San Francisco Elected Officials Travel Gift Disclosures

San Francisco elected officials' disclosures of gifts for out-of-state travel, including transportation, lodging, and subsistence. The dataset contains filings from March 2018 onward, managed by the San Francisco Ethics Commission. Each record represents a submitted Gifts of Travel form.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in travel sponsorship by cross-referencing the 'Contributors' sub-table data with filing dates.
• Identify frequently accompanied individuals by examining the 'AccompanyingPersons' JSON field across multiple filings.
• Track reimbursement patterns by correlating reimbursement dates with the 'DocuSignID' join key.
• Map relationships between elected officers and contributing entities using the linked 'Contributors' dataset.

Strengths

• Filings cover a continuous period from March 2018 to present.
• Data structure includes joinable sub-tables via the 'DocuSignID' key for detailed analysis.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count and specific column structure.
• Historic data prior to March 2018 is stored in a separate, unlinked dataset.

Provenance

Source

City of San Francisco Ethics Commission

Collection Method

Mandatory disclosures filed by elected officers under San Francisco Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code.

Time Range

March 2018 to present

Freshness

Updated regularly, with data current as of the platform's last update in April 2026.

Geography

San Francisco, California, USA