City and County of San Francisco
Ethics Commission

(1) The Form SFEC-152(a)-3 and an original copy of the communication must be filed with the Ethics Commission by any person (individual, partnership, corporation, association, firm, committee, club, or other organization or group of persons, however organized) who makes independent expenditures, electioneering communications or member communications that clearly identify a candidate for the Board of Supervisors in an amount that in the aggregate equals or exceeds $5,000 within 24 hours of reaching the spending threshold.

(2) Thereafter, any such person or committee must file a supplemental statement and an original copy of the communication each time that the person or committee makes or incurs an additional expense of $5,000 or more.

The costs of a communication that supports or opposes more than one candidate or measure must be apportioned among each candidate and measure in the communication. The Executive Director will post the information disclosed on Form SFEC-152(a)-3 within two business days of the statement being filed.

Under S.F. Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code (C&GC Code) Section 1.134.5, any candidate for the Board of Supervisors may request that the Executive Director review the original or copy of a communication filed pursuant to S.F. C&GC Code Section 1.152(a)(3) to make an independent determination regarding which candidate or candidates for the Board of Supervisors the communication actually supports or opposes or whether the communication is neutral. Such requests must be filed with the Executive Director within three business days from the date the original or copy of the communication is filed.

Summary Table of Form SFEC-152(a)-3 Filings

*The filer of Form SFEC-152(a)-3 must indicate whether the communication is intended to support or oppose, or whether it is intended to be neutral toward the candidate(s) identified in the communication. S=supports; O=opposes; N=neutral.

Notes

¹ $5,858.98 is a cumulative figure that includes a $4,548.30 mass mailing (ref #13) and $1310.68 in other expenditures.
² $19,098.13 is a cumulative figure that includes a billboard advertisement and a newspaper advertisement.
³ $3,743.24 is an amended figure. The original amount reported was $7,000.
⁴ $4,394.11 is an amended figure. The original amount reported was $7,000.

⁵ $3,985.72 is an amended figure. The original amount reported was $7,000.

⁶ The committee name ("SFLC Labor & Neighbor Independent Expenditure") and FPPC ID number ("991525") were amended.

⁷ The committee name ("SFLC Labor & Neighbor Independent Expenditure") and FPPC ID number ("991525") were amended.

⁸ The committee name ("SFLC Labor & Neighbor Independent Expenditure") and FPPC ID number ("991525") were amended.

⁹ "Total expenditures made related to this candidate in a calendar year" was amended.
¹⁰ $9,340.56 is an amended figure. The original amount reported was $10,416.24.

¹¹ $8,088.44 is an amended figure. The original amount reported was $ 3,154.86.

¹² $3,074.71 is an amended figure. The original amount reported was $2650.59.

¹³ $3,376.22 is an amended figure. The original amount reported was $3,105.63.

¹⁴ Reference numbers 187-212 were duplicates and therefore removed.

How can I monitor the filing of Form SFEC-152(a)-3?

Enter the campaign finance database and from the main page, fill in the "Start Date" and "End Date" under the "Search Filings by Date" heading and click the "Search" button. Any forms turned in between your start date and end date will appear in the search results. The search results are sorted by "Filing Date" by default. To look for Form SFEC-152(a)-3, sort the list by form, alphabetized A-Z, by clicking the word "Form" in the headline of the table. Clicking the word "Form" a second time sorts the list Z-A. Click through the page numbers at the bottom of the table to move to the page that includes the form you are looking for. All of the filers that turned in the form during the provided date range will appear in the list. Forms that are viewable online will appear with a "view" link to the right of the filing.

How can I look up a specific filing of Form SFEC-152(a)-3?

Enter the campaign finance database and from the main page, input the name of the filer into the "Name" field under "Search by Name" and click the "Search" button. Click the name of the filer in the search results to obtain a list of all recent filings. The search results are sorted by "Filing Date" by default. Browse the list for the Form SFEC-152(a)-3. Forms that are viewable online will appear with a "view" link to the right of the filing.

Updated on 11/3/08, 6:25pm