Cards - San Francisco officials, donors' priorities and money

Who: Daniel Lurie
Mayor Automated match, not yet reviewed
Said: "MUNI WEEKEND RIDERSHIP SURPASSED PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS FOR THE FIRST TIME AS OF SFO RECORDED ITS BUSIEST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVER AND HALF" …

Topic: Proposition H - Parcel Tax to Fund Public Muni Operations
Donor: San Francisco Chamber of Commerce voter guide on the organisation's own site.
“Prop H would introduce a parcel tax from 2027-2042 to assist in funding San Francisco Municipal” … source
Money: $499,000 to Mayor Lurie's Yes on H Committee

Schedule A; each committee's own total, never summed.

Speaker credit: high
Topic match: medium
Donor priority: high
Money tie: medium

Why these confidence levels

Speaker credit: high. Doubt in the credit is low: The transcript itself names the speaker as the Mayor before and after the turn;
Topic match: medium. 1 shared word or phrase: "Muni".
Donor priority: high. The donor's own words, not a report of them (source: voter guide on the organisation's own site).
Money tie: medium. Mayor Lurie's Yes on H Committee: ballot-measure committee carrying the official's name.

Published 2026-11-10 · Official's words: Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 00:03:46 to 00:03:59 · City transcript · Meeting recording

Not yet reviewed by a person: automated match Wording is the city's caption transcript, re-read word for word; it has not been checked against the recording.

The official

Daniel Lurie

Mayor

San Francisco official, as the city's roster has them.

The official's exact words

"MUNI WEEKEND RIDERSHIP SURPASSED PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS FOR THE FIRST TIME AS OF SFO RECORDED ITS BUSIEST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVER AND HALF A MILLION MORE TOURISTS ARE PROJECTED TO COME TO OUR CITY THIS YEAR THAN IN 2025."

Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 00:03:46 to 00:03:59

The donor's priority

San Francisco Chamber of Commerce: stated priority

Tie to the donor recognised by Filers id: 891575 (SF FORWARD SPONSORED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE).

voter guide on the organisation's own site.

Proposition H - Parcel Tax to Fund Public Muni Operations

"Prop H would introduce a parcel tax from 2027-2042 to assist in funding San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency operations. The anticipated revenue generated from this tax would be about $177 million. The Chamber supports Prop H as public transit is a critical driver of the San Francisco economy, helping workers, residents, and businesses stay connected."

page dated 2026-10-08; source page; retrieved 2026-10-30

Money in

$499,000 Schedule A to Mayor Lurie's Yes on H Committee (filer 214099226)

ballot-measure committee carrying the official's name; 4 rows, 2026-03-09 to 2026-09-23

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2026-03-09	216870148 (v3)	2026-06-09	$10,000	San Francisco Forward sponsored by San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
2026-05-26	216863528 (v1)	2026-06-05	$50,000	San Francisco Forward sponsored by San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
2026-09-15	217514736 (v1)	2026-09-24	$225,000	San Francisco Forward sponsored by San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
2026-09-23	217719664 (v1)	2026-10-22	$214,000	San Francisco Forward sponsored by San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
2026-09-15	217439436 (v1)	2026-09-16	$225,000	San Francisco Forward sponsored by San Francisco Chamber of Commerce (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))
2026-09-23	217504132 (v1)	2026-09-24	$214,000	San Francisco Forward sponsored by San Francisco Chamber of Commerce (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))

Schedule A total for this committee: $499,000 in 4 rows. 2 24-hour repeats of a Schedule A row, listed, not counted.

One line per receiving committee; totals are never summed across committees. Retrieved 2026-10-30 from the Ethics Commission's Transactions dataset (data loaded through 2026-10-30).

Reading, not a finding. Speaker-credit doubt: low. In common: Same subject: Muni. The Mayor's words report Muni weekend ridership; the Chamber's statement is its position on the Muni parcel tax (Prop H). Where they differ: Different kinds of statement: the Mayor's sentence reports ridership and does not mention Prop H; the Chamber's statement supports Prop H. No agreement or disagreement is claimed. (My reading.) No cause is claimed.

Who is speaking: Daniel Lurie, Mayor. The clerk reads the special order as 'THE APPEARANCE BY THE HONORABLE MAYOR DANIEL LURIE' (00:02:16); the presiding officer says 'WELCOME, MR. MAYOR. DO YOU HAVE ANY OPENING REMARKS?' and the answer is 'I DO.' (00:02:28 to 00:02:31); the remarks begin 'GOOD AFTERNOON. BOARD PRESIDENT ... AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' and the presiding officer closes them with 'THANK YOU, MAYOR LURIE.' (00:06:11). The quoted rows sit inside that unbroken turn, between 00:02:34 and 00:06:06. Doubt in the credit: The transcript itself names the speaker as the Mayor before and after the turn; only the captions' rendering of the Board President's name ('MANAGEMENT') is garbled. The roster has one Mayor.

