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Subject: First Quarter Lobbyist Report Press Release

The San Francisco Ethics Commission has released a summary of activities
reported by 40 lobbyists filing with the City and County of San Francisco for
the first quarter lobbyist disclosure period covering January 1, 2007 through
March 31, 2007.

The report summarizes payments promised by or received from clients of contract
lobbyists, payments made by business and organization, and expenditure lobbyists
for the purpose of influencing local legislative or administrative 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. 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.

Contract lobbyists reported receiving $1,513,964 in payments from clients for
influencing local legislative or administrative action during the first quarter.
The three lobbyists that received the highest amount of payments during the
first quarter were: Barbary Coast Consulting, $338,495; HMS Associates,
$308,750; and Platinum Advisers, $178,382.

administrative action. The business and organization and expenditure lobbyists
that made the largest total payments in the first quarter were: Comcast
Corporation, $21,129; Hotel Council of San Francisco, $11,000; and SF Apartment
Association, $7,500.

Political contributions made by lobbyists during the first quarter totaled
$14,350. The lobbyists making the largest contributions during the first
quarter were: SF Apartment Association, $7,500; McCarthy & Schwartz, $2,250; and
GCA Strategies, Inc. $1,500.

Payments Made by B/O &
Expenditure LobbyistsTotal Activity ExpensesTotal Contributions Made
First Quarter 199646*$193,924$194,419$46,659$26,350
Second Quarter 199648*$397,487$362,676$92,113$37,350
Third Quarter 199651*$492,200$194,910$82,846$288,074
Fourth Quarter 199649*$633,854$184,952$298,023$306,200

First Quarter 199753*$687,854$157,037$58,896$17,099
Second Quarter 199753*$814,461$137,878$62,542$62,542
Third Quarter 199752*$696,768$125,193$62,087$3,325
Fourth Quarter 199752*$713,442$142,699$318,653$31,900

First Quarter 199854*$736,956$202,273$40,229$232,934 Second Quarter 199854*$781,308$146,742$44,355$450,873 Third Quarter 199853*$779,146$235,666$40,475$29,667 Fourth Quarter 199856*$964,340$196,690$31,107$45,344 1998 Totals $3,261,750$781,371$156,166$758,818

First Quarter 199952*$771,256$157,841$31,415$16,950
Second Quarter 199950*$936,558$200,658$15,683$36,700
Third Quarter 199951$818,178$803,881$3,299,862$21,183$33,806
Fourth Quarter 199948$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 200049$771,004$1,133,208$211,343$20,892$99,151
Second Quarter 200045$1,232,453$1,343,491$645,384$23,826$192,324
Third Quarter 200045$840,439$1,167,481$171,671$34,358$85,607
Fourth Quarter 200044$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 200144$744,848$1,211,181$157,177$11,177$13,580
Second Quarter 200150$782,808$1,270,966$195,980$22,353$26,875
Third Quarter 200146$752,042$976,304$136,432$20,838$363,300
Fourth Quarter 200146$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 200240$599,510$637,444$117,522$31,690$115,904
Second Quarter 2002
Third Quarter 2002
Fourth Quarter 200241
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45$743,553
$661,594
$742,763$955,391
$703,902
$859,820$212,522
$182,631