San Francisco Ethics Commission: Press Release - October 29, 2009 - Ethics Commission Releases Third Quarter 2009

Report On Lobbyist Activity

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Press Release - October 29, 2009 - Ethics Commission Releases Third Quarter 2009
Report On Lobbyist Activity
Contact:
John St. Croix
(415) 252-3100

For Release: October 29, 2009

Ethics Commission Releases Third Quarter 2009 Report on Lobbyist Activity

The San Francisco Ethics Commission has released a summary of activities reported by 39 lobbyists filing with the City and County of San Francisco for the Third Quarter
lobbyist disclosure period covering July 1, 2009 through September 30, 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. The summary report is also available at the Commission’s website http://www.sfethics.org, or at the Ethics Commission office.

Summary of Third Quarter 2009 Lobbyist Activity

1. Payments to Contract Lobbyists
Contract lobbyists reported receiving $1,770,165.35 in payments from clients for influencing local legislative or administrative action during the third quarter. The highest
amounts of payments were: Platinum Advisors, LLC, $367,035.64; Gladstone & Associates, $334,977.63; and HMS Associates, $323,000.

2. Payments Made by Business and Organization and Expenditure Lobbyists

Business and organization and expenditure lobbyists reported spending a total of $118,273.92 during the third quarter to influence local legislative and administrative
action. The business and organization and expenditure lobbyists that made the largest total payments were: AT&T (Pacific Telesis & Subsidiaries), $67,000; Comcast,
$21,093.24; and San Francisco Apartment Association, $7500.

3. Political Contributions
Political contributions made by lobbyists during the third quart totaled $11,100. The lobbyists making the largest contributions were: San Francisco Fire Fighters Local
798, $6500; Barbary Coast Consulting, $2500; and California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, $1500.

Quarter Number of Payments Promised to Payments Received by Payments Made by B/O & Total Total Political
Lobbyists Contract Lobbyists Contract Lobbyists Expenditure Lobbyists Activity Contributions Made
Expenses
First 46 * $193,924 $194,419 $46,659 $26,350
Quarter
1996
Second 48 * $397,487 $362,676 $92,113 $37,350
Quarter
1996
Third 51 * $492,200 $194,910 $82,846 $288,074
Quarter
1996
Fourth 49 * $633,854 $184,952 $298,023 $306,200
Quarter
1996
1996 $1,717,465 $936,957 $519,641 $657,974
Totals
First 53 * $687,854 $157,037 $58,896 $17,099
Quarter
1997
Second 53 * $814,461 $137,878 $62,542 $62,542
Quarter
1997
Third 52 * $696,768 $125,193 $62,087 $3,325
Quarter
1997

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Fourth 52 * $713,442 $142,699 $318,653 $31,900

Quarter
1997
1997 $2,912,525 $562,807 $502,178 $114,866
Totals
First 54 * $736,956 $202,273 $40,229 $232,934
Quarter
1998
Second 54 * $781,308 $146,742 $44,355 $450,873
Quarter
1998
Third 53 * $779,146 $235,666 $40,475 $29,667
Quarter
1998
Fourth 56 * $964,340 $196,690 $31,107 $45,344
Quarter
1998
1998 $3,261,750 $781,371 $156,166 $758,818
Totals
First 52 * $771,256 $157,841 $31,415 $16,950
Quarter
1999
Second 50 * $936,558 $200,658 $15,683 $36,700
Quarter
1999
Third 51 $818,178 $803,881 $3,299,862 $21,183 $33,806
Quarter
1999
Fourth 48 $752,976 $1,024,083 $201,505 $20,095 $471,949
Quarter
1999
1999 $1,571,154 $3,535,778 $3,859,866 $88,376 $559,405
Totals
First 49 $771,004 $1,133,208 $211,343 $20,892 $99,151
Quarter
2000
Second 45 $1,232,453 $1,343,491 $645,384 $23,826 $192,324
Quarter
2000
Third 45 $840,439 $1,167,481 $171,671 $34,358 $85,607
Quarter
2000
Fourth 44 $656,125 $1,225,536 $246,963 $12,251 $407,601
Quarter
2000
2000 $3,500,021 $4,869,716 $1,275,361 $91,327 $784,683
Totals
First 44 $744,848 $1,211,181 $157,177 $11,177 $13,580
Quarter
2001
Second 50 $782,808 $1,270,966 $195,980 $22,353 $26,875
Quarter
2001
Third 46 $752,042 $976,304 $136,432 $20,838 $363,300
Quarter
2001
Fourth 46 $724,308 $1,048,135 $114,967 $20,366 $1,064,275
Quarter
2001
2001 $3,004,006 $4,506,586 $604,556 $74,734 $1,468,030
Totals
First 40 $599,510 $637,444 $117,522 $31,690 $115,904
Quarter
2002
Second 41 $743,553 $955,391 $212,522 $21,957 $20,733
Quarter
2002
Third 41 $661,594 $703,902 $182,631 $12,598 $1,107,938
Quarter