Caption rows that name the speaker

00:02:15 >> YES. THE SPECIAL ORDER AT 2 P.M. IS
00:02:16 THE APPEARANCE BY THE HONORABLE MAYOR DANIEL LURIE TO DISCUSS
00:02:28 >> WELCOME, MR. MAYOR. DO YOU HAVE ANY OPENING
00:02:31 REMARKS? I DO.
00:06:11 >> THANK YOU, MAYOR LURIE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE

Highlighted: words literally in both the quote and the donor's words ("Muni").

Sources: transcript (Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, retrieved 2026-10-29); donor page: sfchamber.com; filing ids, Transactions dataset: 216863528, 216870148, 217514736, 217719664; money retrieved 2026-10-30.

Who: Daniel Lurie
Mayor Automated match, not yet reviewed
Said: "I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE UPCOMING BUDGET WILL BUILD ON THE PROGRESS WE'VE ALREADY MADE. AMID FEDERAL CUTS WE ARE STRENGTHENING OUR SOCIAL" …

Topic: Mayor Lurie Joined by Firefighters and Police Officers in Strong Opposition to Proposition I

Nothing shared: no words of substance are in both texts.
Donor: San Francisco Police Officers Association article by the association's president, on its own site.
“The timing of the special-interest led Proposition I could not be worse. San Francisco is in” … source
Money: $10,000 to Mayor Lurie's Yes on D, E & F…

Schedule A; each committee's own total, never summed.

Speaker credit: high
Topic match: low
Donor priority: high
Money tie: medium

Why these confidence levels

Speaker credit: high. Doubt in the credit is low: The transcript names the speaker as the Mayor on both sides of the turn.
Topic match: low. No word of substance is in both the quote and the donor's words.
Donor priority: high. The donor's own words, not a report of them (source: article by the association's president, on its own site).
Money tie: medium. Mayor Lurie's Yes on D, E & F…: ballot-measure committee carrying the official's name.

Published 2026-11-10 · Official's words: Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 00:04:36 to 00:05:01 · City transcript · Meeting recording

Not yet reviewed by a person: automated match Wording is the city's caption transcript, re-read word for word; it has not been checked against the recording.

The official

Daniel Lurie

Mayor

San Francisco official, as the city's roster has them.

The official's exact words

"I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE UPCOMING BUDGET WILL BUILD ON THE PROGRESS WE'VE ALREADY MADE. AMID FEDERAL CUTS WE ARE STRENGTHENING OUR SOCIAL SAFETY NET SO SAN FRANCISCANS KNOW THEY CAN COUNT ON THIS CITY. THE BUDGET MAINTAINS HEALTH CARE AND FOOD ASSISTANCE INVESTS IN PREVENTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS AND PROTECTS CORE SERVICES THAT KEEPS OUR STREETS SAFE AND CLEAN. AND WE ARE ALSO ON TRACK TO CLOSE A $642 MILLION DEFICIT."

Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 00:04:36 to 00:05:01

The donor's priority

San Francisco Police Officers Association: stated priority

Tie to the donor recognised by Filers id: 1317554 (San Francisco Police Officers Association Issues PAC).

article by the association's president, on its own site.

Mayor Lurie Joined by Firefighters and Police Officers in Strong Opposition to Proposition I

"The timing of the special-interest led Proposition I could not be worse. San Francisco is in the middle of its most aggressive first-responder hiring push in years."

page dated 2026-09-01; source page; retrieved 2026-10-30

article by the association's president, on its own site.

Quoted words of SFPOA President Louis Wong

"We are finally turning the corner on staffing after years of losing officers, and this is exactly the wrong moment to drain the fund that's paying for that comeback," said Louis Wong, President of the San Francisco Police Officers Association.

page dated 2026-09-01; source page; retrieved 2026-10-30

Money in

$10,000 Schedule A to Mayor Lurie's Yes on D, E & F Committee (filer 216006060)

ballot-measure committee carrying the official's name; 1 row, 2026-08-27

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2026-08-27	217516412 (v1)	2026-09-24	$10,000	San Francisco Police Officers Association Issues PAC
2026-08-27	217307118 (v1)	2026-08-28	$10,000	San Francisco Police Officers Association Issues PAC (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))

Schedule A total for this committee: $10,000 in 1 row. 1 24-hour repeat of a Schedule A row, listed, not counted.

One line per receiving committee; totals are never summed across committees. Retrieved 2026-10-30 from the Ethics Commission's Transactions dataset (data loaded through 2026-10-30).

