Busted

CitiReport arranged for the Ethics Commission meeting to be videotaped at CitiReport’s cost as a public service and is posted on Youtube.com at http://youtu.be/HPB2ZNRx8T4 The San Francisco Ethics Commission unanimously voted at its July 11 meeting to send Mayor Ed Lee a letter urging him to remove Library Commission President Jewelle Gomez following its first-ever [...]

It’s time to pull out the MIA bracelets. Next time, the bracelets may come from an enforcement agency. Eighteen city officials failed once again to meet the deadline to file Statements of Economic Interest, and this time the Mayor’s appointee to the Elections Commission has been referred to the Fair Political Practices Commission for further [...]

CitiReport will periodically post links to articles around the country reporting on ethics actions — reforms being debated, enforcement actions underway — which provide an illustrative contrast to San Francisco Ethics Commission’s moribund state. Or in some cases, will mirror from other areas the reluctance exemplified in San Francisco. More than the specifics, however, it [...]

What failed in Congress last year after threats of a Republican filibuster may become federal policy under a Political Contributions EXEC Order by President Obama. The order would require federal contractors to reveal their political contributions for the prior two years – to candidates, to political committees, to third-party groups and to nonprofit groups like [...]