MEMORANDUM

October 30, 2003

To: Members of the City Ethics Commission

From: Mark Low, Senior Policy Analyst

Re: Commissioner Boyarsky Request For Data Regarding Contributions by City Commissioner-Lobbyists and Their Clients Relative to the 2001 City Elections

At your September 9, 2003, meeting, Commissioner Boyarsky requested data regarding contributions made to candidates in the City’s 2001, 2003, and secession- related elections that were attributable to City commissioners who were also lobbyists (“commissioner-lobbyists”). Additionally, Commissioner Boyarsky requested that the staff also report on contributions made in those elections by those commissioner- lobbyists’ clients.

Contributions made by these entities relevant to the 2001 Citywide elections is detailed in this report. Contributions that may have resulted from the fundraising efforts of commissioner-lobbyists are not included here.1

Due to the time needed to conduct the requested research, this report is limited to data from the 2001 elections; it does not include information for the 2003 or secession- related elections. If you would like us to report on those elections at a future meeting, we would be happy to do so.

1 Existing law requires that lobbyists disclose political contributions they make, deliver, or for which they acted as an intermediary to City candidates and officeholders. Registered lobbyists who engage in fundraising activities, including hosting or sponsoring political fundraisers, will be required to disclose the contributions to City officeholders and candidates that result from those activities effective January 1, 2004.

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Background

For purposes of compiling the requested information, we first determined which City commissioners during the 2001 election cycle were also registered lobbyists during the same time period, namely 1999 though 2001—the fundraising window for the 2001 elections.

According to the Office of the City Clerk, which maintains the listing of sitting commissioners on the 59 City boards and commissions that serve the City of Los Angeles, 369 commission positions exist. According to that office, their listing is perpetually updated as new appointments are made to fill vacancies created by Commissioners leaving their posts due to term expiration or by their voluntary resignation. The Clerk, however, does not maintain a historical list of past commission members.

To ensure that the list of commissioner-lobbyists during the time periods under review was complete, we reviewed the City Ethics Commission’s database of the over 250 commissioners whose pre-confirmation Statements of Economic Interests were reviewed by the Commission during that period. While the universe of commissioners identified by these methods does not include any individual who already was a sitting City commissioner prior to the 2001 election cycle, given the limited historical information available it nonetheless provides the best available gauge of the commissioners serving the City during the period.

By comparing the list of commissioners with the names of individuals who were registered with the Commission as lobbyists for the years 1999, 2000, and 2001, we identified nine individuals who were both commissioners and registered lobbyists during that period:

Name Commission Lobbying Entity

James Acevedo Fire, then Harbor DCP/De Colores Productions

Al Avila Board of Animal Services Catalyst Communications

Craig Lawson LA Convention & Craig Lawson & Co., LLC Exhibition Authority

Mary Leslie Water & Power Leslie & Associates

J. Mike Monasmith Board of Los Angeles Verizon California Export Terminal

Katherine Moret Metropolitan Water District Katherine Moret of Southern California

Robyn Ritter-Simon West Los Angeles LA Area Chamber of Commerce Area Planning

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Ronald Stone Board of Neighborhood Strategic Government Affairs Commissioners

Contributions Made by Commissioner-Lobbyists

Using the list of the above nine commissioner-lobbyists, we searched the Commission’s campaign electronic filing database (http://ethics.lacity.org/campaigndb.cfm) and analyzed quarterly lobbying reports filed for the years 1999 through 2001 to determine the amount of contributions these nine individuals were reported to have made to candidates in the 2001 City elections. For purposes of this analysis, we considered the contribution to be “made” by a commissioner/lobbyist only if: (1) the contribution was made during the commissioner’s term of City service, and (2) the commissioner was also registered to lobby in the City at the time the contribution was made.

For the 2001 primary election—when all three Citywide offices and seven Council seats were on the ballot—four commissioner-lobbyists contributed a total of $9,900 to candidates in that election. Five had no reportable contribution activity for the period. For the 2001 general election cycle, three commissioner-lobbyists contributed a total of $6,500 to candidates running in that election. In total, commissioner-lobbyists contributed $16,500 to all candidates in both elections. For reference purposes, contributions from all sources to candidates in the combined 2001 primary and general elections totaled $31.7 million. A breakdown detailing how commissioner/lobbyists contributed to candidates in the 2001 elections is presented below.

