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  • Why Ed Jew's fate may rest with state attorney general

    06/18/2007 7:57:27 AM PDT · by SmithL · 14 replies · 362+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 6/18/7 | Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross
    The fate of Ed Jew on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors may wind up being decided not by his colleagues or Mayor Gavin Newsom, but by state Attorney General Jerry Brown. Here's why: Short of a voter recall, only the mayor or attorney general has the authority to set in motion Jew's possible removal from office. And the mayor can order a supervisor suspended only for "official misconduct." Therein lies the problem. City Hall insiders tell us that the bulk of the evidence gathered against Jew so far -- in the city attorney's civil investigation and the district attorney's...