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San Francisco Ethics Commission fines Broke-Ass Stuart $2,500 for misuse of campaign funds
Local personality Broke-Ass Stuart is looking at a $2,500 fine from the Ethics Commission for his involvement in a video for the Yes on Proposition F campaign. (Mike Koozmin/2015 S.F. Examiner)
Broke-Ass Stuart is about to get a wallop to the wallet.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission has fined local personality, former mayoral candidate, blogger and San Francisco Examiner columnist Stuart Schuffman for violating campaign finance law — to the tune of $2,500.
Apparently during his (completely farcical) mayoral run against Ed Lee, Stuart also paid $1,276 to produce a video for the Yes on Proposition F campaign, the proposal for stricter Airbnb regulations.
“Voters expect accountability in the way candidates use money they raise for city elective office,” Ethics Commission Executive Director LeeAnn Pelham said in a statement. “The Ethics Commission has a voter mandate to enforce the laws to ensure those expectations are met.”
Read more: http://www.sfexaminer.com/ethics-commission-fines-broke-ass-stuart-2500-misuse-campaign-funds/
