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Item 8InformationQuarterly Lobbying SummaryExecutive Summary: This item presents a summary ofactivities reported to the Ethics Commission by lobbyingentities for the fourth quarter of 2019.Recommended Action: This item is for informationalpurposes only.Authors: Heather Holt, Executive DirectorMark Low, Lobbying Program ManagerPresenter: Tyler Joseph, Director of PolicyEthics CommissionFebruary 18, 2020
Lobbying Summary: 4th Quarter 2019A.IntroductionThe Municipal Lobbying Ordinance (MLO) regulates persons who receive compensation to lobby Cityofficials. Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) §§ 48.01, et seq. In LAMC § 48.01(B), the MLO makesseveral findings regarding lobbying activity, including the following:1.Citizens have a right to know the identities of those who attempt to influence Citydecisions;2.Public disclosure by lobbyists and their clients regarding their lobbying activities isessential to citizen confidence in the integrity of local government;3.It is in the public interest to ensure that lobbyists do not misrepresent facts or theirpositions;4.It is in the public interest to ensure that lobbyists do not place City officials underpersonal obligation to themselves or their clients.To help ensure adequate and effective disclosure regarding efforts to lobby Citygovernment, lobbying entities are required to file quarterly disclosure reports. See LAMC §§48.01(B)(6), 48.08. This item summarizes information disclosed on the lobbying reports filedfor the fourth quarter of 2019.B.Legal Background1.DefinitionsThe MLO defines lobbying activity generally as compensated conduct related tocommunications with City officials that are designed to influence municipal matters. LAMC §48.02. The lobbying entities that are regulated by the MLO include lobbyists, lobbying firms,and lobbyist employers.A lobbyist is an individual, regardless of title, who is compensated to spend 30 or morehours in a three-month period to engage in lobbying activities that include at least one directcommunication with a City official or employee that is designed to influence a City matter onbehalf of another person. Id. A lobbying firm is an entity that is entitled to receive 1,000 incompensation for engaging in lobbying activities on behalf of another person during a threemonth period, if a partner, owner, shareholder, or employee of the entity qualifies as a lobbyist.Id. A lobbying firm may be an individual lobbyist. Finally, a lobbyist employer is an entity thatemploys a lobbyist in-house to lobby on the entity’s behalf. Id.Ethics CommissionItem 81 of 21February 18, 2020
Certain persons are exempt from the lobbying regulations. These include individualsacting in an official government capacity, newspapers and other media outlets that publisheditorials or paid advertising, persons whose only activity is bidding on a City contract, and501(c)(3) organizations that receive government funding and are created to provide directservices to indigent persons. LAMC § 48.03.2.Registration and ReportingLobbyists and lobbying firms are required to register with the Ethics Commission on anannual basis. LAMC §§ 48.07(A)-(B). Registration is required within 10 days after the end ofthe month in which the qualification threshold is met. LAMC § 48.07(A). The fees for eachyear’s registration are 450 per lobbyist plus 75 for each client from whom the lobbyist isentitled to receive 250 or more in a calendar quarter. LAMC § 48.07(C).Each lobbying entity is required to file a disclosure report for every calendar quarter inwhich it qualifies as a lobbying entity. LAMC § 48.08(A)(1). Lobbying entities must continueto submit quarterly reports until registration is terminated, either voluntarily or automatically