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Supervisor David Chiu advances lobbying‑transparency package, keeps ordinance in committee for further amendments
Summary
Supervisor David Chiu presented an ordinance that would tighten lobbying rules by expanding training, record‑keeping, and who qualifies as a lobbyist; nonprofit groups urged exemptions and attorneys urged a clarified practice‑of‑law carve‑out. The committee voted to keep the measure in committee pending additional amendments.
Supervisor David Chiu, the ordinance’s author, laid out a package of roughly a dozen ethics‑reform changes to San Francisco’s campaign and governmental conduct code aimed at strengthening transparency around lobbying. "Sunlight is the best disinfectant for open government," Chiu said, summarizing proposals that would require additional lobbyist training and certification, expand record retention to five years, require disclosures for fundraiser invitations and strengthen audits and enforcement.
Chiu said the draft removes the long‑standing attorney exception but includes language that "clarifies that attorneys who are…
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