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“I think we need new leadership. And I want that new leadership to be someone who conveys to me, that as a voter and as a citizen, I won’t have to worry about whether there are going to be ever more ethical and moral lapses, fines by the ethics commission, department heads being indicted, convicted of felonies and going to prison,” said former Democratic state Sen. Mark Leno, who endorsed progressive Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin as his first choice for mayor and Lurie as his second.

“It does not produce more ethical elected officials. What’s the point?”

If they reelect either Riggs this year or Earls in 2026, voters will have the chance to elect a new, more ethical high-court majority in 2028.

Ultimately, it’s better to contain humanity to Earth until we are more ethical and responsible.

She also contends that the Ethics Commission, over its 34-year history, has not managed to make city leaders any more ethical.