Government
Jun. 15, 2007
For S.F. Official, Legal Home May Be Where the Intent Is
San Francisco County Supervisor Ed Jew faces a double-pronged attack from the city attorney, who is trying to get Jew ousted from office for allegedly misrepresenting where he lives, and from the district attorney, who has charged him with perjury over the same issues. However, under election law, past court rulings from around the state indicate that whether Jew is in jeopardy of losing his seat on the board may be determined by his state of mind and intent when he ran for office.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - The city's most endangered politician, Ed Jew, might be in far less trouble had he simply rented a post office box in the neighborhood he was elected to represent.
In residency disputes like the one that has blown up over Jew's six-month tenure on the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors, courts around the state gene...
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