Cmsnr/Lobbyist Candidate Committee Date Amount 1. Al Avila Hahn for Mayor (990417) 12/31/99 $500 Ed Reyes Friends of Ed Reyes (1225425) 12/11/00 $250 Joel Wachs Joel Wachs for Mayor (990836) 08/23/00 $500 James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 02/15/00 $500 R Delgadillo Committee to Elect Rocky (1222018) 05/01/00 $500 Becerra for Mayor (1219963) 06/13/00 $500 Woody Fleming Woody Fleming for City Council 03/05/01 $250 Eric Garcetti for City Council 04/05/01 $250 Ed Reyes Friends of Ed Reyes 04/09/01 $250

Contributions Made to 2001 Primary Election $ 3,500

R Delgadillo Rocky Delgadillo for City Atty (12343665) 05/04/01 $500 James Hahn Hahn for Mayor-Gen (1234276) 05/31/01 $1,000 A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor-Gen 2001 (1234344) 06/01/01 $1,000

Contributions Made to 2001 General Election $ 2,500

Total Al Avila Contributions Made to 2001 Elections $ 6,000

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2. Craig Lawson Laura Chick Laura Chick for Controller (991786) 06/16/00 $250 Mike Woo Woo for City Council (1224466) 06/20/00 $250 Jan Perry Jan Perry for Council District 9 (1223341) 06/30/00 $100 Woo for City Council (1224466) 12/05/00 $100 Jack Weiss Committee to Elect Jack Weiss LA City Council (1222641) 12/20/00 $250 Jan Perry Jan Perry for Council District 9 (1223341) 03/14/01 $100 James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 03/19/01 $500 Ed Reyes Friends of Ed Reyes (1225425) 03/22/01 $250 Jan Perry Jan Perry for Council District 9 (1223341) 06/29/01 $250

Contributions Made to 2001 Primary Election $ 2,050

James Hahn Hahn for Mayor-Gen (1234276) 04/20/01 $500 Mike Woo City Attorney CD 13 Woo 2001 (1234413) 05/17/01 $250 J Hirshberg Hirshberg for City Council -Gen (1234360) 05/22/01 $250 James Hahn Hahn for Mayor-Gen (1234276) 05/23/01 $500 A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor-Gen 2001 (1234344) 05/26/01 $500

Contributions Made to 2001 General Election $ 2,000

Total Craig Lawson Contributions Made to 2001 Elections $ 4,050

3. J. Mike Monasmith K Connell Kathleen Connell for Mayor (1228104) 10/06/00 $250 Jan Perry Jan Perry for Council District 9 (1223341) 09/22/00 $100

Contributions Made to 2001 Primary Election $ 350

Contributions Made to 2001 General Election $ -

Total J. Mike Monasmith Contributions made to 2001 Elections $ 350

4. Lisa Specht Laura Chick Laura Chick for Controller (991786) 10/27/99 $500 James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 03/23/00 $1,000 Laura Chick Laura Chick for Controller (991786) 04/14/00 $500 C Miscikowski Miscikowski for Council (1222058) 04/19/00 $500 James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 03/20/01 $1,000 Padilla 2001 (1230099) 03/23/01 $500

Contributions Made to 2001 Primary Election $ 4,000

James Hahn Hahn for Mayor-General (1234276) 05/11/01 $1,000 Janice Hahn Hahn for City Council-Gen (1234341) 06/04/01 $500 R Delgadillo Rocky Delgadillo for City Atty (1234665) 06/28/01 $500

Contributions Made to 2001 General Election $ 2,000

Total Lisa Specht Contributions made to 2001 Elections $ 6,000 City Ethics Commission October 30, 2003 Page 5 of 9

Total Commissioner-Lobbyist Contributions Made to 2001 Primary Election $ 9,900

Total Commissioner-Lobbyist Contributions Made to 2001 General Election $ 6,500

Total Commissioner-Lobbyist Contributions Made to 2001 Elections $ 16,400

“Intermediary” and Delivered Contributions

In addition to the political contributions they make to City candidates, registered lobbyists are required to disclose contributions of $100 or more that they deliver or for which they act as an intermediary to candidates for elective City office. A review of quarterly lobbying reports filed with the Commission from 1999 through 2001 revealed that two commissioner/lobbyists disclosed contributions totaling $5,500 they delivered or for which they acted as an intermediary to candidates in the 2001 primary election. There were no contributions of this type disclosed by any commissioner-lobbyists for the 2001 general election.

