San Francisco 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900 Ethics Commission San Francisco CA 94102 Phone 581-2300 Fax 581-2317 Report on San Francisco’s Limited Public Financing Program Board of Supervisors November 5, 2002 Election Report Prepared By: Shaista Shaikh Public Finance Administrator San Francisco Ethics Commission Robert R. Planthold, Chairperson Michael L.Garcia, Vice Chairperson Michele Anglade, Commissioner Waukeen Q. McCoy, Commissioner Paul H. Melbostad, Commissioner Ginny Vida, Executive Director E-Mail Address:
[email protected] Web site: www.sfgov.org/ethics/ Contents I. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 II. Report of the Public Financing Program of 2002 .......................................................... 1 A. The Amount of Public Funds Disbursed in 2002 ...................................................... 1 B. The Number of Candidates Who Received Public Funds ......................................... 2 C. The Number of Non-Participating Candidates .......................................................... 3 D. Candidate Spending .................................................................................................. 4 E. Independent Expenditures ......................................................................................... 6 III. Additional Information About the Public Financing Program .................................... 7 A. Campaign Data .........................................................................................................