One of the big questions that came out in our story about where Shelia Jackson is living: If Jackson got free rent from a San Diego Unified employee, should she have been reporting it as a gift on her financial disclosures?
The Fair Political Practices Commission, a state watchdog that checks on conflicts of interest, has advised in the past that public officials should report free rent.
Four years ago, the state agency informed the city attorney for Port Hueneme, a small city in Ventura County, that "normally, when an official receives free rent, the official receives a gift."
