Federal review: No bias against Lucas in Presidio museum proposal
The Presidio Trust’s board was not misled by its employees when it decided to reject George Lucas’ bid to build a waterfront museum within the unusual national park, federal investigators say. A Department of the Interior review of the controversial 2014 decision “did not substantiate the allegations” of Lucas supporters that the filmmaker was treated unfairly by staff members, according to a report released this week by the department’s inspector general. In sorting through 37,000 emails — generated by a Freedom of Information Act request from Lucas backers — investigators also found no evidence of any actions that violated Trust policies. [...] “everything found by investigators pointed to no prejudgment” by the appointed board or its staff, said Nancy DiPaolo, a spokeswoman for the inspector general’s office. According to DiPaolo, it took “six or seven months” and involved “multiple investigators,” though not on a full-time basis.