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Public activists press Ethics Commission to place expenditure-lobbyist measure on ballot

San Francisco Ethics Commission · April 27, 2015
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Summary

Multiple speakers urged the Ethics Commission to reinstate reporting of "expenditure" lobbyists dropped in 2010, citing Airbnb filings and poll results Friends of Ethics provided; commissioners noted staff bandwidth and legal deadlines for ballot placement.

A coalition of public speakers urged the San Francisco Ethics Commission during public comment to put a measure on this year's ballot restoring reporting requirements for "expenditure" lobbyists ' those who pay to influence the public who then contact City Hall ' a category removed from the city's ordinance around 2010.

Speakers from Friends of Ethics and others, including Larry Bush, Bob Planthold, Mark Solomon and long-time attendees who identified themselves by name, said a recent poll…

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