A. SUMMARY
This dataset shows activity reported by registered lobbyists on their monthly statements. Learn more about the lobbyist program at the SF Ethics Commission website.
Activities from both Contact and Expenditure lobbyists are combined in this dataset.

B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED
Lobbyists are required to register with the Ethics Commission and file monthly statements reporting their activity.

C. UPDATE PROCESS
Data from the lobbyist system is synched nightly to DataSF. If any filings have been accepted since the last update, the sync reflects new activity on those filings.

D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET
Activities are self reported by lobbyists on monthly statements. All types of activities are reflected on this dataset, please refer to the SF Ethics Commission website to learn more about the lobbyist program.
Refer to the "related content using this data" section below for links to filtered views by activity type, which limit the visible columns and may be more useful for analysis.

This is a directory of lobbyists registered with the Ethics Commission. Learn more
about the lobbyist program at the SF
Ethics Commission website. Contact and Expenditure Lobbyists both show up in this
dataset. Lobbyists active only prior to 2018 were not required to file a "Registration"
type statement, and will not appear in this dataset. Those lobbyist's filings and
activities will still appear in the corresponding lobbyst datasets.

Lobbyists are required to register and file regular statements with the Ethics Commission.
This dataset is updated with the lobbyist filings. The live
lobbyist system can be accessed as well.

This dataset is updated with a sync script that checks nightly for new filings. Lobbyists are required to register and file monthly statements.

Only the most recent firm for a lobbyist is displayed.

A. SUMMARY
This is a directory of lobbyist statements filed with the Ethics Commission. Learn more about the lobbyist program at the SF Ethics Commission website.

B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED
Lobbyists are required to register and file regular statements with the Ethics Commission. This dataset is updated with the lobbyist filings. The live lobbyist system can be accessed as well.

C. UPDATE PROCESS
This dataset is updated with a sync script that checks nightly for new filings.

D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET
This dataset contains the metadata for all filings received. An individual filing can be amended by a lobbyist, superseding the content of the original filing.

Annual Inventory Update Notice
We have updated the inventory with provisional update as of July 1, 2020 based on an initial cleanup and reconciliation of records. DataSF staff are delayed on a full update because of the ongoing COVID-19 response but are working with departments to complete that annual update by end of July.

A. SUMMARY
The dataset inventory provides a list of data maintained by departments that are candidates for open data publishing or have already been published and is collected in accordance with Chapter 22D of the Administrative Code. The inventory will be used in conjunction with department publishing plans to track progress toward meeting plan goals for each department. Department publishing plans are available at https://datasf.org/publishing/plans

B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED
This dataset is collated through 2 ways:
1. Ongoing updates are made throughout the year to reflect new datasets, this process involves DataSF staff reconciling publishing records after datasets are published
2. Annual bulk updates - departments review their inventories and identify changes and updates and submit those to DataSF for a once a year bulk update - not all departments will have changes or their changes will have been captured over the course of the prior year already as ongoing updates

C. UPDATE PROCESS
The dataset is synced automatically daily, but the underlying data changes manually throughout the year as needed

D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET
Interpreting dates in this dataset
This dataset has 3 dates:
1. Date Added - when the dataset was added to the inventory itself
2. First Published - when the dataset was initially published on the platform
3. Date Created on Platform - the open data portal automatically captures the date the dataset was first created, this is that system generated date

Note that in certain cases we may have published a dataset prior to it being added to the inventory. We do our best to have an accurate accounting of when something was added to this inventory and when it was published. In most cases the inventory addition will happen prior to publishing, but in certain cases it will be published and we will have missed updating the inventory as this is a manual process.

First published will give an accounting of when it was actually available on the open data catalog and date added when it was added to this list.

Date Created on Platform will show when a dataset was initially created. Because datasets are created and re-created as underlying systems changed, this date can be after the first published date if, for example, there was a new dataset published as an improvement over a previous one. Additionally, for new datasets, this date is often prior to the first published date as it is created, reviewed, QA'd and prepared for release.

Companion systems inventory dataset
This is a list of datasets published and unpublished, a companion dataset of citywide enterprise systems of record can be accessed online as well.

Travel payments from third parties
Link to Form 700 overview: http://www.fppc.ca.gov/Form700.html

In this dataset, the "address" fields is redacted.

This dataset contains records from Schedule E across all electronic Form 700 filings with the SFEC. To see all the data from a specific filing, you should search all the datasets listed
on this page and filter by the filingId of the specific filing.

Gifts (such as tickets to sporting or entertainment events)
Link to Form 700 overview: http://www.fppc.ca.gov/Form700.html

In this dataset the "address" field is redacted.

This dataset contains records from Schedule D across all electronic Form 700 filings with the SFEC. To see all the data from a specific filing, you should search all the datasets listed
on this page and filter by the filingId of the specific filing.

Income, Loans, and Business positions (other than gifts and travel payments) Non-governmental salaries of public official and spouse/registered domestic partnerships
Link to Form 700 overview: http://www.fppc.ca.gov/Form700.html
In this dataset, the fields "incomeAddress" and "loanAddress" are redacted.
This dataset contains records from Schedule C across all electronic Form 700 filings with the SFEC. To see all the data from a specific filing, you should search all the datasets listed
on this page and filter by the filingId of the specific filing.

Interests in Real Property (including rental income) in the jurisdiction
Link to Form 700 overview: http://www.fppc.ca.gov/Form700.html
In this dataset the fields "incomeSources" and "loan_address" are redacted.
This dataset contains records from Schedule B across all electronic Form 700 filings with the SFEC. To see all the data from a specific filing, you should search all the datasets listed
on this page and filter by the filingId of the specific filing.

Investments, income, and assets of business entities/trusts where ownership interest is 10% or greater. Business entities (including certain independent contracting), sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, corporations, and trusts.
Link to Form 700 overview: http://www.fppc.ca.gov/Form700.html
In this dataset the fields "address" and "realProperty_parcelAddress" are redacted.
This dataset contains records from Schedule A2 across all electronic Form 700 filings with the SFEC. To see all the data from a specific filing, you should search all the datasets listed
on this page and filter by the filingId of the specific filing.

Investments in stocks, bonds, and other interests where ownership interest is less than 10% (including those held in IRA or 401K)
Link to Form 700 overview: http://www.fppc.ca.gov/Form700.html

This dataset contains records from Schedule A1 across all electronic Form 700 filings with the SFEC. To see all the data from a specific filing, you should search all the datasets listed
on this page and filter by the filingId of the specific filing.