Cmsnr/Lobbyist Candidate Delivered/Intermediary for: Amount Date

1. Craig Lawson Jan Perry GSL Properties Inc. $ 500 07/16/01

Total Craig Lawson Intermediary Contributions to Primary 2001 $ 500

2. Lisa Specht James Hahn Robert Eller $ 500 06/01/01 James Hahn Craig Moyer $ 500 06/01/01 James Hahn Gerald Margolis $ 500 06/01/01 James Hahn Jeffrey Modisett $ 1,000 06/01/01 James Hahn Barry Landsberg $ 500 06/01/01 James Hahn Airport Electronics Inc $ 1,000 06/01/01 James Hahn Kenneth Bley $ 100 06/01/01 James Hahn Gary Blick $ 100 06/01/01 James Hahn John Kuhl $ 100 06/01/01 James Hahn Jeffrey D Masters $ 50 06/01/01 James Hahn Charles Moore $ 100 06/01/01 James Hahn Ronald Silverman $ 150 06/01/01 James Hahn Douglas Snyder $ 100 06/01/01 James Hahn Ira Waldman $ 100 06/01/01 James Hahn Kenneth Williams $ 100 06/01/01 James Hahn Matthew A Wyman $ 100 06/01/01

Total Lisa Specht Delivered Contributions to Primary 2001 election $ 5,000

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Contributions Made by Clients of Commissioner-Lobbyists

Registration documents filed throughout the years 1999 through 2001 were reviewed to compile a listing of clients registered to the sole proprietorship, lobbying firm or lobbyist employer associated with each commissioner-lobbyist. We queried the Commission’s campaign electronic filing database (http://ethics.lacity.org/campaigndb.cfm) for any contributions made by their registered lobbying clients to candidates in the 2001 primary and general elections. For purposes of this analysis, a contribution was included here only if: 1) the contribution was made subsequent to the commissioner-lobbyist’s appointment date and prior to his or her leaving office, and 2) the contribution was made during the term when the donor was registered as a lobbying client to the commissioner- lobbyist.

Of the nine commissioner-lobbyists identified, the following four individuals had no clients with reportable contribution activity in the 2001 primary and general elections:

• James Acevedo (DCP/De Colores Productions) • J. Mike Monasmith (Verizon California) • Robyn Ritter Simon (LA Area Chamber of Commerce) • Ronald Stone (Strategic Government Affairs)

Contribution data for contributors who were registered as lobbying clients for the remaining commissioner-lobbyists is detailed on the following pages. In total, clients of commissioner-lobbyists made contributions that totaled just under $54,000 to candidates in the 2001 primary and general City elections.

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Cmsnr/Lobbyist Client Candidate Committee Date Amount 1. Al Avila Bovis Inc Laura Chick Laura Chick for Controller (991786) 12/14/99$ 500 Bovis Inc S Soboroff Soboroff for Mayor (990804) 04/09/01$ 1,000 Bovis Inc Joel Wachs Joel Wachs for Mayor (990836) 11/21/00$ 500 Bovis Inc Joel Wachs Joel Wachs for Mayor (990836) 04/16/01$ 500 Bovis Inc Laura Lake Laura Lake for City Council (1224906) 12/28/00$ 500 Bovis Inc Woody Felming Woody Fleming for City Council (1226431) 03/22/01$ 500 Bovis Inc James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 04/06/01$ 1,000 Bovis Inc Ed Reyes Friends of Ed Reyes 04/09/01$ 500 Bovis Inc Hector Cepeda Hector Cepeda for City Council (1222534) 05/04/01$ 500 Rose & Kindel Joel Wachs Joel Wachs for Mayor (990836) 07/24/99$ 1,000 Rose & Kindel James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 06/30/99$ 1,000 Rose & Kindel James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 12/15/99$ 150 TCT Transit Service Inc. Laura Chick Laura Chick for Controller (991786) 11/22/99$ 500 TCT Transit Service Inc. Joel Wachs Joel Wachs for Mayor (990836) 12/06/99$ 500 TCT Transit Service Inc. James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 12/31/99$ 500

