SF Ethics Commission

EARNINGS AND EXPENSES OF LOBBYISTS

REGISTERED WITH THE CITY

SECOND QUARTER SUMMARY

April 1 through June 30, 2005

Emi Gusukuma, Chairperson

John St. Croix, Executive Director

Report prepared by:                                                                             Date Issued:

Kristian Ongoco                                                                                   July 22, 2005

Table of Contents

Second Quarter Summary of Earnings and Activity of Registered Lobbyists................................. 1

Table 1: All Reported Activity.......................................................................................................... 6

Table 2: Political Contributions of $100 or more............................................................................. 7

Table 3: Total Political Contributions............................................................................................... 8

Table 4: Activity Expenses............................................................................................................... 10

Table 5: Gift Tickets and Admissions.............................................................................................. 11

Table 6: City Contracts Awarded..................................................................................................... 11

Table 7: Employment of City Officers or Employees....................................................................... 11

Table 8: Payments for Campaign Consulting Services.................................................................... 11

Summary of Earnings and Activity of Registered Lobbyists

Second Quarter 2005

The Regulation of Lobbyists Ordinance (“Ordinance”), San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Article II, Chapter 1, Sections 2.100 - 2.155, require individuals and entities that qualify as lobbyists to register with the Ethics Commission and file quarterly activity reports.  Forty-three lobbyists filed reports with the City and County of San Francisco on July 15, 2005, detailing their lobbyist activity during the Second Quarter of 2005 (April 1 – June 30).  The Ethics Commission has compiled this information in its Second Quarter 2005 Summary of Earnings and Activity of Lobbyists Registered with the City.

Individual lobbyist activity reports are available from the Ethics Commission office at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Ordinance provides that there are three kinds of lobbyists: contract lobbyists, business and organization lobbyists, and expenditure lobbyists. 

Contract lobbyists are individuals or entities that are hired to influence local legislative or administrative action on another’s behalf.  Contract lobbyists must register with the Ethics Commission when they earn $3,200 or more in any consecutive three months in exchange for lobbying services OR when they have at least 25 separate contacts with City officers in any two consecutive months for the purpose of influencing local legislative or administrative action.  Clients and employees of contract lobbyists are not themselves contract lobbyists and are not subject to the registration and reporting requirements of the Lobbyist Ordinance.

Business and organization lobbyists are entities that lobby on their own behalf.  Business and organization lobbyists may include for-profit and non-profit corporations and organizations, associations, and unions.  An entity qualifies as a business and organization lobbyist if the entity pays employees or members any amount to lobby on its behalf AND the employees or members have at least 25 separate contacts with City officers, within a two-month period, for the purpose of influencing legislative or administrative action.  Individual employees and members of business and organization lobbyists do not themselves qualify as lobbyists and are not subject to the registration and reporting requirements of the Lobbyist Ordinance.

Expenditure lobbyists are entities which spend, directly or indirectly, more than $3,200 within any three consecutive months to influence local legislative or administrative action.  Payments made to contract lobbyists and other paid advocates do not count toward the $3,200 threshold, nor do dues payments, donations, and other payments to any business and organization lobbyist or expenditure lobbyist.

Each lobbyist must file with the Ethics Commission quarterly reports containing information about payments made or received in order to influence local legislative or administrative action, actions each lobbyist sought to influence, activity expenses incurred, political contributions of $100 or more made or delivered by the filer or made by a client at the behest of a filer to a City officer, candidate or committee, City contracts awarded, payments made in exchange for campaign consulting services, and the names of each City officer employed or retained by the filer or by a client of the filer.

City Officers include: elected officials, the Controller, the City Administrator, department heads, members of City boards and commissions, members of the Board of Education, members of the Governing Board of the Community College District, members of the Housing Authority, members of the Redevelopment Agency, members of the Transportation Authority, the Superintendent of Schools, the Clerk of the Municipal Court and the Secretary and Jury Commissioner of the Superior Court.

Local legislative or administrative action includes, but is not limited to, the drafting, introduction, consideration, modification, enactment, defeat, approval, veto, granting or denial by any officer of the City and County of any resolution, motion, appeal, application, petition, nomination, ordinance, amendment, approval, referral, permit, license or entitlement to use.