Reading, not a finding. Speaker-credit doubt: low. In common: Same subject: the city's budget and what it pays for. The Mayor describes the coming budget, core services and the deficit; the association's page is about the general fund that pays for police officers and firefighters. Where they differ: No position of the Mayor on a measure is in the quote, and the association's statement is about Proposition I, which the quote does not name. The association's page also reports the Mayor opposing Proposition I (a different occasion, August 2026). (My reading.) No cause is claimed.

Who is speaking: Daniel Lurie, Mayor. As for pairing 1: the clerk announces 'THE APPEARANCE BY THE HONORABLE MAYOR DANIEL LURIE' (00:02:16), the presiding officer asks 'DO YOU HAVE ANY OPENING REMARKS?' and the answer is 'I DO.' (00:02:28 to 00:02:31), and 'THANK YOU, MAYOR LURIE.' closes the turn (00:06:11). The quoted rows (00:04:36 to 00:05:01) are inside it. Doubt in the credit: The transcript names the speaker as the Mayor on both sides of the turn.

Caption rows that name the speaker

00:02:15 >> YES. THE SPECIAL ORDER AT 2 P.M. IS
00:02:16 THE APPEARANCE BY THE HONORABLE MAYOR DANIEL LURIE TO DISCUSS
00:02:28 >> WELCOME, MR. MAYOR. DO YOU HAVE ANY OPENING
00:02:31 REMARKS? I DO.
00:06:11 >> THANK YOU, MAYOR LURIE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE

Highlighted: words literally in both the quote and the donor's words (none of substance, so nothing is highlighted).

Sources: transcript (Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, retrieved 2026-10-29); donor page: sfpoa.org; filing ids, Transactions dataset: 217516412; money retrieved 2026-10-30.

Who: Matt Dorsey
Supervisor, District 6 Automated match, not yet reviewed
Said: "COLLEAGUES, I WILL RESPECTFULLY BE VOTING NO ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WHILE WE ULTIMATELY HAVE THE FINAL POLICY DECISION OVER OUR INCLUSIONARY" …

Topic: Closing paragraph

Nothing shared: no words of substance are in both texts.
Donor: San Francisco Police Officers Association article by the association's president, on its own site.
“San Francisco Firefighters Local 798, SFPOA, and Mayor Lurie urge San Franciscans to vote NO on” … source
Money: $7,500 to Matt Dorsey for DCCC Member…
$500 to Matt Dorsey for Supervisor 2022

Schedule A; each committee's own total, never summed.

Speaker credit: high
Topic match: low
Donor priority: high
Money tie: low

Why these confidence levels

Speaker credit: high. Doubt in the credit is low: Name spelled correctly in the cue that opens the turn, and the next speaker is named.
Topic match: low. No word of substance is in both the quote and the donor's words.
Donor priority: high. The donor's own words, not a report of them (source: article by the association's president, on its own site).
Money tie: low. Matt Dorsey for DCCC Member…: officeholder committee, for another office (Democratic County Central Committee) (the weakest of 2 committees).

Published 2026-11-10 · Official's words: Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 01:47:19 to 01:48:25 · City transcript · Meeting recording

Not yet reviewed by a person: automated match Wording is the city's caption transcript, re-read word for word; it has not been checked against the recording.

The official

Matt Dorsey

Supervisor, District 6

San Francisco official, as the city's roster has them.

The official's exact words

"COLLEAGUES, I WILL RESPECTFULLY BE VOTING NO ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WHILE WE ULTIMATELY HAVE THE FINAL POLICY DECISION OVER OUR INCLUSIONARY RATES. WE GENERALLY ENTRUST THE BULK OF THE POLICYMAKING WORK ON OUR INCLUSIONARY RATES TO A GROUP OF EXPERTS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY. THEY LOOK AT THE DATA AND PROVIDE US WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. AS LAND USE CHAIR MELGAR JUST EXPLAINED. AND THIS TIME AROUND THE NUMBERS SHOWED THAT OUR RATES ARE TOO HIGH AND IN FACT THE REPORT SHOWED THAT THE EVEN ZERO IS INFEASIBLE. WHILE I FRANKLY HAVE RESERVATIONS EVEN ABOUT 5%, I RESPECT THE PROCESS THAT LED TO THAT RECOMMENDATION AND I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A NUMBER THAT'S GREATER THAN ZERO. BUT I DO BELIEVE WE NEED TO TRUST THE MATH. I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD SINGLE OUT NEIGHBORHOODS AND FREEZE THEM OUT FOR NEW HOUSING MARKET RATE OR AFFORDABLE. IT TAKES TIME TO SEE THE EFFECTS OF THESE CHANGES AND THAT'S WHY THE TAX PROCESS HAPPENS EVERY THREE YEARS. I BELIEVE WE NEED TO LET THIS POLICY PLAY OUT SO I WILL RESPECTFULLY NOT SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT IT RISKS MOVING THE LEGISLATION FURTHER FROM ITS GOAL OF MAKING HOUSING PRODUCTION FEASIBLE."

Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 01:47:19 to 01:48:25

The donor's priority

San Francisco Police Officers Association: stated priority

Tie to the donor recognised by Filers id: 1315969 (San Francisco Police Officers Association PAC).

article by the association's president, on its own site.

Closing paragraph

"San Francisco Firefighters Local 798, SFPOA, and Mayor Lurie urge San Franciscans to vote NO on Proposition I and YES on Proposition C this November - and to protect the budget that keeps this city safe."

page dated 2026-09-01; source page; retrieved 2026-10-30

Money in

$500 Schedule A to Matt Dorsey for Supervisor 2022 (filer 203924838)

own committee; 1 row, 2024-04-01

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2024-04-01	211830580 (v1)	2024-07-31	$500	SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC

Schedule A total for this committee: $500 in 1 row.

$7,500 Schedule A to Matt Dorsey for DCCC Member 2024 Officeholder Committee (filer 208697921)

officeholder committee, for another office (Democratic County Central Committee); 3 rows, 2024-01-30 to 2026-04-23

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2024-01-30	210655135 (v1)	2024-02-22	$2,500	SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC
2025-05-27	214607150 (v1)	2025-07-31	$2,500	SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC
2026-04-23	217134003 (v1)	2026-07-31	$2,500	SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC
2024-01-30	209998325 (v1)	2024-01-31	$2,500	SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))

Schedule A total for this committee: $7,500 in 3 rows. 1 24-hour repeat of a Schedule A row, listed, not counted.

One line per receiving committee; totals are never summed across committees. Retrieved 2026-10-30 from the Ethics Commission's Transactions dataset (data loaded through 2026-10-30).

Reading, not a finding. Speaker-credit doubt: low. In common: Same package: the Board's 14 July vote to cut the inclusionary housing fee, which the speaker before Dorsey ties to the Housing Trust Fund expansion ('SIT ON TOP OF THE HOUSING TRUST FUND THAT HAS BEEN EXPANDED SO THAT WE HAVE BOTH', 01:46:56 to 01:47:00); the association's page urges a Yes vote on Prop C, the Housing Trust Fund measure. The quote itself does not name Prop C. Where they differ: Not comparable on the text: the quote explains a vote on an amendment to the fee ordinance; the association's statement is a vote recommendation on a ballot measure. (My reading.) No cause is claimed.

Who is speaking: Matt Dorsey, Supervisor, District 6. The row at 01:47:15 opens the turn with the member's name, spelled correctly: 'SUPERVISOR DORSEY THANK YOU PRESIDENT MANDOLIN.' (the Board President's name is garbled). The next turn opens at 01:48:28 with 'SUPERVISOR CHEN. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT.' The speaker refers to the land use chair in the third person ('AS LAND USE CHAIR MELGAR JUST EXPLAINED'), so is not Melgar. Doubt in the credit: Name spelled correctly in the cue that opens the turn, and the next speaker is named.

Caption rows that name the speaker

01:47:12 MATH SUPPORTS IT. >> THANK YOU.
01:47:15 SUPERVISOR DORSEY THANK YOU PRESIDENT MANDOLIN.
01:48:28 >> SUPERVISOR CHEN. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT.

Highlighted: words literally in both the quote and the donor's words (none of substance, so nothing is highlighted).

Sources: transcript (Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, retrieved 2026-10-29); donor page: sfpoa.org; filing ids, Transactions dataset: 210655135, 211830580, 214607150, 217134003; money retrieved 2026-10-30.

Who: Bilal Mahmood
Supervisor, District 5 Automated match, not yet reviewed
Said: "THIS MEASURE GIVES SAN FRANCISCO VOTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE WHETHER A TRANSFER TAX CODE SHOULD REFLECT THE WAY TODAY'S REAL ESTATE" …

Topic: Proposition J, Foreclosure Transfer Tax: NO
Donor: Govern For California voter guide on the organisation's own site.
“San Francisco's commercial real estate market is already under tremendous stress, and adding transfer taxes to” … source
Money: $10,500 to Bilal Mahmood for DCCC Member…
$7,500 to Bilal Mahmood for Supervisor…

Schedule A; each committee's own total, never summed.

Speaker credit: low
Topic match: high
Donor priority: high
Money tie: low

Why these confidence levels

Speaker credit: low. Doubt in the credit is high: No caption cue spells the speaker's surname.
Topic match: high. 2 shared words or phrases: "real estate market", "transfer tax".
Donor priority: high. The donor's own words, not a report of them (source: voter guide on the organisation's own site).
Money tie: low. Bilal Mahmood for DCCC Member…: own committee, for another office (Democratic County Central Committee) (the weakest of 2 committees).

