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Press Release – May 5, 2009 – ETHICS COMMISSION RELEASES FIRST QUARTER 2009 REPORT ON LOBBYIST ACTIVITY

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PRESS RELEASE

Contact:                                                                                  For Release:
John St. Croix                                                                                    May 5, 2009
(415) 252-3100

ETHICS COMMISSION RELEASES FIRST QUARTER 2009
REPORT ON LOBBYIST ACTIVITY

The San Francisco Ethics Commission has released a summary of activities reported by 42 lobbyists filing with the City and County of San Francisco for the first quarter lobbyist disclosure period covering January 1, 2009 through March 31, 2009. 

The report summarizes payments promised by or received from clients of contract lobbyists, businesses and organizations, and expenditure lobbyists for the purpose of influencing local legislative or administrative action.  In addition, the report details lobbyist activity expenses, political contributions, and 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.  Individual lobbyist activity reports containing other information are available at the Ethics Commission office at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Copies of the summary report will be available at the Commission’s website at www.sfgov.org/ethics/lobreg.htm, or at the Ethics Commission office.

Summary of First Quarter 2009 Lobbyist Activity

  1. Payments to Contract Lobbyists

Contract lobbyists reported receiving $1,557,539.07 in payments from clients for influencing local legislative or administrative action during the first quarter. The highest amounts of payments during the first quarter were: Platinum Advisors, LLC, $374,889.73; HMS Associates, $308,000; and Gladstone & Associates, $244,598.03

  1. Payments Made by Business and Organization and Expenditure Lobbyists

Business and organization and expenditure lobbyists reported spending a total of $176,024.13 during the first quarter to influence local legislative and administrative action.  The business and organization and expenditure lobbyists that made the largest total payments in the first quarter were:  San Francisco Firefighters Local 798, $75,858.81; AT&T (Pacific Telesis & Subsidiaries), $64,473.93; and Comcast Corporation, $9303.12.

  1. Political Contributions

Political contributions made by lobbyists during the first quarter totaled $5250.00.  The lobbyists making the largest contributions during the first quarter were: HMS Associates, $1500.00; Ground Floor Public Affairs, $1000.00; Golden Gate Restaurant Association, $1000.00; and Rueben & Junius, LLP, $1000.00.

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 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 Quarter1996 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 Quarter1997 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 41 $743,553 $955,391 $212,522 $21,957 $20,733
Third Quarter 2002 41 $661,594 $703,902 $182,631 $12,598 $1,107,938
Fourth Quarter 2002 45 $742,763 $859,820 $187,111 $11,520 $2,074,570
2002 Totals $2,747,420 $3,156,557 $699,786 $77,765 $3,319,145
First Quarter 2003 40 $680,971 $921,356 $217,689 $20,358 $8,825
Second Quarter 2003 41 $703,831 $793,801 $185,827 $22,022 $26,470
Third Quarter 2003 45 $956,911 $1,054,391 $297,866 $11,853 $254,110
Fourth Quarter 2003 46 $855,813 $995,624 $585,993 $11,063 $321,885
2003 Totals $3,197,526 $3,765,172 $1,287,375 $65,296 $611,290
First Quarter 2004 40 $651,382 $876,502 $20,125 $65,250 $176,517
Second Quarter 2004 41 $705,337 $888,519 $23,715 $38,250 $276,773
Third Quarter 2004 41 $674,769 $896,416 $175,957 $20,128 $28,194
Fourth Quarter 2004 44 $810,402 $1,051,253 $402,856 $21,399 $250,626
2004 Totals $2,841,890 $3,712,690 $622,653 $145,027 $732,110
First Quarter 2005 43 $939,360 $1,148,341 $172,179 $22,579 $27,150
Second Quarter 2005 43 $935,425 $1,329,129 $127,521 $24,102 $17,050
Third Quarter 2005 43 $987,851 $1,703,446 $221,557 $20,091 $16,088
Fourth Quarter 2005 45 $886,837 $1,452,962 $178,808 $20,631 $56,489
2005 Totals $3,749,473 $5,633,878 $700,065 $87,403 $116,777
First Quarter 2006 41 $759,168 $1,302,654 $74,774 $21,203 $24,876
Second Quarter 2006 44 $832,223 $1,299,692 $95,786 $37,258 $189,583
Third Quarter 2006 46 $744,936 $1,491,764 $89,225 $30,112 $28,000
Fourth Quarter 2006 48 $1,000,836 $1,468,967 $94,114 $10,522 $208,880
2006 Totals $3,337,163 $5,563,077 $353,899 $99,095 $451,339
First Quarter 2007 40 $1,087,704 $1,513,964 $56,204 $10,348 $14,350
Second Quarter 2007 42 $1,244,802 $1,578,865 $117,568 $10,797 $15,195
Third Quarter 2007 42 $1,354,107 $1,874,085 $109,932 $10,000 $55,860
Fourth Quarter 2007 43 $1,198,314 $1,705,935 $136,034 $10,050 $116,150
2007 Totals $4,884,927 $6,672,849 $419,738 $41,195 $201,555
First Quarter 2008 40 $1,322,977 $1,857,756 $105,937 $10,334 $54,352
Second Quarter 2008 43 $1,352,376 $2,024,489 $361,884 $10,105 $670,178
Third Quarter 2008 44 $1,440,946 $1,727,747 $146,890 $10,000 $5,301,761
Fourth Quarter 2008 39 $1,284,674 $1,659,330 $58,086 $10,000 $5,736,816
2008 Totals $5,400,973 $7,269,322 $672,797 $40,439 $11,763,107
First Quarter 2009 42 $1,137,779 $1,557,539 $176,024 $17,887 $5250
Second Quarter 2009
Third Quarter 2009
Fourth Quarter 2009
2009 Totals $1,137,779 $1,557,539 $176,024 $17,887 $5250

*Data not available.  

                                                                               

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