PRESS RELEASE
Contact: For Release:
Ginny Vida
January 30, 2003
(415) 581-2300
ETHICS COMMISSION RELEASES FOURTH QUARTER 2002
SUMMARY OF LOBBYIST ACTIVITY:
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS REACH ALL-TIME HIGH
The San Francisco Ethics Commission has released a summary of activities reported by 45 lobbyists filing with the City and
County
of
San Francisco
for the fourth quarter lobbyist disclosure period covering October 1 through
December 31, 2002
. The report reflects that political contributions by lobbyists during the fourth quarter reached an all-time high.
The report summarizes payments promised by or received from clients of contract lobbyists and payments made by business and organization and expenditure lobbyists for the purpose of influencing local legislative or administration action. In addition, the report details lobbyist activity expenses, political contributions, gift tickets or admissions given to City officials, City contracts awarded during the reporting period, payments received in exchange for providing campaign consulting services, and employment of City officers or employees.
Because of a current shortage of staff due to budgetary constraints, this fourth quarter report of lobbyist activity does not list City officers contacted and specific positions advocated. Individual lobbyist activity reports containing this information 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.
.
Copies of the summary report will be available on the internet at the Commission’s website at www.sfgov.org/ethics/lobreg.htm, or from the Ethics Commission office.
Summary of Fourth Quarter 2002 Lobbyist Activity
1. Payments to Contract Lobbyists
Contract lobbyists reported receiving $859,820 in payments from clients for influencing local legislative or administrative action during the fourth quarter. The three lobbyists that received the highest amount of payments during the fourth quarter were: HMS Associates, $342,333; Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst, Lauter & Partners, $157,349; and William Rutland Jr., LLC, $136,000.
2. Payments Made by Business and Organization and Expenditure Lobbyists
Business and organization and expenditure lobbyists reported spending a total of$187,111during the fourth quarter to influence local legislative and administrative action. The business and organization
and expenditure lobbyists that made the largest total payments in the fourth quarter were: Catellus Development Corporation, $46,059; Golden Gate Restaurant Association, $31,364; and RCN Telecom Services of California, $23,021.
3. Political Contributions
Political contributions made by lobbyists during the fourth quarter totaled $2,074,570. This amount reflects the highest quarterly total since the Ethics Commission began tracking lobbyist activity in 1995. It represents a 87 percent increase over the previous high of $1,107,938 during the third quarter 2002. Of the $2,074,570 in total contributions this quarter, $1,761,023 was contributed to “San Franciscans Against the Blank Check,” a committee opposing Proposition D on the November 2002 ballot. The lobbyists making the largest contributions during the fourth quarter were: Pacific Gas & Electric, $1,773,523; Committee on Jobs, $127,500; and San Francisco Apartment Association, $65,000.
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|
Quarter |
Number of Lobbyists |
Payments Promised to Contract Lobbyists |