byvirtue of the end of the calendar year. The disclosure reports must contain specific information,including the following:3.a.Each City agency that a lobbyist attempted to influence. LAMC §§48.08(B)(12), 48.08(C)(14).b.Each municipal matter that a lobbyist employer attempted to influence.LAMC § 48.08(D)(6).c.Total payments from clients to lobbying firms. LAMC § 48.08(C)(4).d.Total payments to lobbyists by lobbying firms and lobbyist employers.LAMC §§ 48.08(C)(7)(a), 48.08(D)(3).e.The elected City officials, candidates, and committees for which a lobbyistengaged in fundraising activity, as well as the dates of the activity and theamount of money raised. LAMC §§ 48.08(B)(7), 48.08(C)(9), 48.08(D)(10).f.Services provided by a lobbyist to a City candidate or ballot measurecampaign or to the City under contract, including the amount ofcompensation received for those services. LAMC §§ 48.08(B)(10)-(11),48.08(C)(12)-(13).Prohibited ActivitiesLobbying entities are prohibited from engaging in certain types of activity. They may notattempt to deceive City officials. LAMC §§ 48.04(B), (D). They may not place City officialsunder personal obligation to them. LAMC § 48.04(A). They may not create a municipal matterfor the purpose of being retained to lobby on that matter. LAMC § 48.04(C).Ethics CommissionItem 82 of 21February 18, 2020
Lobbyists and lobbying firms are also limited in certain financial activities. They mayengage in fundraising, but they may not make campaign contributions to elected City officials,City candidates, or their committees if they are required to be registered to lobby the office theofficial or candidate holds or seeks. Los Angeles City Charter § 470(c)(11). And they may notmake or act as an intermediary in the making of a gift to a City official. LAMC §§ 48.04(E),49.5.8(A)-(C).C.Fourth Quarter ComplianceIn the fourth quarter of 2019, there were 503 registered lobbyists and 148 registeredlobbying firms, including 57 sole proprietorships. In addition, there were 91 lobbyist employers.These 742 lobbying entities were required to file 685 disclosure reports for the fourthquarter (the 57 sole-proprietor lobbyists were required to file a lobbying firm report but not alobbyist report). A total of 675 reports (99 percent) were filed on time. Penalties totaling 800were assessed on reports filed past the January 31 deadline.D.Top 10 Highest Paid Lobbying FirmsLobbying firms are required to report the total amount of payments they receive eachquarter from the clients they represent. A total of 20,581,876 in payments from clients wasreported by all lobbying firms for the fourth quarter of 2019.The ten firms that reported the highest total payments from clients are identified in thetable on the following eight pages. Each of the top ten firms reported receiving at least 550,000from clients in the fourth quarter. Together, the ten firms reported receiving a total of 9,987,108, which represents 49 percent of all payments from clients reported by all lobbyingfirms for the fourth quarter of 2019.TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMSBased on Client Payments Reported as Received In 2019 Q4Rank &PaymentsFirms and Clients1. 2,059,976DLA Piper LLP (US)1045 Olive LLCAltman Apartments LLCAmplify Development Co.Arc Capital Partners LLCAtlas Capital Group, LLCBARDAS InvestmentGroupBastion DevelopmentCorporationBlueGreen Preservation &Development, LLCEthics CommissionBorstein EnterprisesCareer Lofts - LA, LLCChampion Real EstateCompanyCorePoint Lodging Inc.CRE-HAR Crossroads SPV,LLCDeep Green HousingDeep Green Housing &CommunityDevelopmentItem 83 of 21Deep Green Housing &CommunityDevelopmentElsey PartnersFifteen GroupForest City ResidentialWest, Inc.Geneva Street PartnersCompany, LLCGerald W. - Vic InnTernationalFebruary 18, 2020
