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Budget office report prompts Rules Committee to seek ethics commission review of campaign finance enforcement
Summary
A Budget and Legislative Analyst report comparing San Francisco and Los Angeles prompted an extended Rules Committee hearing on campaign finance enforcement, disclosure and Ethics Commission staffing. After public testimony urging stronger enforcement and transparency, the committee continued the matter to the call of the chair and asked the Ethics Commission to hold a public process.
A Budget and Legislative Analyst report comparing San Francisco and Los Angeles’ campaign‑finance and ethics regimes drew extensive public testimony and led the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee to continue its review and ask the Ethics Commission for a fuller public process.
Supervisor David Campos, who requested the audit, opened the hearing by saying the purpose was not to attack the Ethics Commission but to identify where San Francisco could strengthen enforcement, disclosure, lobbying rules and public education. Fred Brusseau of the Budget and Legislative Analyst’s office presented the report and its key takeaways.
The report found no uniform winner between the cities; it…
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