Did Mayor Newsom Break the Law?

by Paul Hogarth via Beyond Chron

Mon, Aug 24, 2009 6:28AM

Monday, August 24, 2009 : For years, Gavin Newsom has had a spiteful and petulant relationship with the Board of Supervisors. After Bevan Dufty voted with Board progressives to override the Mayor’s veto on police foot patrols, Newsom did not talk to him for months. When a supermajority set aside funds for affordable housing in a budget supplemental, the Mayor refused to spend the money.

And when the Budget Committee shifted money from Police and Fire to health and human services, he held a press conference to say “Thank God we have a Mayor.” But now, Newsom’s approach may have driven him to break the law. As the Board considers an ordinance to shield undocumented youth from the feds until they are convicted of a crime, the Mayor leaked a confidential memo from the City Attorney to the San Francisco Chronicle raising legal questions about the proposal. It is illegal in most circumstances for an elected official to disclose such classified information, and Newsom could now face charges of official misconduct.

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