Payments Received by Contract Lobbyists |
Payments Made by B/O & Expenditure Lobbyists |
Total Activity Expenses |
Total Contributions Made |
|
First Quarter 1995 |
16 |
* |
$193,924 |
* |
* |
* |
|
Second Quarter 1995 |
18 |
* |
$397,487 |
* |
* |
* |
|
Third Quarter 1995 |
39 |
* |
$197,099 |
$211,914 |
$33,994 |
$48,044 |
|
Fourth Quarter 1995 |
41 |
* |
$270,289 |
$132,483 |
$24,758 |
$75,570 |
|
1995 Totals |
|
|
$1,058,799 |
$344,397 |
$58,752 |
$123,614 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter 1996 |
46 |
* |
$193,924 |
$194,419 |
$46,659 |
$26,350 |
|
Second Quarter 1996 |
48 |
* |
$397,487 |
$362,676 |
$92,113 |
$37,350 |
|
Third Quarter 1996 |
51 |
* |
$492,200 |
$194,910 |
$82,846 |
$288,074 |
|
Fourth Quarter 1996 |
49 |
* |
$633,854 |
$184,952 |
$298,023 |
$306,200 |
|
1996 Totals |
|
|
$1,717,465 |
$936,957 |
$519,641 |
$657,974 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter 1997 |
53 |
* |
$687,854 |
$157,037 |
$58,896 |
$17,099 |
|
Second Quarter 1997 |
53 |
* |
$814,461 |
$137,878 |
$62,542 |
$62,542 |
|
Third Quarter 1997 |
52 |
* |
$696,768 |
$125,193 |
$62,087 |
$3,325 |
|
Fourth Quarter 1997 |
52 |
* |
$713,442 |
$142,699 |
$318,653 |
$31,900 |
|
1997 Totals |
|
|
$2,912,525 |
$562,807 |
$502,178 |
$114,866 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter 1998 |
54 |
* |
$736,956 |
$202,273 |
$40,229 |
$232,934 |
|
Second Quarter 1998 |
54 |
* |
$781,308 |
$146,742 |
$44,355 |
$450,873 |
|
Third Quarter 1998 |
53 |
* |
$779,146 |
$235,666 |
$40,475 |
$29,667 |
|
Fourth Quarter 1998 |
56 |
* |
$964,340 |
$196,690 |
$31,107 |
$45,344 |
|
1998 Totals |
|
|
$3,261,750 |
$781,371 |
$156,166 |
$758,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter 1999 |
52 |
* |
$771,256 |
$157,841 |
$31,415 |
$16,950 |
|
Second Quarter 1999 |
50 |
* |
$936,558 |
$200,658 |
$15,683 |
$36,700 |
|
Third Quarter 1999 |
51 |
$818,178 |
$803,881 |
$3,299,862 |
$21,183 |
$33,806 |
|
Fourth Quarter 1999 |
48 |
$752,976 |
$1,024,083 |
$201,505 |
$20,095 |
$471,949 |
|
1999 Totals |
|
$1,571,154 |
$3,535,778 |
$3,859,866 |
$88,376 |
$559,405 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter 2000 |
49 |
$771,004 |
$1,133,208 |
$211,343 |
$20,892 |
$99,151 |
|
Second Quarter 2000 |
45 |
$1,232,453 |
$1,343,491 |
$645,384 |
$23,826 |
$192,324 |
|
Third Quarter 2000 |
45 |
$840,439 |
$1,167,481 |
$171,671 |
$34,358 |
$85,607 |
|
Fourth Quarter 2000 |
44 |
$656,125 |
$1,225,536 |
$246,963 |
$12,251 |
$407,601 |
|
2000 Totals |
|
$3,500,021 |
$4,869,716 |
$1,275,361 |
$91,327 |
$784,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter 2001 |
44 |
$744,848 |
$1,211,181 |
$157,177 |
$11,177 |
$13,580 |
|
Second Quarter 2001 |
50 |
$782,808 |
$1,270,966 |
$195,980 |
$22,353 |
$26,875 |
|
Third Quarter 2001 |
46 |
$752,042 |
$976,304 |
$136,432 |
$20,838 |
$363,300 |
|
Fourth Quarter 2001 |
46 |
$724,308 |
$1,048,135 |
$114,967 |
$20,366 |
$1,064,275 |
|
2001 Totals |
|
$3,004,006 |
$4,506,586 |
$604,556 |
$74,734 |
$1,468,030 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter 2002 |
40 |
$599,510 |
$637,444 |
$117,522 |
$31,690 |
$115,904 |
|
Second Quarter 2002 Third Quarter 2002 Fourth Quarter 2002 |
41 41 45 |
$743,553 $661,594 $742,763 |
$955,391 $703,902 $859,820 |
$212,522 $182,631 $187,111 |
$21,957 $12,598 $11,520 |
$20,733 $1,107,938 $2,074,570 |
|
2002 Totals
|
|
$2,747,420 |
$3,156,557 |
$699,786 |
$77,765 |
$3,319,145 |
*Data not available