Former Building Inspection Commission President Mel Murphy speaks to the Rules Committee during a motion confirming the Mayor's appointment of Mel Murphy to the Port Commission during a Rules Committee meeting in Committee Room 263 at City Hall on Thursda

Former Building Inspection Commission President Mel Murphy speaks to the Rules Committee during a motion confirming the Mayor's appointment of Mel Murphy to the Port Commission during a Rules Committee meeting in Committee Room 263 at City Hall on Thursday, March 7, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. (Photo By Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)