Table 1:  All Reported Activity

Table 1 provides a summary of all reported activity by lobbyists (hereinafter “filers”) for the second quarter of 2005.  The table summarizes payments promised to and received by contract lobbyists in exchange for lobbyist services, payments made by business and organization and expenditure lobbyists to influence local legislative and administrative action, political contributions made, delivered or arranged by a filer or made by a client at a filer’s behest, and activity expenses incurred by filers.  Filers are listed in alphabetical order, and all amounts (for Table 1 and for all tables) have been rounded to the nearest dollar.  The total promised payments reported by contract lobbyists was $935,425.  The total received payments reported by contract lobbyists were $1,329,129.  The total reported payments made by business and organization and expenditure lobbyists were $127,521.   

Table 2:  Political Contributions of $100 or More

Filers must report the total amount of political contributions made, delivered or arranged by the filer, or made by a client at the behest of the filer during the quarter.  Filers must itemize contributions equaling $100 or more.  Filers must report contributions made to the following: a City officer; a candidate for City office; a committee controlled by a City officer or candidate for City office; a committee primarily formed to support or oppose a City officer or candidate for City office; a committee primarily formed to support or oppose a local ballot measure whether or not the committee is controlled by a City officer or candidate for City office.  Table 2 lists all political contributions of $100 or more made by filers during the second quarter. The total reported political contributions were $17,050.

Table 3: Total Political Contributions

Table 3 lists (in descending order by lobbyists’ total contributions) all political contributions of any amount made by filers during the second quarter. 

Table 4: Activity Expenses

All filers must report activity expenses.  An activity expense is any expense incurred or payment made by a lobbyist (or others specified in the Ordinance) which benefits a City officer, a candidate for City office, a family member thereof (including domestic partners), or aides to members of the Board of Supervisors.  Activity expenses include gifts, honoraria, consulting fees, salaries, and any other form of economic compensation totaling more than $30 in value in a consecutive three-month period. 

Table 4 lists activity expenses reported by filers, the total of which includes salaries paid to employees who also serve as City officers.  The table lists the filer, salaries paid, the date of the activity expense, the name and official title or position of each beneficiary of the expense and a description of the benefit conferred.  The table also includes the total cost of the activity, the portion of the total cost of the activity which represents the value of the benefit conferred on each beneficiary and the name of the payee of the expense if it is different from that of the beneficiary.  The total reported amount of activity expenses during the second quarter was more than $24,102, of which more than $20,000 was attributed to salaries.

Table 5: Gift Tickets and Admissions

Filers are required to report gift tickets and gift admissions to political fund-raisers and events sponsored by 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations given to City officers.  Table 5 shows each reported gift ticket and/or admission given to a City officer.  The table gives the date and description of the political or charitable event and the name and official title of the beneficiary of the gift ticket and/or admission.  No filers reported gift tickets and/or admissions given to City officers or employees during the quarter.

Table 6: City Contracts Awarded

Filers must report certain City contracts they were awarded during the reporting period.  Table 6 lists the type of contract awarded (rendition of personal services; furnishing of any material, supplies or equipment to or from the City; or sale or lease of land or buildings to or by the City, or financing of the same), the date the contract was approved, the name of the City officer and Department that approved the contract, and the subject matter of the contract.  Two filers reported being awarded a City contract during the quarter.

Table 7: Employment of City Officers or Employees

Filers must report the names of City officers or employees who have been employed or retained by the filer at any time during the reporting period.  This table lists the name and position of the City officer and the services provided by the City officer to the filer.  Filers must also report whether a City officer or employee has been employed or retained by a client of the filer at the behest of the filer at any time during the reporting period.  Filers in this case must list the name of the client and that of the City officer.  Two filers reported employing City officers or employees during the quarter.

Table 8: Payments for Campaign Consulting Services

Filers must report the total payments received from City officers during the reporting period in exchange for providing campaign consulting services (as defined in S.F. Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Article I, Chapter 5, Section 1.505).  Such payments must be reported only if the filer contacted the officer within one year of the date of payment.  One filer reported receiving payments for campaign consulting services during the quarter.