Published 2026-11-10 · Official's words: Budget and Finance Committee, 2026-07-15, transcript time 02:52:31 to 02:52:42 · City transcript · Meeting recording

Not yet reviewed by a person: automated match Wording is the city's caption transcript, re-read word for word; it has not been checked against the recording.

The official

Bilal Mahmood

Supervisor, District 5

San Francisco official, as the city's roster has them.

The official's exact words

"THIS MEASURE GIVES SAN FRANCISCO VOTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE WHETHER A TRANSFER TAX CODE SHOULD REFLECT THE WAY TODAY'S REAL ESTATE MARKET OPERATES RATHER THAN THE MARKET THAT EXISTED DECADES AGO."

Budget and Finance Committee, 2026-07-15, transcript time 02:52:31 to 02:52:42

The donor's priority

Govern For California: stated priority

Tie to the donor recognised by name only (15 giver names as filed); the FPPC ids on those rows do not resolve in the Filers dataset.

voter guide on the organisation's own site.

Proposition J, Foreclosure Transfer Tax: NO

"San Francisco's commercial real estate market is already under tremendous stress, and adding transfer taxes to foreclosures and distressed property workouts would make matters worse. The city should be encouraging capital to return to its struggling real estate market, not making it more expensive to invest."

page dated 2026-10-21; source page; retrieved 2026-10-30

Money in

$10,500 Schedule A to Bilal Mahmood for DCCC Member 2024 (filer 208655996)

own committee, for another office (Democratic County Central Committee); 4 rows, 2024-01-29 to 2024-02-06

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2024-01-29	210655413 (v1)	2024-02-22	$1,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - EAST BAY CHAPTER
2024-01-29	210655413 (v1)	2024-02-22	$1,500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - BAY AREA CHAPTER
2024-01-29	210655413 (v1)	2024-02-22	$5,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER
2024-02-06	210655413 (v1)	2024-02-22	$3,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SIERRA CHAPTER
2024-01-29	209936092 (v1)	2024-01-30	$1,500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - BAY AREA CHAPTER (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))
2024-01-29	209936092 (v1)	2024-01-30	$1,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - EAST BAY CHAPTER (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))
2024-01-29	209936092 (v1)	2024-01-30	$5,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))
2024-02-06	210411535 (v1)	2024-02-07	$3,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SIERRA CHAPTER (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))

Schedule A total for this committee: $10,500 in 4 rows. 4 24-hour repeats of a Schedule A row, listed, not counted.

$7,500 Schedule A to Bilal Mahmood for Supervisor 2024 (filer 209865652)

own committee; 15 rows, 2024-05-01 to 2024-09-26

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SANTA CRUZ CHAPTER
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SIERRA CHAPTER
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - PALO ALTO CHAPTER
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - BAY AREA CHAPTER
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - GOLDEN GATE CHAPTER
2024-05-10	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - CALIFORNIA BUSINESS COALITION
2024-05-16	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - COMMON SENSE CHAPTER
2024-08-16	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - MARIN CHAPTER
2024-08-19	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - FUTURE GENERATIONS CHAPER
2024-08-20	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
2024-08-26	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION CHAPTER
2024-08-26	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SANTA BARBARA CHAPTER
2024-08-26	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - EAST BAY CHAPTER
2024-09-26	212414131 (v1)	2024-10-24	$500	GOVERN FOR CALIFORNIA COURAGE COMMITTEE

Schedule A total for this committee: $7,500 in 15 rows.

One line per receiving committee; totals are never summed across committees. Retrieved 2026-10-30 from the Ethics Commission's Transactions dataset (data loaded through 2026-10-30).

Reading, not a finding. Speaker-credit doubt: high. In common: Same measure: Prop J, the foreclosure exemption in the real property transfer tax. Where they differ: Different positions on the text: the quote presents the measure as bringing the transfer tax code up to date; the donor's page says NO on Prop J. (My reading of the quote; the donor's side is its own words.) No cause is claimed.

Who is speaking: Bilal Mahmood, Supervisor, District 5. The chair is told at 02:52:22 'TODAY WE HAVE SUPERVISOR' and the next row reads 'BALA MAMU HERE'; the captions render the name phonetically. The speaker then thanks 'MY CO SPONSORS SUPERVISOR DORSEY MELGAR, CHEN WANG AND WALTON' (02:53:17 to 02:53:24), naming others and not himself. The text alone does not spell the surname; the credit rests on the sponsor record outside the transcript. Doubt in the credit: No caption cue spells the speaker's surname. Two pages read on 2026-10-30 name Supervisor Mahmood as the measure's introducer, which the sponsor list in the speaker's thanks fits.

