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We're complllng a llsL of pollLlcal candldaLes ulsLrlcL ALLorney 8onnle uumanls has endorsed ln
Lhe seven years slnce she vowed LhaL she !"#$$ &' $'&()* +)*,'&-$$. )&/'*,) +'$#0#1-$
1-&/#/-0),2 )31)+0 #& 4&4,4-$ 1#*145,0-&1),67 (See uumanls 3/1/2007 press release:
hLLp://www.sdcda.org/flles/ubllclnLegrlLy2.pdf) She Lold reporLers aL Lhe Llme LhaL
lnvesLlgaLlng publlc corrupLlon ls dlfflculL enough wlLhouL Lhe posslblllLy of havlng our moLlves
quesLloned or lmpalred by pollLlcs."

Slnce maklng LhaL pledge ln 2007, uumanls has proceeded Lo endorse !erry Sanders for San
ulego Mayor ln 2008, !an ColdsmlLh for San ulego ClLy ALLorney ln 2008, 8lll Porn for San ulego
CounLy Supervlsor ln 2010, 8on 8oberLs for San ulego CounLy Supervlsor ln 2010, ulanne !acob
for San ulego CounLy Supervlsor ln 2012, Creg Cox for San ulego Supervlsor ln 2012, and Carl
ueMalo for San ulego Mayor ln 2012.

She endorsed Lhe Lhree members of Lhe 8oard of Supervlsors even afLer she assured u-1
columnlsL Cerry 8raun ln 2007 LhaL she would &'0 )&/'*,) -&.'&) '& 08) 9'-*/ ':
;4+)*<#,'*,. (See 8raun column, vlrLue Club LlsL ls ShorL - !usL Ask uumanls," !uly 11, 2007:
hLLp://legacy.uLsandlego.com/news/meLro/braun/20070711-9999-1m11braun.hLml)

As we've seen ln Lhe 8ob lllner case, Lhese endorsemenLs have lmpacLed her ablllLy Lo do her
[ob. Per declslon Lo endorse ueMalo over lllner ln Lhe 2012 mayoral elecLlon ls one of Lhe
reasons she had Lo recuse herself from Lhe lllner sexual-mlsconducL lnvesLlgaLlon and hand Lhe
case Lo Lhe sLaLe ALLorney Ceneral's Cfflce.

So.whaL glves? We're curlous Lo hear uumanls' explanaLlon. ln 2007, when she flrsL
announced her no-endorsemenLs pollcy, she Lold reporLers, LeL me be clear: l wlll noL allow
Lhls offlce Lo be used as a pawn durlng pollLlcal campalgns or allow Lhe lncorrecL percepLlon
LhaL we are anyLhlng oLher Lhan compleLely ob[ecLlve." Why has she changed her mlnd?

Medla lnLeresLed ln Lalklng Lo 8oberL 8rewer on Lhls Loplc should conLacL CommunlcaLlons
ulrecLor Alex 8oLh aL 619-228-3233.