Table 1 – All Reported Activity

Lobbyist Organization	Payments Promised By Clients	Payments Received From Clients	Activity Expenses	Political Contributions	Payments Made To Influence Local Action
Robert Achtenberg	400	400	0	0	0
Bruce Balshone, Pacific Resources Engineering & Planning	10,500	10,500	0	100	0
Barbary Coast Consulting	77,088	77,088	0	1,200	0
Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst, Lauter & Partners	40,000	176,373	0	1,000	0
BergDavis Public Affairs	250	250	0	1,250	0
F. Joseph Butler, AIA	1,300	1,300	0	0	0
California Independent Grocers Association	0	0	0	0	0
California Urban Issues Project	0	0	0	0	16,161
CC California, Inc.	0	0	0	0	0
Citizens to Save the Waterfront	0	0	0	0	0
Clear Channel Outdoor	0	0	0	1,000	395
Coalition for Better Housing	0	0	0	0	0
Comcast Corporation*	0	0	10,000	0	66,020
Committee on Jobs	0	0	0	0	17,795
Jack Davis	0	30,000	0	0	0
Dewey Square Group	60,000	60,000	0	0	0
GCA Strategies, Inc.	0	90,705	0	0	0
Gladstones & Associates	0	118,287	0	250	0
Golden Gate Restaurant Association	0	0	0	1,500	14,207
Jon Golinger	5,000	5,526	0	0	0
HMS Associates	315,000	312,000	0	1,000	0
Hotel Council of San Francisco*	0	0	10,000	0	1,061
Kay & Merkle	1,500	1,500	0	750	0
Keil & Connolly	0	0	0	0	0
LaPointe & Associates	55,050	55,050	0	0	0
McCarthy & Schwartz	0	36,656	0	0	0
Morrison & Foerster	76,530	59,917	0	0	0
Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra	0	0	0	3,000	0
Pacific Gas and Electric	0	0	1,718	0	3,411
Pacific Telesis & Subsidiaries	0	0	887	0	790
Platinum Advisors, LLC.	79,321	55,567	0	0	0
David Prowler	26,574	26,574	0	0	0
RCN Telecom Services of California	0	0	0	0	0
Reuben & Junius, LLP	10,931	10,931	0	500	0
William G. Rutland Jr. LLC	85,512	124,012	0	0	0
SF Apartment Association	0	0	0	500	6,000
SF Association of Realtors	0	0	0	3,800	1,680
SF Baseball Associates	7,658	7,500	1,417	0	0
SF Chamber of Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
Small Property Owners of San Francisco	0	0	0	0	0
Solem & Associates	81,812	49,570	0	1,200	0
Steefel, Levitt & Weiss	1,000	0	80	0	0
Jane Winslow Consulting	0	19,425	0	0	0
TOTAL	935,425	1,329,129	24,102	17,050	127,521
*Filer incurred more than $10,000 in activity expenses for employee salaries

Table 2 – Political Contributions of $100 or more made by lobbyists

(Listed alphabetically by committee or candidate’s last name)

CONTRIBUTIONS TO CITY OFFICERS/CANDIDATES FOR CITY OFFICE
COMMITTEE NAME	LOBBYIST NAME	AMOUNT
Jose Cisneros for Treasurer	Barbary Coast Consulting (Filer made the contribution)	$250
	BergDavis Public Affairs (Filer made the contribution)	$250
	Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra, LLP - (Filer made the contribution)	$500
	Solem & Associates (Filer made the contribution)	$100
	Total:	$1,100
Dennis Herrera 2005	Clear Channel Outdoor (Filer made the contribution)	$500
	Gladstones & Associates (Filer made the contribution)	$250
	Reuben & Junius, LLP (Filer served as an agent or intermediary in making the contribution - Andrew J. Junius)	$500
	San Francisco Apartment Association (Filer deliverd the contribution - San Francisco Apartment Association PAC)	$500
	San Francisco Association of Realtors (Filer made the contribution)	$500
	Solem & Associates (Filer made the contribution)	$250
	Total:	$2,500
Committee to Re-elect Jake McGoldrick	Bruce Balshone, Pacific Resources Engineering & Planning (Filer made the contribution/Filer delivered the contribution)	$100
	Barbary Coast Consulting (Filer made the contribution)	$500
	Barbary Coast Consulting (Filer made the contribution - Jaime Rossi)	$200
	Barbary Coast Consulting (Filer made the contribution - Alex Clemens)	$250
	Barnes Mosher Whitehurst & Lauter & Partners (Filer made the contribution - John Whitehurst's Personal Checking Account)	$500
	BergDavis Public Affairs (Filer made the contribution)	$500
	Clear Channel Outdoor (Filer made the contribution)	$500
	Golden Gate Restaurant Association (Filer made the contribution - Made by GGRA PAC)	$500
	Kay & Merkle (Filer made the contribution)	$250
	Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra, LLP -  (Filer made the contribution)	$500
	Total:	$3,800
Fiona Ma for Assembly	Barnes Mosher Whitehurst & Lauter & Partners (Filer made the contribution - Sam Lauter's Personal Checking Account)	$500
	Golden Gate Restaurant Association (Filer made the contribution - Made by GGRA PAC)	$1,000
	HMS Associates (Filer made the contribution)	$1,000
	Kay & Merkle (Filer made the contribution)	$500
	San Francisco Association of Realtors (Filer made the contribution)	$3,300

