The Yakima Herald reports that the Yakima City Council approved the drafting of a code of ethics. The council has many examples to work from because most cities in the state with populations over 5,000 have some kind of ethics code, according to Assistant City Attorney Jim Mitchell. They range from “inspirational” to highly detailed […]
Month: July 2009
Commission Appointments Stalled
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that appointments to the San Deigo Ethics Commission were stalled due to recusals on the council that would approve the appointments.
Office of Congressional Ethics Investigates?
The LA Times reports that a home owned by Rep. Laura Richardson is potentially the topic of an Office of Congressional Ethics investigation. The Office of Congressional Ethics contacted real estate investor James York, who bought Richardson’s house at a foreclosure auction last year, only to have Washington Mutual take it back after he had […]