Campaign Finance Expenditures Explorer App

A. SUMMARY This dataset provides the expenditure source data for the campaign finance explorer app at data.sfgov.org/campaign_finance. Learn more about San Francisco campaign finance at sfethics.org. B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED Data comes from campaign filings with the San Francisco Ethics Commission, specifically FPPC Form 460 Schedule E filings for committees formed to support or oppose candidates and ballot measures in the November 3, 2020 election.

C. UPDATE PROCESS The data comes from campaign filings due on a semi-annual basis, refer to the FPPC filing schedule . D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET Some committees may have submitted amendments to the SFEC since the last update to this dataset. The next update is scheduled for August 1, 2021.