Ross Mirkarimi Stories
A list of the most recent stories about Ross Mirkarimi.
SF Mayor fires back against perjury allegations in Mirkarimi ethics hearing
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Thursday again sharply criticized suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi following accusations that Lee lied under oath at an Ethics Commission hearing last month on whether Mirkarimi should be removed from office. Lee suspended Mirkarimi without pay in March after the sheriff pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false ...
SF mayor's testitmony to be challenged by Mirkarimi's attorneys
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's defense team has been gearing up to call a new witnesses to cast doubt on Mayor Ed Lee's testimony at the next ethics commission hearing in a little more than a week. The mayor testified last Friday that he did not consult with city supervisors ...
SF mayor: Working with sheriff would be difficult
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said Friday that he would find it "extremely difficult" to work again with Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi if the suspended lawman gets his job back. Lee made his remarks while testifying before the city's Ethics Commission, which has convened a trial-like hearing to determine whether to ...
Mirkarimi tells ethic commission he 'reacted intensely to a quarrel'
During an hour of questioning, San Francisco's sheriff admitted to an ethics panel weighing his fitness for office Thursday night that he grabbed his wife's arm several months ago and caused a large bruise. Ross Mirkarimi was suspended without pay in March by Mayor Ed Lee after the sheriff pleaded ...
Eliana Lopez declaration to SF Ethics Commission
Eliana Lopez filed this declaration Wednesday to the San Francisco Ethics Commission in regard to her husband Ross Mirkarimi's misconduct hearing.
Wife defends suspended SF sheriff to ethics commission
The wife of suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has submitted a written declaration defending her husband as he prepares to testify Thursday in an administrative hearing on whether he can keep his job. Mirkarimi was suspended by Mayor Ed Lee in March on official misconduct charges after he pleaded ...
Ethics Commission begins hearings to decide Mirkarimi's fate
The San Francisco Ethics Commission finally began its hearings on the suspension of Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi Tuesday night, more than six months after the domestic violence incident that placed his job in jeopardy. The hearing ended without much action, but there could be fireworks when the sheriff begins live testimony ...
Mirkarimi criticizes SF officials on day of ethics commission hearing
In advance of an Ethics Commission hearing Tuesday evening that could decide the fate of his job, suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi slammed those who were seeking to have him removed from office. Mirkarimi made a brief appearance in San Francisco Superior Court that morning for a probation progress ...
SF Ethics Commission set to hear Mirkarimi suspension case
The San Francisco Ethics Commission Monday prepared for a three-day misconduct hearing to determine the fate of Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, who was suspended from his job following a domestic violence incident with his wife. Mirkarimi pleaded guilty in March to a misdemeanor false imprisonment charge in connection with a Dec. ...
Judge partly grants request in Mirkarimi case
A San Francisco Superior Court judge ordered AT&T Mobility LCC Tuesday to turn over records of some of the cellphone calls and text messages sent by and to suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and his wife between Dec. 31 and Jan. 13. Mayor Ed Lee sought the records for use in ...
SF Ethics Commission to address rules for Mirkarimi hearing
The San Francisco Ethics Commission is set to meet early Tuesday evening to discuss the case involving suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkirimi, sorting some important decisions before the commission can even begin to hear from witnesses. Mayor Ed Lee suspended Mirkarimi without pay after he was convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence ...
Judge: City can present Mirkarimi abuse video to ethics commission
A video of the wife of suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi showing a bruise on her arm can be used in an ethics hearing that will determine his fate, a judge ruled Tuesday. On the tape, Eliana Lopez is seen crying and pointing to a bruise on her arm ...
City files to get cell records of Mirkarimi’s campaign manager in ethics probe
The city of San Francisco submitted a supplemental filing Friday afternoon in the Sheriff Ross Mirakarimi ethics probe. In the 55-page filing the city is looking to get the cell phone records of Mirakarimi's former campaign manager, Lynette Haines. Haines reportedly spoke to Mirakarmi's wife Eliana Lopez the day she ...
Video again the subject of court battle in Mirkarimi case
A video of the wife of suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was again the subject of a legal battle in court Tuesday as his suspension proceedings move forward haltingly. The city attorney's office is seeking the use in the proceedings of a video of Eliana Lopez, who was taped ...
Judge allows Mirkarimi's wife to stay longer in Venezuela
The wife of suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi will be allowed to stay longer with her family in Venezuela under a court order signed by a judge on Friday. Mirkarimi was suspended without pay in March following his guilty plea to a misdemeanor false imprisonment charge in connection with ...
Panel meets to set rules in Mirkarimi's ethics case
The San Francisco Ethics Commission Monday night decided a framework with which to move forward with an official misconduct hearing for Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. Mirkarimi last month pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment in connection with a Dec. 31 incident in which he grabbed his wife's arm ...
SF Mayor wants sheriff's aide to testify
San Francisco's mayor wants suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's former campaign manager to turn over her mobile phone records. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Mayor Ed Lee asked a judge on Thursday to compel Linnette Peralta Haynes to turn over almost four months of cell phone records and testify in ...
Mirkarimi's fate in hands of ethics commission
A judge sustained a tentative ruling Friday denying a motion by suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to overturn his suspension on official misconduct charges. San Francisco Superior Judge Harold Kahn issued the tentative ruling Thursday and, after hearing from both Mirkarimi's counsel and the city attorney's office, said ruled ...
Judge will not reinstate suspended SF sheriff
The war of words continued to escalate Thursday as the clock counted down to a courtroom showdown over the suspension of San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. A judge Thursday issued a tentative ruling denying a motion by Mirkarimi to overturn his suspension on official misconduct charges. The tentative ruling by ...
Judge's tentative ruling against Mirkarimi comes after telling interview
After giving an exclusive interview to a public radio station detailing a domestic dispute between him and his wife, Ross Mirkarimi was tripped up by a judge’s ruling Wednesday in his legal fight to stay San Francisco’s sheriff. A judge issued a tentative ruling Wednesday that denied the suspended sheriff’s ...
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