San Francisco Port Commissioner Mel Murphy, a politically connected developer and friend of Mayor Ed Lee’s, has been cited for illegally reinstalling parking equipment that increases the value of his new Mission District condominium building after city inspectors had directed him to remove it, city documents show. The violation is the latest in a string of problems for Murphy’s projects both before and after Lee appointed him in 2013 to the city’s influential Port Commission, which has a central role overseeing one of San Francisco’s most precious resources: 7½ miles of public waterfront. “I feel like this is on Ed Lee for appointing him to the port,” said Building Inspection Commissioner Debra Walker, a political progressive and adversary of the mayor’s. “I think Mel should be asked to resign or removed. ... The mayor needs to draw a line to make sure things are done by the rules.” The violation notice is at least the fourth instance in less than two years where Murphy has been cited for doing work without permits, shorting permit fees by tens of thousands of dollars, or failing to follow the terms of his permit.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 02:53:02 +0000
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