Caption rows that name the speaker

02:52:22 >> MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU AND TODAY WE HAVE SUPERVISOR
02:52:27 BALA MAMU HERE. >> WELCOME TO THE CHAMBER.
02:52:30 >> THANK YOU CHAIR CHIN AND THANK YOU COLLEAGUES AS
02:53:17 CONVERSATION. I WANT TO THANK MY CO SPONSORS
02:53:21 SUPERVISOR DORSEY MELGAR, CHEN WANG AND WALTON FOR STANDING

Highlighted: words literally in both the quote and the donor's words ("real estate market", "transfer tax").

Sources: transcript (Budget and Finance Committee, 2026-07-15, retrieved 2026-10-29); donor page: www.governforcalifornia.org; filing ids, Transactions dataset: 210655413, 212414131, 213049667, 213049699; money retrieved 2026-10-30.

Who: Shamann Walton
Supervisor, District 10 Automated match, not yet reviewed
Said: "COLLEAGUES I AM ALSO REQUESTING THE BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYSTS TO INTERPRET CLEARLY ANALYZE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CHARTER REFORM MEASURES" …

Topic: San Francisco, local ballot measures

Nothing shared in this excerpt; shared in the full quote: "City Administrator's".
Donor: SEIU Local 1021 endorsement list on the organisation's own site.
“Proposition D - Changes to Ballot Measure Process - Vote NO” source
Money: $500 to Shamann Walton for School Board…
$500 to Committee to Elect Shamann…

Schedule A; each committee's own total, never summed.

Speaker credit: high
Topic match: medium
Donor priority: high
Money tie: low

Why these confidence levels

Speaker credit: high. Doubt in the credit is low: No name cue directly before the passage (the cue is three minutes earlier, with '>>' marks between);
Topic match: medium. 1 shared word or phrase: "City Administrator's".
Donor priority: high. The donor's own words, not a report of them (source: endorsement list on the organisation's own site).
Money tie: low. Shamann Walton for School Board…: own committee, for another office (School Board) (the weakest of 2 committees).

Published 2026-11-10 · Official's words: Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 02:39:58 to 02:40:56 · City transcript · Meeting recording

Not yet reviewed by a person: automated match Wording is the city's caption transcript, re-read word for word; it has not been checked against the recording.

The official

Shamann Walton

Supervisor, District 10

San Francisco official, as the city's roster has them.

The official's exact words

"COLLEAGUES I AM ALSO REQUESTING THE BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE ANALYSTS TO INTERPRET CLEARLY ANALYZE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CHARTER REFORM MEASURES PROPOSED BY MAYOR LURIE THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING THE SIGNATURE VERIFICATION PROCESS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS. SAN FRANCISCO VOTERS ARE BEING ASKED TO DECIDE ON THREE CHARTER REFORM MEASURES THIS NOVEMBER THAT WERE FUNDAMENTAL RESTRUCTURE HOW THE CITY OPERATES INCLUDING A SPENDING MAYORAL HIRING AND FIRING AUTHORITY AS WELL AS REORGANIZATION POWER. EXTENDING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S TERM TO TEN YEARS WHILE GIVING THAT OFFICE SO AUTHORITY OVER PROCUREMENT. AND RAISING THE SIGNATURE THRESHOLD FOR CITIZEN INITIATIVES FROM 2% TO 8%. >> THESE ARE NOT SMALL TECHNICAL FIXES. THEY SHIFT REAL POWER AWAY FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONS AND FROM THE RESIDENTS OF SAN FRANCISCO."

Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 02:39:58 to 02:40:56

The donor's priority

SEIU Local 1021: stated priority

Tie to the donor recognised by name only (2 giver names as filed); FPPC id that resolves in the Filers dataset: 1296948 ('Service Employees International Union 1021 Candidate PAC').

endorsement list on the organisation's own site.

San Francisco, local ballot measures

"Proposition D - Changes to Ballot Measure Process - Vote NO"

page dated 2026-09-28; source page; retrieved 2026-10-30

endorsement list on the organisation's own site.

San Francisco, local ballot measures

"Proposition E - City Administrator's Authority and Changes to City Contracting - Vote NO"

page dated 2026-09-28; source page; retrieved 2026-10-30

endorsement list on the organisation's own site.

San Francisco, local ballot measures

"Proposition F - Changes to Executive Branch Management - Vote NO"

page dated 2026-09-28; source page; retrieved 2026-10-30

endorsement list on the organisation's own site.