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMSBased on Client Payments Reported as Received In 2019 Q4Rank &PaymentsFirms and ClientsDLA Piper LLP (US)(continued from previous page)Hackman Capital PartnersLLCHarbor AssociatesHarridge DevelopmentGroup, LLCHenry, RichardHenry, RichardHudson PacificJamison Properties, LPJoseph's CafeLive NationEntertainment, Inc.Local ConstructLowe Enterprises RealEstate Group, Inc.2. 1,700,915Summer Land PartnersGroup, Inc.Tailor Lofts, LLCTaite, RichardTF Broadway PartnershipTF Shatto PartnershipUniversal StandardHousing LLCUrban OfferingsVaghashia, LLCValley Canoga PropertiesLTDWatermark WestwoodVillage LLCEnglander Knabe and Allen (including three6ixty)1784 Capital Holdings,LLC202 Main, LLC3 Space4348 Van Nuys Blvd LLC4G Wireless, Inc.5959 LLC7040 Van NuysPartnership LLC830 Fairfax Owner II, LLC9355 Culver & AssociatesLLCAccela, Inc.Advocates for Fairness inTransportationAirport Terminal Services,Inc.Alimentari, AngeliniAlliance ResidentialCompanyAmerican Communities,Inc.American Golf CorporationAmerican TechnologySolutionsAmerican Wood CouncilEthics CommissionLSA Capital, Inc.Maxxam Enterprises, LPMeta Housing CorporationMR Real Estate, LLCMREC HD Blake StreetPrime/CRDF Mission Hills,LLCRealm Group LLCRising Realty PartnersRWBP Highland, LPShappell LibertyInvestment Properties,LLCStarPoint PropertiesAmply PowerAnthem, Inc.APPA Real EstateAragon Properties, LtdAT&T Enterprise Services(AT & T and itsaffiliates)Avaya, Inc.Avisare CorporationBack Lot LLCBarlow RespiratoryHospitalBCG Lodi Homes LLCBeach City CapitalBen Leeds PropertiesBergin's Public HouseBillie LourdBlack Equities GroupBlue Label ConstructionBNSF Railway CompanyBoardwalk PropertyDevelopment, LLCBoingo Wireless, Inc.Bold Partners LLCBolour AssociateBoos Development West,LLCItem 84 of 21Boost Housing LLCBotanical HospitalityGroupBrasa CapitalBronson Holdings, LLCBYDCA, Inc.CalBay Development, LLCCalcrete ConstructionCalifornia TruckingAssociationCalmet Corp.CGI StrategiesCIM GroupCityview LLCClark Construction Group- California, LPClay Lacy AviationClear Vision Management,LLCCoca Cola Bottling USAComstock HomesConduentCore/Related Grand AveOwner, LLCCrescent Capital PartnersLLCFebruary 18, 2020
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMSBased on Client Payments Reported as Received In 2019 Q4Rank &PaymentsFirms and ClientsEnglander Knabe and Allen (including three6ixty)(continued from previous page)Crews of California, Inc.Curson CapitalCynthia Ambuehl DiamontDaylight ComunnityDevelopmentDeckard TechnologiesDecro CorporationDeloitte Consulting LLPDelta 9 THCDevlin Land GroupDominick DiBartolomeoDomus Development LLCDyvinel Inc.EAH HousingEast LA Community CorpEBEAG Properties LLCElevado GroupElkwoodElliot Megdal & AssociatesElsey PartnersElliot Megdal & AssociatesElsey PartnersEmpire Property GroupLLCEnsemble InvestmentsEnterprise Rent-A-CarCompany of LosAngelesFar Field BrewingCompanyFenix Marine ServicesFifteen Group / Art ColonyProperty LLCFig & Olive Melrose PlaceIncFirestone Walker BreweryFoxpoint Media, LLCFuller Realty Company,Inc.Geneva Street PartnersGenius FundGiannotta, StevenEthics CommissionGillis Family PartnershipGlaser WeilGohar AfifiGSW Creative Corporationdba dosistGTM Holdings LLCHanover Financial LLCHavenHDR Engineering, Inc.Healthy Spot LLCHeyday Beverly, LLCHi Hi Heel ProductionsHillakas, PeterHillcrest Beverly OilCorporationHillel 818Hollenbeck PalmsIndependence HealthcareManagementIndus Holding CompanyIrvine Asset Group LLCJamison Properties LPJapanese AmericanCultural & CommunityJB BuildersJewish Federation ofGreater LAJMS DesignJohnson DevelopmentAssociates IncJuncosa, MarkKamp GrizzlyKansasEXP-LA, LLCKatchko, Vitiello,Karikomi, PC on behalfof their client