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City and County of San Francisco
Ethics Commission

25 Van Ness Avenue, STE 220
San Francisco, CA 94102-6053
ethics.commission@sfgov.org
415-252-3100 | sfethics.org
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Expenditure Lobbyists

San Francisco law requires Expenditure Lobbyists to register and file reports disclosing their lobbying activity. It also imposes certain restrictions on these lobbyists.

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Expenditure Lobbyist Disclosure Process

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Laws

The City’s Lobbyist Ordinance is found at Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections 2.100 et seq.

The Ethics Commission has also promulgated regulations implementing the Lobbyist Ordinance.

Regulations that only apply to Expenditure Lobbyists can be found in the Annotated Expenditure Lobbyist (Prop C) Regulations Adopted by the Ethics Commission on February 29, 2016.

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25 Van Ness Ave, STE 220
San Francisco, CA 94102

Phone: 415-252-3100
Fax: 415-252-3112
Email: ethics.commission@sfgov.org
X (Formerly Twitter): @sfethics

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