Election Endorsements: Nov 3, 2026

"Each election, SEIU 1021 members endorse candidates who will stand with us as we fight to win strong contracts and protect working standards."

page dated 2026-09-28; source page; retrieved 2026-10-30

Money in

$500 Schedule A to Shamann Walton for School Board 2014 (filer 147120072)

own committee, for another office (School Board); 1 row, 2015-04-22

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2015-04-22	155520026 (v1)	2015-07-30	$500	Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021

Schedule A total for this committee: $500 in 1 row.

$500 Schedule A to Committee to Elect Shamann Walton for SF Board of Education 2012 (filer 130665917)

own committee, for another office (School Board); 1 row, 2012-10-30

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2012-10-30	139507483 (v1)	2013-02-01	$500	SEIU Local 1021

Schedule A total for this committee: $500 in 1 row.

One line per receiving committee; totals are never summed across committees. Retrieved 2026-10-30 from the Ethics Commission's Transactions dataset (data loaded through 2026-10-30).

Reading, not a finding. Speaker-credit doubt: low. In common: Same measures: the quote names 'THE CHARTER REFORM MEASURES PROPOSED BY MAYOR LURIE' (a spending ... mayoral hiring and firing authority, the City Administrator's term and procurement, and the signature threshold for initiatives); the union's page lists Props D, E and F with a recommendation on each. Where they differ: The quote asks for a cost analysis and says the measures 'SHIFT REAL POWER AWAY FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS'; the union's page says Vote NO on each. Both are critical of the measures on their face. (My reading.) No cause is claimed.

Who is speaking: Shamann Walton, Supervisor, District 10. Walton is called at 02:36:50 ('SUPERVISOR WALTON THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK'), says 'I AM INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION AND ALSO A BILL A REQUEST', and the request here is the 'also'. The remarks say 'DISTRICT TEN RESIDENTS' and 'DISTRICT TEN WILL SOON FACE' (District 10 is Walton on the roster) and thank 'SUPERVISOR CHEN AS WELL AS SUPERVISOR FIELDER', so the speaker is neither of those. The chair moves on at 02:42:48 ('THE REST I SUBMIT ... SUPERVISOR WALTON'). Doubt in the credit: No name cue directly before the passage (the cue is three minutes earlier, with '>>' marks between); the speaker's own 'District Ten' and the chair's closing agree with Walton.

Caption rows that name the speaker

02:36:50 YOU. SUPERVISOR WALTON THANK YOU,
02:36:56 INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION AND ALSO A BILL A REQUEST.
02:37:05 CONTINUING THE BABY'S SHADOW. >> DISTRICT TEN RESIDENTS
02:38:45 EMPOWERMENT. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, DISTRICT
02:38:49 TEN WILL SOON FACE ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES AS
02:39:46 RESOLUTION. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY
02:39:54 WELL AS SUPERVISOR FIELDER FOR THE EARLY CO-SPONSORSHIP.
02:42:48 THE REST I SUBMIT. >> THANK YOU.

Highlighted: words literally in both the quote and the donor's words ("City Administrator's").

Sources: transcript (Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, retrieved 2026-10-29); donor page: www.seiu1021.org; filing ids, Transactions dataset: 139507483, 155520026; money retrieved 2026-10-30.

Who: Bilal Mahmood
Supervisor, District 5 Automated match, not yet reviewed
Said: "THE NEEDLE ON FEASIBILITY IF WE WANT TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF THE CITY TO BUILD THE HOUSING REQUIRED TO MEET DEMAND." …

Topic: Proposition C, Affordable Housing Trust Fund: YES
Donor: Govern For California voter guide on the organisation's own site.
“San Francisco's housing costs are already too high, and imposing expensive requirements on private development only” … source
Money: $10,500 to Bilal Mahmood for DCCC Member…
$7,500 to Bilal Mahmood for Supervisor…

Schedule A; each committee's own total, never summed.

Speaker credit: high
Topic match: medium
Donor priority: high
Money tie: low

Why these confidence levels

Speaker credit: high. Doubt in the credit is low: 46 words after the cue 'SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD' (01:39:46);
Topic match: medium. 1 shared word or phrase: "HOUSING".
Donor priority: high. The donor's own words, not a report of them (source: voter guide on the organisation's own site).
Money tie: low. Bilal Mahmood for DCCC Member…: own committee, for another office (Democratic County Central Committee) (the weakest of 2 committees).

Published 2026-11-10 · Official's words: Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 01:40:02 to 01:40:08 · City transcript · Meeting recording

Not yet reviewed by a person: automated match Wording is the city's caption transcript, re-read word for word; it has not been checked against the recording.

The official

Bilal Mahmood

Supervisor, District 5

San Francisco official, as the city's roster has them.