Table 2 – Political Contributions of $100 or more made by lobbyists (continued)

COMMITTEE NAME	LOBBYIST NAME	AMOUNT
	Solem & Associates (Filer made the contribution)	$600
	Solem & Associates (Filer made the contribution - Andrew T. Gregg)	$250
	Total:	$7,150
Committee to Re-Elect Carol Migden	Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra, LLP -  (Filer made the contribution)	$1,000
	Total:	$1,000
Russo for Assembly	Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra, LLP -  (Filer made the contribution)	$500
	Total:	$500
Committee to Re-Elect Supervisor Sandoval	Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra, LLP -  (Filer made the contribution)	$500
	Total:	$500
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF $100 OR MORE TO CITY OFFICERS/CANDIDATES:		$16,550
CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMITTEES SUPPORTING/OPPOSING LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES
COMMITTEE NAME	LOBBYIST NAME	AMOUNT
Plan C San Francisco	BergDavis Public Affairs (Filer made the contribution)	$500
	Total:	$500
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF $100 OR MORE TO COMMITTEES		$500
GRAND TOTAL: CONTRIBUTIONS OF $100 OR MORE MADE BY LOBBYISTS DURING SECOND QUARTER 2005		$17,050

Table 3 – Total Contributions by Lobbyists

(Includes contributions of less than $100)

LOBBYIST	TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Bruce Balshone, Pacific Resources Engineering & Planning	$100
Barbary Coast Consulting	$1,200
Barnes Mosher Whitehurst Lauter & Partners	$1,000
BergDavis Public Affairs	$1,250
Clear Channel Outdoor	$1,000
Gladstones & Associates	$250
Golden Gate Restaurant Association	$1,500
HMS Associates	$1,000
Kay & Merkle	$750
Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra, LLP	$3,000
Reuben & Junius, LLP	$500
San Francisco Apartment Association	$500
San Francisco Association of Realtors	$3,800
Solem & Associates	$1,200
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS DURING               SECOND QUARTER 2005	$17,050

Table 4 – Activity Expenses

LOBBYIST	DATE	BENEFICIARY	BENEFIT	PAYEE	AMOUNT SPENT ON BENEFICIARY	TOTAL COST OF ACTIVITY	TOTAL ACTIVITY EXPENSES
Comcast Corporation	4/1/05 - 6/30/05	Linda Crayton, Airport Commissioner				More than 10000	More than $10,000
Hotel Council	4/1/05 - 6/30/05	Patricia Breslin, Taxi Commissioner				More than 10000	More than $10,000
						Total:	More than $20,000
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Its Affiliated Entities		Phil Ting, Commissioner, Building Inspection Commission	Breakfast	Hyatt Regency, Eclipse Café	$23	$59	$59
		Linda Richardson, San Francisco Civil Service Commission	Breakfast	Hyatt Regency, Eclipse Café	$12	$59	$59
		Richard Ventura, Commissioner,  Small Business Commission	Dinner & Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$39	$1,575	$1,575
		London Breed, Commissioner,  Redevelopment Agency	Dinner & Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$20	$1,575	$1,575
		Chris Haw, City Planner	Lunch	Ton Kiang	$28	$84	$84
						Total:	$1,718
Pacific Telesis Group and its Affiiates, including SBC	04/06/05	Richard Ventura, Commissioner, Small Business Commission	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$67	$270	$270
	04/26/05	Phil Ting, Commissioner, Building Inspection Commission	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$67	$269	$269
	05/20/05	Linda Crayton, Commissioner, Airport Commission	Giants Baseball Game Ticket and food/refreshments	SBC Park and SBC Park Centerplate	$87	$348	$348
						Total:	$887
San FranciscoBaseball Association	04/26/05	Jeff Adachi, Public Defender	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Michela Alioto-Pier, Board of Supervisor	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Tom Ammiano, Board of Supervisor	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$65	$65	$65
	04/26/05	Susan Bierman, Port Commissioner	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Kimberly Brandon, Port Commissioner	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Bevan Dufty, Board of Supervisor	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$70	$70	$70
	04/26/05	Mark Dunlop, Redevelopment Commissioner	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Sean Elsbernd, Board of Supervisor	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Mike Hardeman, Port Commissioner	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38

