The basis for Gloria’s concern was Goldsmith’s
participation in a press conference this past April announcing the
campaign to collect enough signatures to get the initiative on the
ballot. CityBeat was there that day and asked Goldsmith why, in
light of his campaign pledge in 2008 to steer clear of policy matters as
city attorney (distinguishing himself from then-incumbent Mike
Aguirre), he was violating that vow by actively supporting a major
policy overhaul. He told us he was supporting the initiative as a
private citizen, not as city attorney. When he saw Gloria questioning
his professional honor, Goldsmith hurried across the Civic Center
Concourse to defend himself. From the council’s dais, he said he knows
how to separate his personal opinions from his legal analysis.
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