I broke this in April '19 before PEC investigated. Per PEC, Haydel "self-reported" violation after a news story revealed it. I'm the originator of either story, revelation or both. But what this doesn't say is Haydel's lawyer Wasserman was McElhaney's Defense Fund manager
After reviewing the facts, PEC actually voted to more than double the fine. Unclear if its because Haydel's lawyer was also McE's legal defense fund mgr. McElhaney voted yes to sell City's land to Lane to build Kaiser's new HQ [the deal later collapsed due to Covid].
I did the only reporting on this. For more than a year, I was the only reporter dedicated to covering City Hall, and this is the evidence of that. hyphenatedrepublic.com/2019/07/10/oak…
What's remarkable is how Wasserman continues not only to violate OCRA himself, but also sherpa developers thru the pitfalls of violating it w/out any sanction or even mention. The suit doesn't mention Wasserman's dual roles, which is a recurring theme with him and in plain sight.
I was actually at every City meeting on the Lane Partners deal, pleading as a resident for the City to follow OCRA and pause voting on this deal because of the violation. I was roundly ignored and even scoffed at.
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