Contributed to 2001 Primary Election $ 9,150

Bovis Inc Michael Feuer Mike Feuer for City Atty-Gen (1234361 06/01/01$ 500 Bovis Inc Carl Washington Carl Washington to Council -Gen (1234433) 06/01/01$ 250 Bovis Inc R Delgadillo Rocky Delgadillo for City Atty (1234665) 06/01/01$ 500 Bovis Inc Eric Garcetti Eric Garcetti for City Council-Gen (1234351) 06/02/01$ 500 Bovis Inc A Villaraigosa Villaraigos for Mayor-Gen (1234344) 06/01/01$ 1,000 Bovis Inc James Hahn Hahn for Mayor-General (1234276) 05/31/01$ 1,000 Bovis Inc Hector Cepeda Cepeda for City Council-G2001 (1234425) 06/04/01$ 500

Contributed to 2001 General Election $ 4,250

Total Contributed by Clients of Al Avila to 2001 Elections $ 13,400

2. Craig Lawson Breitburn Energy Corp Joel Wachs Joel Wachs for Mayor (990836) 11/08/00$ 500 Elkor Realty Group R Delgadillo Committee to Elect Rocky (1222018) 01/10/01$ 1,000 Harry's Auto Body Inc S Soboroff Soborff for Mayor (990804) 08/03/00$ 100 Harry's Auto Body Inc S Soboroff Soborff for Mayor (990804) 12/19/00$ 100 Harry's Auto Body Inc James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 03/23/00$ 250 Harry's Auto Body Inc James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 06/22/00$ 500 Harry's Auto Body Inc R Ritter-Simon Robyn Ritter Simon for City Council (991930) 06/27/00$ 125 Harry's Auto Body Inc Jan Perry Jan Perry for Council District 9 (1223341) 09/22/00$ 200 City Ethics Commission Contributions Made by Clients of Commissioner-Lobbyists to 2001 City Elections October 30, 2003 Page 8 of 9

Cmsnr/Lobbyist Client Candidate Committee Date Amount Craig Lawson Harry's Auto Body Inc Jan Perry Jan Perry for Council District 9 (1223341) 10/22/00$ 100 (cont'd ) Manatt Phelps & Phillips Laura Chick Laura Chick for Controller (991786) 05/05/00$ 500 Manatt Phelps & Phillips C Miscikowski Miscikowski for Council (1222058) 05/18/00$ 500 Manatt Phelps & Phillips Alex Padilla Padilla 2001 (1230099) 01/19/01$ 500 Manatt Phelps & Phillips James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 03/19/01$ 1,000 New Urban West Inc A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor (991904) 03/24/01$ 5,000 Regent Properties.Inc Joel Wachs Joel Wachs for Mayor (990836) 03/28/01$ 1,000 Walter N Marks III/Walter N Marks Inc S Soboroff Soborff for Mayor (990804) 10/15/99$ 500 Walter N Marks III/Walter N Marks Inc A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor (991904) 12/10/99$ 500 Walter N Marks III/Walter N Marks Inc A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor (991904) 06/26/00$ 500 Walter N Marks III/Walter N Marks Inc A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor (991904) 06/30/00$ 500 Walter N Marks III/Walter N Marks Inc J Hirshberg Judith Hirshberg for City Council (1220576) 04/05/01$ 250

Contributed to 2001 Primary Election $ 13,625

Breitburn Energy Corp James Hahn Hahn for Mayor-Gen (1234276) 04/20/01$ 1,000 GSL Properties Inc Jan Perry Jan Perry for Council District 9-G 2001 (1234342) 07/23/01$ 500 Manatt Phelps & Phillips Jan Perry Jan Perry for Council District 9-G 2001 (1234342) 05/10/01$ 500 Manatt Phelps & Phillips Janice Hahn Hahn for City Council-Gen 2001 (1234341) 06/04/01$ 500 Manatt Phelps & Phillips Dennis Zine Zine for Council (1234783) 10/23/01$ 500 Walter N Marks III/Walter N Marks Inc A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor-Gen (1234344) 05/20/01$ 1,000 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher c/o Cecilia Estolano A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor-Gen 2001 04/30/01$ 500 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher c/o Cecilia Estolano A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor-Gen 2001 04/30/01$ 500 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher c/o Cecilia Estolano Michael Feuer Mike Feuer for City Atty-Gen (1234361 05/25/01$ 100 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher c/o Cecilia Estolano Jan Perry Jan Perry for Council District 9-G 2001 (1234342) 05/27/01$ 100

