City and County of San Francisco
Ethics Commission

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1. Introduction

   This Audit Report summarizes the audit
   results of the
   committee, Rebecca for District 11, Identification Number 1262299 (“the
   Committee”), from January 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.  The
   audit was
   conducted to determine whether the Committee materially complied with
   the requirements of the Political Reform Act (“the Act”) (California
   Government Code section 81000, et seq.) and San
   Francisco’s
   Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance (“CFRO”) (San Francisco Campaign and
   Governmental Conduct Code § 1.100, et seq).1

2. Audit Authority

   San Francisco Charter section C3.699-11
   authorizes the
   Ethics Commission (“the Commission”) to audit campaign statements that
   are filed with the Commission.  Section 1.150(a) of the CFRO
   requires
   the Commission to audit all candidates who receive public
   financing. 
   Audits of publicly financed candidates include a review of campaign
   statements and other relevant documents to determine whether the
   candidate complied with applicable requirements of State and local laws.

3. Audit Scope and Procedures

   This audit was performed in accordance
   with generally
   accepted auditing standards.  The audit involved a review of
   the
   Committee’s records for the period covered by the audit.  This
   review
   was conducted to determine:

   1. Compliance with all disclosure requirements pertaining
      to
      contributions, expenditures, accrued expenditures, and loans, including
      itemization when required;
   2. Compliance with applicable filing deadlines;
   3. Compliance with restrictions on contributions, loans,
      and expenditures;
   4. Accuracy of total reported receipts, disbursements, and
      cash balances as compared to bank records;
   5. Compliance with all record-keeping requirements; and
   6. Compliance with all provisions related to the
      Commission’s public financing program.

   The Commission will post audit reports to its web site.

4. Committee Information

   The Committee is a candidate-controlled
   committee formed
   to support the election of Rebecca Silverberg to the Board of
   Supervisors, District 11 in the November 2, 2004 general
   election. 
   Ronald Jin served as the treasurer.  The Committee indicated
   on its
   Statement of Organization that it had qualified as a committee on April
   19, 2004.  The Committee received public funds for the Rebecca
   for
   District 11, Board of Supervisors election campaign.  The
   Committee
   filed its termination statement on July 29, 2005.

5. Audit Findings

   The Committee received $29,075 in public
   funds.  The
   Commission was unable to conduct an audit to determine whether the
   Committee timely and accurately disclosed its activities because the
   Committee did not provide its campaign records.

   The Commission determined that:

The Commission will refer this audit report to its
Enforcement Division for possible enforcement action.