to file paperwork] at some point,” Harrington said. “They’re either disregarding it, or they’re dysfunctional.”
“There’s probably a question of fairness taking place here,” said John Pelissero, a senior scholar in government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. “I’m sure there are nonprofit organizations that have not been able to secure a city/county contract and are in good standing.”
Joan Harrington, fellow, and John Pelissero, senior scholar, government ethics, both with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, quoted by San Francisco Standard.
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