Boo-KuCCKatchko, Vitiello,Karikomi, PC on behalfof their client GourmetGreen RoomItem 85 of 21Katchko, Vitiello,Karikomi, PC on behalfof their client PurpleHeart CompassionKatchko, Vitiello,Karikomi, PC on behalfof their client SouthernCalifornia CollectiveKatchko, Vitiello,Karikomi, PC on behalfof their client UniversalCollectiveKH Equities LLCKirsh, AndrewKitchen United, Inc.Klinedinst PCKnoll Agency, Inc.KSLB Holding LLCL & R Group of CompaniesLa Terra Development LLCLAMF 522 Harbor LLCLenyn Ltd, dba ICECurrency Services,USALeon Capital GroupLocation BasedEntertainmentLOGS Apartments, LPMadcap Motel Los AngelesLLCMalibu GreenMCAP PartnersMcCormack Baron SalazarDevelopment Inc.McKidd Family TrustMDK Angelo Holdings, LLCMDM Investment GroupMedical Caregiver Co-opMelrose Herbal CollectiveMenchies'sMerle Norman Cosmetics,Inc.Meta HousingFebruary 18, 2020
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMSBased on Client Payments Reported as Received In 2019 Q4Rank &PaymentsFirms and ClientsEnglander Knabe and Allen (including three6ixty)(continued from previous page)Millenium SettlementConsultingMM Enterprises USA, LLCMolasky Ventures, LLCMoss & CompanyMurray, ToddN N N ProductionsNational CoreNational Strategies, LLCon behalf of nes, Inc.Ness Holdings, IncNikeOcean Development, Inc.Official Police Garage Assnof LAOlson Urban Housing LLCOne Concern, Inc.Onni Contracting (CA) Inc.Organic Green TreatmentCenter, Inc.Oxford Capital Group LLCPan Am EquitiesPark Lane ProjectsParkview Mgmt Group IncPattern Energy Group Inc(“Pattern Energy”) andPattern Energy Group2 LP (“PatternDevelopment”)PAX Urban PartnersPlatinum SecurityPRG Investment &ManagementPrivate Line Service, Inc.Raakel Real EstateRahbar, KeyvanRBM of CaliforniaEthics CommissionReavis, EricRedcar Properties LTDReservoir Partners, LLCRilito 2, LLCRisley, M & E Three PalmsTrustRoobik KhanlariRose Cafe and Market,Inc.RSE Capital PartnersRunyon GroupSaltchuk Resources, Inc.Seaview Investors, LLCSeazen AHC 1375LLCShaun T Jaenick LLCSilver, ScottSilver Hill Properties LLCSilver-Lake Arc LLCSkinny Labs Inc., dba SpinSklar-KirshSlate Property GroupSonder USA, IncSPI Holdings LLCSproutLAStay AlfredSteiner DouglasConstruction IncSunrise Development Inc.Tarzana Health SystemsLLCThe Citrus Hill TrustThe Hanover CompanyThe Jane ClubThe Relief CollectiveThe Ruth GroupThe Souferian GroupThe Waterford GroupItem 86 of 21Timberlane Partners IVLLCTimothy Leary MemorialDispensaryTishman SpeyerTom Safran & AssociatesTotal TransportationServices, Inc. - TTSITova CapitalTRC Solutions, Inc.TriCal Contruction, IncTRION PROPERTIESUCBA Trade AssociationUnilev CapitalUniversal StandardHousingUniversal TechnicalInstitute, Inc.Victoria SK Holdings, LLCViewstone CapitalViramontes, EnriqueViridium GrouWaste Management Inc.Welbrook Senior LivingWest HollywoodCommunity HousingWestfield Airports, LLCWestfield, LLCWestport Properties, Inc.Wilorna EnterprisesWoodman 77 LLCWORKS USAWynkoop Properties LLCXenon DevelopmentCompanyXerox CorporationYasmeh, AllenFebruary 18, 2020
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMSBased on Client Payments Reported as Received In 2019 Q4Rank &PaymentsFirms and Clients3. 1,226,329Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP11601 Dunstan Partners,L.P.12001 Pico Property, LLC2800 Casitas LLC4454 Van Nuys, LLC600 San Pedro LP6104 Hollywood, LLC6th & Alameda LLP7006 Van Nuys, LLC8008 Third StreetInvestmentsAcademy of Motion PictureArts & SciencesACC OP Development LLCAEGAmerican CommercialEquitiesAmoroso CompanyAragon (Sunset/Everett)Properties Corp.Artisan Realty AdvisorsAutoNationBel Air Country ClubBelmont Village SeniorLivingBLT EnterprisesBolourBrookfield PropertiesDevelopmentLLC/Forest CityBWC/St. Adnrews LPCaladan Investments LLCCalifornia LandmarkCalvary