QUESTION
What approach does Rachel Fauss suggest for addressing lobbying concerns when accepting public campaign funds?
2:42:27
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58 sec
Rachel Fauss highlights the importance of bolstering enforcement mechanisms for lobbying regulations.
- She supports independent budgeting for enforcement agencies like the conflicts of interest board
- She advocates for a tight, public list of political consultants and fundraisers similar to the doing business list
- She suggests making lobbying data open data to enable greater public scrutiny
Rachel Fauss
2:42:27
I totally agree.
2:42:29
I think the enforcement is really important.
2:42:32
I know something I meant to mention earlier as we absolutely support independent budgeting for enforcement agencies, like the conflicts of interest board, meaning the city clerk has an enforcement function that clearly is being hampered right now with the pegs.
2:42:45
So I think, you know, bolstering enforcement as part of passing these bills is clearly very important.
2:42:52
And I think, you know, we have a doing business list.
2:42:55
Right?
2:42:55
And that is crucial to the campaign finance program to enforce the limits.
2:43:00
Having a list of political consultants and fundraisers that is just as tight and checkable is important.
2:43:07
And you know, I think putting this out in open data is gonna help a lot as well because right now it's harder to access and there's fewer eyes on it, you know.
2:43:16
You want groups, watch out groups, journalists, the council, you want everybody to have their eyes on that.
2:43:20
So making it tight, public, and open data is gonna, I think, help with that effort.