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Where’s Mel? Murphy a no-show at Port Commission

The embattled port commission isn’t showing up for meetings

An empty seat at the Port Commission
An empty seat at the Port Commission

APRIL 16, 2015 – Where’s Mel?

The Port Commission member, who has refused the mayor’s demand that he resign, didn’t show up for this week’s commission meeting – possibly because he didn’t want to take questions from reporters.

I asked his lawyer, Andrew Zachs, whether Murphy would be attending future commission meetings, and what his immediate plans were, but I have received no response.

Murphy was once one of the mayor’s faves – Ed Lee referred to him as a friend, and he contributed $20,000 to retire the debts of the “Run Ed Run” campaign. He gave the maximum $500 to the campaigns of Supervisors Mark Farrell, Malia Cohen, Katy Tang, David Campos, London Breed, and Eric Mar.

But now Dennis Herrerra has exposed him as someone with a very dubious record – and even the mayor knows he has to go.

So I guess the game is on. Has anyone seen this guy?

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Tim Redmond
Tim Redmond
Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian. He is the founder of 48hills.

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