Concern over Newsom's plan to work from shared office in private club of campaign contributer

[Liberal_in_LA]

Concern over Newsom's shared office at Founders Den


Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to lease office space from a San Francisco company whose managing partner contributed $12,000 to his statewide campaign raises ethical concerns, government experts say.

The lieutenant governor announced last week that he is not going to open an office in the state building in San Francisco but instead will work from shared office space at a private club in the South of Market district.

Zachary Bogue, a managing partner of the private, invitation-only Founders Den for entrepreneurs, contributed the maximum amount allowed under law to Newsom's primary and general election campaign for lieutenant governor, and he invited Newsom to work in the new office space, according to a spokesman for Newsom.

But some experts in governmental ethics said they have concerns about Newsom's move because the 17 startups in the shared office space could get special access to a top state official, thanks to a campaign donor.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/06/BA3C1I4EFF.DTL

[Angry Dragon]

1. Sounds like a way to keep the taxpayers out and hide from them

If he wants to do it this way then the costs come his pocket
and if someone else pays it then it is a campaign contribution

[FLAprogressive]

2. Hey! let's remember that he's DLC, folks.

[BanzaiBonnie]

3. And we have our own, in house, politician...

Excellent selling point for those wanting office space in that building.

[rpannier]

4. Every lobbyist in the state will be trying to get a space

His friend will make a fortune

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. yep, what is Newsome thinking?!

[glinda]

5. "they have concerns" ????? What a soft statement. Where is the backbone?

[Hannah Bell]

6. fuck that noise. a private office space can deny access to the public.

if he doesn't want to work in the public facility he should go work for his paymasters.

fuck him.