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2002
Fourth 45 $742,763 $859,820 $187,111 $11,520 $2,074,570
Quarter
2002
2002 $2,747,420 $3,156,557 $699,786 $77,765 $3,319,145
Totals
First 40 $680,971 $921,356 $217,689 $20,358 $8,825
Quarter
2003
Second 41 $703,831 $793,801 $185,827 $22,022 $26,470
Quarter
2003
Third 45 $956,911 $1,054,391 $297,866 $11,853 $254,110
Quarter
2003
Fourth 46 $855,813 $995,624 $585,993 $11,063 $321,885
Quarter
2003
2003 $3,197,526 $3,765,172 $1,287,375 $65,296 $611,290
Totals
First 40 $651,382 $876,502 $20,125 $65,250 $176,517
Quarter
2004
Second 41 $705,337 $888,519 $23,715 $38,250 $276,773
Quarter
2004
Third 41 $674,769 $896,416 $175,957 $20,128 $28,194
Quarter
2004
Fourth 44 $810,402 $1,051,253 $402,856 $21,399 $250,626
Quarter
2004
2004 $2,841,890 $3,712,690 $622,653 $145,027 $732,110
Totals
First 43 $939,360 $1,148,341 $172,179 $22,579 $27,150
Quarter
2005
Second 43 $935,425 $1,329,129 $127,521 $24,102 $17,050
Quarter
2005
Third 43 $987,851 $1,703,446 $221,557 $20,091 $16,088
Quarter
2005
Fourth 45 $886,837 $1,452,962 $178,808 $20,631 $56,489
Quarter
2005
2005 $3,749,473 $5,633,878 $700,065 $87,403 $116,777
Totals
First 41 $759,168 $1,302,654 $74,774 $21,203 $24,876
Quarter
2006
Second 44 $832,223 $1,299,692 $95,786 $37,258 $189,583
Quarter
2006
Third 46 $744,936 $1,491,764 $89,225 $30,112 $28,000
Quarter
2006
Fourth 48 $1,000,836 $1,468,967 $94,114 $10,522 $208,880
Quarter
2006
2006 $3,337,163 $5,563,077 $353,899 $99,095 $451,339
Totals
First 40 $1,087,704 $1,513,964 $56,204 $10,348 $14,350
Quarter
2007
Second
Quarter 42 $1,244,802 $1,578,865 $117,568 $10,797 $15,195
2007

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Third
Quarter 42 $1,354,107 $1,874,085 $109,932 $10,000 $55,860
2007
Fourth
Quarter 43 $1,198,314 $1,705,935 $136,034 $10,050 $116,150
2007
2007
$4,884,927 $6,672,849 $419,738 $41,195 $201,555
Totals
First
Quarter 40 $1,322,977 $1,857,756 $105,937 $10,334 $54,352
2008
Second
Quarter 43 $1,352,376 $2,024,489 $361,884 $10,105 $670,178
2008
Third
Quarter 44 $1,440,946 $1,727,747 $146,890 $10,000 $5,301,761
2008
Fourth
Quarter 39 $1,284,674 $1,659,330 $58,086 $10,000 $5,736,816
2008
2008
$5,400,973 $7,269,322 $672,797 $40,439 $11,763,107
Totals
First
Quarter 42 $1,137,779 $1,557,539 $176,024 >$17,887 $ 5250
2009
Second
Quarter 43 $1,215,850 $1,588,705 $452,917 >$10,000 $15,650
2009
Third
Quarter 39 $1,231,662 $1,770,165 $118,274 >$10,000 $11,100
2009
Fourth
Quarter
2009
2009
$3,585,291 $4,916,409 $747,215 >$37,887 $32000
Totals

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