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August 11, 2014  •  

Monday News Roundup

Lobbying “Corporate Lobby ALEC Aims at U.S. City Councils With New Group” by Tim Jones in Bloomberg. “Netflix bulks up K St. help” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. Campaign Finance “Big Checks Strengthen Super PACs” by Kent Cooper […]

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The Ethics Commission will consider adopting draft regulations related to the Lobbyist Ordinance at the next regular meeting on July 28, 2014. The drafts include preparation and research in the definition of “lobbyist services” and count a single conversation with […]

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City Council has approved a proposal by Councilmember Dan Kalb to amend the Oakland City Charter to strengthen the authority, resources, and independence of the Public Ethics Commission. The amendment would expand the authority of the commission by transferring filing […]

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The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has adopted updates to regulations affected by the recent enactment of Senate Bill 27. The new law closes “dark money” loopholes used to avoid disclosure of contributors by requiring large donations from nonprofits and […]

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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 Ethics Commission has voted to prevent independent committees from using material produced by candidates in committee advertisements. The amendment to the Election Campaign Control Ordinance (ECCO) will classify a committee’s otherwise independent payment as a “contribution” if the payment […]

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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 Senate has passed resolutions to tighten ethics laws by creating a new position of ethics ombudsman, installing protections for whistleblowers, and banning the raising of campaign funds during August, the last month of the legislative year. A bill to […]

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Neel Kashkari is the Republican nominee for governor after placing second with 19 percent of the vote in the first primary election for governor held under California’s open primary rules. The top two finishers in the primaries move on to […]

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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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The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld political committee disclosure requirements of California’s Political Reform Act of 1974. The ProtectMarriage.Com et al. v. Bowen et al. decision denied a challenge to semiannual disclosures requiring the identification of individuals […]

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The Ethics Commission’s website is currently inaccessible due to repeated DDOS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks on the commission’s website hosting vendor. The Commission’s electronic filing systems remain accessible here. Status updates regarding the commission’s website are available here.

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The Assembly is now considering a bill passed by the Senate to further restrict gifts to lawmakers. Senate Bill 1443 prohibits all gifts from lobbyists and reduces the value of gifts state officials can receive from a non-lobbyist source to […]

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