Contributed to 2001 General Election $ 5,200

Total Contributed by Clients of Craig Lawson to 2001 Elections $ 18,825

3. Katherine Moret World Duty Free Americas Inc. Joel Wachs Joel Wachs for Mayor (990836) 11/22/99$ 1,000

Contributed to 2001 Primary Election $ 1,000

Contributed to 2001 General Election $ -

Total Contributted by Clients of Katherine Moret to 2001 Elections $ 1,000 City Ethics Commission Contributions Made by Clients of Commissioner-Lobbyists to 2001 City Elections October 30, 2003 Page 9 of 9

Cmsnr/Lobbyist Client Candidate Committee Date Amount 4. Lisa Specht Breitburn Energy Co LLC Joel Wachs Joel Wachs for Mayor (990836) 11/08/00$ 500 Breitburn Energy Co LLC James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 03/08/01$ 1,000 Breitburn Energy Co LLC R Ritter Simon Robyn Ritter Simon for City Council (991939) 03/19/01$ 500 Casden Properties Inc S Soboroff Soboroff for Mayor (990804) 06/19/00$ 1,000 Lockheed Martin IMS Laura Chick Laura Chick for Controller (991786) 12/07/99$ 1,000 Lockheed Martin IMS James Hahn Hahn for Mayor (990417) 06/27/00$ 1,000 Lockheed Martin IMS Joel Wachs Joel Wachs for Mayor (990836) 06/30/00$ 1,000 Lockheed Martin IMS F Oschin Francine Oschin for Council (1223539) 11/27/00$ 500 Lockheed Martin IMS Alex Padilla Padilla 2001 (1230099) 03/16/01$ 500 Lockheed Martin IMS Ed Reyes Friends of Ed Reyes (1225425) 04/05/01$ 500 Playa Capital Co Laura Chick Laura Chick for Controller (991786) 10/28/99$ 1,000 Playa Capital Co C Miscikowski Miscikowski for Council (1222058) 05/01/00 $ 500 Playa Capital Co F Oschin Francine Oschin for Council (1223539) 10/12/00 $ 500 Playa Capital Co Mike Woo Woo for City Council (1224466) 01/27/01 $ 500 Playboy Enterprises Inc Mike Woo Woo for City Council (1224466) 03/08/01$ 500 Playboy Enterprises Inc Joel Wachs Joel Wachs for Mayor (990836) 04/03/01$ 500

Contributed to 2001 Primary Election $ 11,000

Breitburn Energy Co LLC James Hahn Hahn for Mayor-Gen (1234276) 04/20/01$ 1,000 CA One Services Inc. James Hahn Hahn for Mayor-Gen (1234276) 05/29/01$ 1,000 Lockheed Martin IMS James Hahn Hahn for Mayor-Gen (1234276) 05/23/01$ 1,000 Lockheed Martin IMS A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor-Gen (1234344) 05/23/01$ 1,000 Lockheed Martin IMS Mike Feuer Mike Feuer for City Atty-Gen (1234361) 05/24/01$ 1,000 Lockheed Martin IMS R Delgadillo Rocky Delgadillo for City Atty (1234665) 06/05/01$ 1,000 Playboy Enterprises Inc Mike Woo Woo 2001 (1234413) 05/16/01$ 500 Playboy Enterprises Inc A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor-Gen (1234344) 05/18/01$ 1,000 Unisys Corp A Villaraigosa Villaraigosa for Mayor-Gen (1234344) 07/09/01$ 1,000 Unisys Corp James Hahn Hahn for Mayor-Gen (1234276) 06/14/01$ 1,000

Contributed to 2001 General Election $ 9,500

Total Contributed by Clients of Lisa Specht to 2001 Elections $ 20,500

Total Contributed by Clients of Commissioner/Lobbyists to 2001 Primary Election $ 34,775

Total Contributed by Clients of Commissioner/Lobbyists to 2001 General Election $ 18,950

Total Contributed by Clients of Commissioner/Lobbyists to 2001 Elections $ 53,725