The official's exact words

"THE NEEDLE ON FEASIBILITY IF WE WANT TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF THE CITY TO BUILD THE HOUSING REQUIRED TO MEET DEMAND. >> THE INCREASE IN THE THRESHOLD FOR INCLUSIONARY FEES"

Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, transcript time 01:40:02 to 01:40:08

The donor's priority

Govern For California: stated priority

Tie to the donor recognised by name only (15 giver names as filed); the FPPC ids on those rows do not resolve in the Filers dataset.

voter guide on the organisation's own site.

Proposition C, Affordable Housing Trust Fund: YES

"San Francisco's housing costs are already too high, and imposing expensive requirements on private development only makes the problem worse. Prop C preserves a compromise that reduces certain inclusionary housing requirements in exchange for greater direct funding of affordable housing, without creating a new tax."

page dated 2026-10-21; source page; retrieved 2026-10-30

Money in

$10,500 Schedule A to Bilal Mahmood for DCCC Member 2024 (filer 208655996)

own committee, for another office (Democratic County Central Committee); 4 rows, 2024-01-29 to 2024-02-06

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2024-01-29	210655413 (v1)	2024-02-22	$1,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - EAST BAY CHAPTER
2024-01-29	210655413 (v1)	2024-02-22	$1,500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - BAY AREA CHAPTER
2024-01-29	210655413 (v1)	2024-02-22	$5,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER
2024-02-06	210655413 (v1)	2024-02-22	$3,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SIERRA CHAPTER
2024-01-29	209936092 (v1)	2024-01-30	$1,500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - BAY AREA CHAPTER (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))
2024-01-29	209936092 (v1)	2024-01-30	$1,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - EAST BAY CHAPTER (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))
2024-01-29	209936092 (v1)	2024-01-30	$5,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))
2024-02-06	210411535 (v1)	2024-02-07	$3,000	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SIERRA CHAPTER (24-hour report repeating a Schedule A row (not counted))

Schedule A total for this committee: $10,500 in 4 rows. 4 24-hour repeats of a Schedule A row, listed, not counted.

$7,500 Schedule A to Bilal Mahmood for Supervisor 2024 (filer 209865652)

own committee; 15 rows, 2024-05-01 to 2024-09-26

Given	Filing (version)	Filed	Amount	Giver as filed
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SANTA CRUZ CHAPTER
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SIERRA CHAPTER
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - PALO ALTO CHAPTER
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - BAY AREA CHAPTER
2024-05-01	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - GOLDEN GATE CHAPTER
2024-05-10	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - CALIFORNIA BUSINESS COALITION
2024-05-16	213049667 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - COMMON SENSE CHAPTER
2024-08-16	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - MARIN CHAPTER
2024-08-19	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - FUTURE GENERATIONS CHAPER
2024-08-20	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
2024-08-26	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION CHAPTER
2024-08-26	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - SANTA BARBARA CHAPTER
2024-08-26	213049699 (v2)	2025-01-31	$500	GFC COURAGE COMMITTEE - EAST BAY CHAPTER
2024-09-26	212414131 (v1)	2024-10-24	$500	GOVERN FOR CALIFORNIA COURAGE COMMITTEE

Schedule A total for this committee: $7,500 in 15 rows.

One line per receiving committee; totals are never summed across committees. Retrieved 2026-10-30 from the Ethics Commission's Transactions dataset (data loaded through 2026-10-30).

Reading, not a finding. Speaker-credit doubt: low. In common: Model's reading of what the two have in common: Both address the inclusionary housing fee threshold, and the speaker argues for feasibility of building housing, which fits Prop C's reduced inclusionary requirements. Where they differ: Model's reading of the positions: the official's words agree with the donor's statement. No agreement or disagreement is claimed beyond the model's reading, which a person checks before anything is published. No cause is claimed.

Who is speaking: Bilal Mahmood, Supervisor, District 5. The turn is opened at 01:39:46 by the cue 'SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD'; the cue's surname is matched to the roster's Bilal Mahmood (Supervisor, District 5). Doubt in the credit: 46 words after the cue 'SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD' (01:39:46); 1 '>>' mark(s) between the cue and the passage

Caption rows that name the speaker

01:39:46 >> SUPERVISOR MAHMOOD THANK YOU PRESIDENT MANDOLIN.

Highlighted: words literally in both the quote and the donor's words ("HOUSING").

Sources: transcript (Board of Supervisors, 2026-07-14, retrieved 2026-10-29); donor page: www.governforcalifornia.org; filing ids, Transactions dataset: 210655413, 212414131, 213049667, 213049699; money retrieved 2026-10-30.

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Daniel Lurie

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Matt Dorsey

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Bilal Mahmood

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Shamann Walton

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Bilal Mahmood

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