Christian SchoolCamden USA, Inc.Campbell Hall SchoolChelsea Investment Corp.CIM GroupCity Market of Los AngelesCoreSiteCypress EquityDevenney Group, Ltd.District Square LLCEAH HousingEthics CommissionElectric Pointe, LP EquityOfficeEquity ResidentialFaring Capital, LLCFF Realty IV LLCFrost/ChaddockDevelopers, LLCG.H. PalmerGlassell Park, LLCGriffin Opportunities, LLCIMT Capital LLCInternational EquityPartnersJade EnterprisesJamison Properties, LPJohnson DevelopmentKarma Company, LLCKnight Restaurant Group,Inc.LA Hollywood PropertiesLLCLa Terra Development,LLCLandmark Properties, Inc.LeFrakLenmar Beverly Glen LLCLeon Capital GroupLincoln Property CompanyLizard Capital LLCLJ Properties, Inc.Lowe Enterprises RealEstate GroupMarlborough SchoolMCRT Investments LLCMercy HousingMGA North LLCMLM Group LLCNext Century Associates,LLCNorth New HampshirePartners, LLCOakmont CapitalONNI Group Contracting(California) Inc.Item 87 of 21OSIB LA DowntownProperties, LLCPacific StoragePalatine Capital PartnersManagement, LLCPalisades CapitalPartnersPATH VenturesPrecision DevelopmentCompanyPSS West L.A., LLCRAR2-Villa Marina CenterCA, LLCRegalian, LLCRelated CaliforniaSeaZen-AHC 1375, LLCSonderSpectrum Group RealEstateSpieker RealtyInvestmentsSunrise Senior LivingSutter, Gary & VeraThe Buckley SchoolThe Community BuildersGroupThe Hanover CompanyThe HQ GroupThe Mirman SchoolThe Pews at SC LLCThe Richman GroupCalifornia DevelopmentCompanyTishman SpeyerTrammell CrowTriCal ConstructionTriStar Realty Group, LLCUncommon DevelopmentUniversal StandardHousingUniversity of SouthernCaliforniaFebruary 18, 2020
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMSBased on Client Payments Reported as Received In 2019 Q4Rank &PaymentsFirms and ClientsArmbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP(continued from previous page)Vantage PropertyInvestorsVisionQuest4. 829,665WH Hotel, LLCWilshire Skyline, Inc.WNMS Properties, Inc.IkarIvy Station LLCJacmar PartnersJade EnterprisesJamison California MarketCenterJamison Properties LPKaiser Foundation HealthPlan Inc.Little Tokyo ServiceCenterLW USC LLCMercy HousingMeta HousingMirae-LA, LLCMitsui Fudosan AmericaMuseum AssociatesMusic Box Building Co.,LLCNational CommunityRenaissance of CANational Real EstateDevelopment LLCNuveen Real EstatePalisades Capital PartnersLLCPara Los Ninos, Inc.PariSel LLCPuente Learning CenterR.D. OlsonDevelopmentRed Hook Capital PartnersRexford Industrial RealtyRodeo Properties LLCSamko LLCSandstone PropertiesSkid Row Housing TrustSnyder Family TrustSRO Housing Corp.Strategic LegacyInvestment GroupTemple Israel ofHollywoodThe City Market of LosAngelesThe Hanover CompanyTopa Management Co.Triumph ManagementTTLC Management Inc.Universal Villas LLCUrban CommonsValue SchoolsVermont Real EstateProperties LLCWakeland Housing &DevelopmentWalter N Marks IncWeingart CenterWest HollywoodCommunity HousingCorp.Wolf Rifkin ShapiroSchulman & Rabkin LLPYavneh Hebrew AcademyCraig Lawson & Co., LLC1200 S. Figueroa LLC1614 Temple LLC3800 West Sixth StreetLLCA Community of FriendsAbode CommunitiesAcon DevelopmentAD Sharp USAmidi GroupAugustson Family TrustB & F AssociatesCapital ForesightCarmel Partners Inc.Century HousingChelsea Investment Corp.CIM GroupDarden Corp.Decro CorporationEiden Inc.Equity ResidentialFlexible PSH SolutionsFN Property InvestmentFreeman GroupGoodman North AmericaGreenland US Holding Co.Grocery Outlet Inc.Harry's Auto Body IncHighridge CostaDevelopment Co.Holland PartnersHollywood Forever Inc.Hudson PacificEthics CommissionWelbrook Senior LivingWestmark SchoolWestwood3, LLCItem 88 of 21February 18, 2020
