City and County of San Francisco
Ethics Commission

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PRESS RELEASE

For release:
August 14, 2008

Contact:                                                                                            
John St. Croix                                                                                  
(415) 252-3100

Ethics Commission announces names of Board of Education and Community College Board candidates who agreed to abide by the voluntary spending limit

The Ethics Commission today announced the names of candidates for the Board of Education or Community College Board who have agreed to abide by the $98,000 voluntary spending limit.  Local law requires candidates who are running for the Board of Education or the Community College Board in the November 4, 2008 election to submit forms to the Ethics Commission by August 13, 2008 to indicate whether they accept or not accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling.  The chart below lists the names of candidates who qualified for the ballot and a mark to indicate whether the candidate has accepted or not accepted the spending limit.  On August 11, 2008, the Ethics Commission announced the names of candidates for the Board of Supervisors who agreed to abide by the voluntary spending limit. 

S.F. Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 1.128 requires that the Voter Information Pamphlet include a notice indicating whether a candidate has accepted the voluntary expenditure ceiling.  For candidates who have accepted the ceiling, the notice will state:  “The above candidate has accepted the City’s voluntary spending limit.”  For candidates who have not accepted the ceiling, the notice will state:  “The above candidate has NOT accepted the City’s voluntary spending limit.”  If a candidate was precluded from accepting or rejecting the limits because the expenditure ceiling for a particular race was lifted before the candidate filed the statement, the notice for that candidate will state:  “The voluntary spending limit was lifted before this candidate decided whether to accept or not accept the limit.” 

 

Candidate	Accepted	Has Not Accepted
Board of Education
Harold Brown	x
James Calloway	x
Marigrace Cohen		x
Glenn Davis		x
Sandra Fewer	x
Omar Khalif	x
Alexander Young Lee	x
Barbara Lopez		x
Jaynry Mak	x
Emily Murase		x
Rachel P. Norton	x
Kelly Wallace	x
Kimberley Wicoff	x
Jill Wynns	x
Norman Yee	x
Community College Board
Natalie Berg	x
Roberto Figueroa	x
Mary T. Hernandez	x
Chris Jackson		x
Carl Koehler	x
Milton Marks	x
Steven Ngo	x
Rodel Rodis	x
Bruce Wolfe	x

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The Ethics Commission, established in November 1993, serves the public, City employees and officials and candidates for public office through education and enforcement of ethics laws.  Its duties include:  filing and auditing of campaign finance disclosure statements, lobbyist and campaign consultant registration and regulation, administration of the public financing program, whistleblower program, conflict of interest reporting, investigations and enforcement, education and training, advice giving and statistical reporting.