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Proposition C, a measure requiring registration fees and monthly reports from expenditure lobbyists, was approved by voters in San Francisco. The measure creates a new category of lobbyists, termed expenditure lobbyists, defined as organizations who employ lobbyists to influence city […]

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The Ethics Commission has launched a new online tool to track financial activity for the November 3, 2015, election. These interactive campaign finance dashboards will provide visual summaries of the contributions and expenditures of candidate and ballot measure committees, lobbyists, […]

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The San Francisco Ethics Commission has unanimously approved a ballot measure requiring expenditure lobbyists to register and report city lobbying activity. The measure will appear on the city’s November 3, 2015 ballot. The measure creates a new category of lobbyists, […]

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John St. Croix, the executive director of the city’s Ethics Commission, has announced his intention to resign after 11 years leading the organization. St. Croix’s resignation letter to commissioners did not give a specific reason for leaving, but did announce […]

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The Ethics Commission has announced the release of a new online report entitled “Spending to Influence: Campaign Finance and Lobbying in San Francisco in 2014.” The report explores the interests and financial activity of campaign influencers during the November 2014 […]

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The Ethics Commission has voted to approve legislative amendments to update, simplify, and improve the city’s Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance during a meeting on January 26, 2015. The amendments repeal aggregate contribution limits, simplify reporting requirements for corporations and committees, […]

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The Ethics Commission has released a memorandum summarizing legislative amendments proposed by staff to update, simplify, and improve the city’s Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance. The proposed amendments will repeal aggregate contribution limits, simplify reporting requirements for corporations and committees, and […]

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The Ethics Commission has posted on its website six new fact sheets concerning the city’s lobbying ordinance. The fact sheets are to provide general guidance about registration and reporting requirements for lobbying in easily understandable language. The fact sheets were […]

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The Ethics Commission has announced two interested persons meetings on November 10 and November 13 to discuss possible changes to the city’s Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance (CFRO). Discussion at the meetings will be limited to potential changes to CFRO’s disclaimer […]

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New regulations to compliment the Lobbyist Ordinance take effect today, September 26, 2014. Preparation and research are included in the definition of “lobbyist services” and a single conversation (or email) with multiple officials counts as multiple “contacts” for purposes of […]

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The Ethics Commission has produced a summary of changes to the city lobbyist ordinance taking effect July 26, 2014. Ordinance File No. 130374 expands the definition of “lobbyist” and requires random audits of lobbying reports. Meeting the registration threshold of […]

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The Board of Supervisors passed amendments to the city’s lobbying law at a meeting on June 17, 2014. Ordinance 130374 expands the definition of “lobbyist” and requires random audits of lobbying reports. The lobbying exemption for contractors and their attorneys […]

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The Ethics Commission adopted a resolution stating it will not enforce the aggregate limit on contributions to city candidates in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. The San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct […]

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The Board of Supervisors will soon vote on ethics legislation introduced last year by City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Board of Supervisors President David Chiu. Ordinance 130374 would amend the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to expand the definition of […]

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