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Ethics Commission approves amended public‑financing rules, equalizes caps and lowers mayoral ceiling
Summary
The Ethics Commission voted 4‑0 to amend city public‑financing rules: supervisors’ maximum matching package adjusted so incumbents and non‑incumbents each reach a $250,000 cap; the mayoral total ceiling was adjusted to $1,750,000. Commissioners directed staff to make corresponding numeric adjustments.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted unanimously on Jan. 23 to amend the city’s public‑financing ordinance (CFRA), adjusting qualifying and matching amounts so that incumbents and non‑incumbents in supervisorial races would be equalized and reducing the proposed mayoral ceiling to $1,750,000.
Executive Director John Saint Croix introduced the draft ordinance as an amalgam of staff work and input from supervisors aimed at preserving the public‑financing program while responding to constitutional constraints…
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