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She Starred in an Anti-Prop. 27 ad — After her Organization got $50,000 From a top Anti-Prop. 27 Funder

John Pelissero, senior scholar in government ethics, quoted by San Francisco Chronicle.

John Pelissero, a senior scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, said, “The concern here is this question of timing. You have money going to the domestic violence group, and then a spokesperson for them coming out and saying, ‘I don’t think this is a good idea to support this.’”

Pelissero said that while the arrangement may be legal, “the ethical problem arises when there’s the appearance that ‘something’s not right here’ seems to be in the minds of the public — legitimate concerns about the timing and the possible connection between the donation and then what the spokesperson is saying in opposition to Proposition 27.”

John Pelissero, senior scholar government ethics, quoted by San Francisco Chronicle.

Ethics
media, government