Table 4 – Activity Expenses (continued)

LOBBYIST	DATE	BENEFICIARY	BENEFIT	PAYEE	AMOUNT SPENT ON BENEFICIARY	TOTAL COST OF ACTIVITY	TOTAL ACTIVITY EXPENSES
	04/26/05	Kamala Harris, District Attorney	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Joanne Hayes-White, Fire Chief	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Michael Hennessy, Sheriff	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Dennis Herrera, City Attorney	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Wilfred Hsu, Port Commissioner	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Leroy King, Redevelopment Commissioner	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$50	$50	$50
	04/26/05	Anne Lazarus, Port Commissioner	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Susan Leal, City Treasurer	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$50	$50	$50
	04/26/05	Maggie Lynch, MUNI	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$24	$24	$24
	04/26/05	Fiona Ma, Board of Supervisor	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Sophie Maxwell, Board of Supervisor	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$65	$65	$65
	04/26/05	Jake McGoldrick, Board of Supervisor	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$50	$50	$50
	04/26/05	Ross Mirkarimi, Board of Supervisor	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$70	$70	$70
	04/26/05	Monique Moyer, Port Director	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$65	$65	$65
	04/26/05	Gavin Newsom, Mayor	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$70	$70	$70
	04/26/05	Kathryn Palamountain, Redevelopment Commissioner	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Aaron Peskin, Board of Supervisor	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$65	$65	$65
	04/26/05	Ramon Romero, Redevelopment Commissioner	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$38	$38	$38
	04/26/05	Gerardo Sandoval, Board of Supervisor	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$65	$65	$65
	04/26/05	Darshon Singh, Redevelopment Commissioner	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$50	$50	$50
	04/26/05	Benny Yee, Redevelopment Commisioner	Giants Baseball Game Ticket	SBC Park	$50	$50	$50
						Total:	$1,417
Steefel, Levitt & Weiss	06/02/05	Shelley Bradford Bell, Planning Commissioner	Dinner	Medjool	$40	$80	$80
						Total:	$80
TOTAL ACTIVITY EXPENSES BENEFITING CITY OFFICERS DURING SECOND QUARTER 2005:							MORE THAN $24,102

 

Table 5
Gift Tickets and Admissions
Lobbyist	Date	Event	Beneficiary
		None this period

 

Table 6
City Contracts Awarded
Lobbyist	Date Awarded	Type of Contract Awarded	City Officer/Department Approving Contract
BergDavis Public Affairs	6/28/2005	Rendition of personal services	Susan Wade, Public Utilities Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.	Ongoing	Furnishing of any material, supplies or equipment to or from the City. Filer provides gas and electricity to city offices.

 

Table 7
Employment of City Officers or Employees
Lobbyist		Name of City Officer Employed	Services Provided for Filer
Comcast Corp.		Linda Crayton, San Francisco Airport Commissioner	Director of Governmental Affairs
Hotel Council of San Francisco		Patricia Breskin, Taxi Commissioner	Executive Director
La Pointe & Associates		Nia Crowder, Department of Environment	Monitor and attend High Speed Rail Commission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 8
Payments for Campaign Consulting Services
Lobbyist		Name of City Officer From Whom Payment Received	Amount/Date of Payment & Services Provided
Jack Davis		Mayor Gavin Newsom	$2,523.17                                                               4/1/05 -  6/30/05 for 2003 Election services still owed to filer for campaign strategy