Powerful Developers, Lobbyist Helped Hire San Jose Planning Director
John Pelissero, senior scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, said that even creating the appearance of a conflict of interest can be damaging to a government or an official—even if this is standard practice.
'It undermines the credibility of the individual, as one potential outcome,' Pelissero said.
John Pelissero, senior scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University and professor emeritus of political science at Loyola University Chicago quoted on San Jose Spotlight.
Jul 27, 2021