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMSBased on Client Payments Reported as Received In 2019 Q4Rank &PaymentsFirms and Clients5.Psomas 813,1371330 Pico Blvd. Partners,LLCArt District Los AngelesRegional Center, LLCBeverly La Cienega, LLCBW AmericaDevelopment, LLCCanbri Properties, LLCCarmel PartnersCasa Real CondominiumsColburn SchoolCoree LLCCrown Group Holdings,PTY, Ltd.Cutting Edge Consultants6. 775,787NBCUniversal Media, LLCNeman Real EstateInvestments LLCPH/T&T Master One LLCRescore Koreatown, LLCShenzhen New WorldInvestments (USA),Inc.SOCAL San Pedro SPV1,LLCThe Parlor HW, LLCTribune Real EstateHoldings, LLCUniversity of SouthernCaliforniaHoneywell International,Inc.Hudson Pacific Properties,Inc.J. Paul Getty TrustJMB Realty Corporation(AKA: AP Properties)Karney Properties Co.Kayne Anderson RealEstate AdvisorsKIPP SoCal Public SchoolsLAFC Sports, LLCLos Angeles Dodgers LLCLoyola MarymountUniversityMajestic Realty Co.McCourt Partners LLCMitsui Fudosan America,Inc.Nant Media Holdings, LLCNBCUniversal Media, LLCPacific MaritimeAssociation ParamountStudiosPhase IIC Owner, LLCPhase III Owner, LLCProvidence TarzanaMedical CenterSBLP Development LLCSierra Canyon High SchoolFoundationSM 10000 Property, LLCThe AllBright Group LALLCThe Buckley SchoolThe Charles Company andM. & A. Gabaee, LPThe Charles Company, M.& A. Gabaee, LP,Metropolitan Square,Inc. and DistrictSquare, LLCTribune Media CompanyUniversity of SouthernCaliforniaVella Group/VE EquitiesLLCWestfield, LLCWilshire Gayley, LLCLatham & Watkins LLP5601-5667 Santa MonicaBlvd (LA) Owner LLC5929 Sunset (Hollywood),LLC and CIM Group, LPAerial Rapid TransitTechnologies LLCApartment Investments &Management Company("AIMCO")Archer School for GirlsBoething - TreelandCaruso AffiliatedCH Palladium, LLCClear Channel OutdoorCORE/Related Grand AveJV, LLCCrescent HeightsDynamic DevelopmentCompany, LLCForest Lawn MemorialPark AssnGrit RE, LLCHealthy Spot LLCHeart Olive, LLCEthics CommissionDTLA South ParkProperties Propco I,LLCDTLA South ParkProperties Propco II,LLCGranada Hills Partners,LLCHarridge DevelopmentGroup, LLCHeart Olive, LLCHermoyne Investments,Inc.L.A. Arena Land CompanyMiracle Mile Holdings, LLCNarrator, Inc.Item 89 of 21February 18, 2020
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMSBased on Client Payments Reported as Received In 2019 Q4Rank &PaymentsFirms and Clients7.Glaser, Weil, Fink, Howard, Avchen & Shapiro, LLP 728,874544 Pacific Investment,LLC6161 Mulholland Hwy LLC685 Westminster HoldingsLLC963 South WiltonInvestorsAffinity House Inc.Balios Capital LLCBBC Van Ness, LLCBLDG Partners LLCCarmel PartnersChen, KevinDart Partners/Mateo ArtsLLCDecro CorporationDragonlaine Holdings, LLCEnwave EnergyCorporation8. 698,750 602,175Ha, Kee WhanHolland & KnightJamison Services, Inc.Jia Long Real EstateDevelopmentKim, YoungLA Gateway, LLCLincoln Property Co. WestLos Angeles EquestrianCenterPublic Storage Sabah, DanSamitaur ConstructsSea Urchin Lounge LLCSM Entertainment LASushi Nozawa GroupWalter J. CompanySheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP1 and 8, Inc.1600 Hudson, LLC9712 Oak Pass Road LLCAutomobile Club ofSouthern CaliforniaAzure Development, Inc.BLDG Edinburg LLCCalifornia Hotel & LodgingAssociationElkwood LLCEquitas AcademyGeoula, JoeHolland Partner GroupEthics CommissionNSB/Richlar PartnershipPark View ManagementGroup Inc.Peter & Sarah MandellRepublic Services, IncSchwartz, SteveShapiro, Joel and LoriTezuke LLCThatcher Yard HousingLLCThe Brine, LLCThe Palmline TrustThe Taubman CompanyUniversity of SouthernCaliforniaVista Investment GroupWatts Station LPWynkoop Properties, LLCMichael Bai and AssociatesAlameda IndustrialMedical GroupAtlas Capital GroupBando Dela Corp.Capri Urban Baldwin LLCChoi, LanaClear ChannelCTI Housing9.Expo Line Owner, LLCFidelity National TitleInsurance CompanyFogel Real EstateGroening, DeborahHospitality Group, LLCHuntington Point Partners,LLCIKE Smart CityKermath, KarenLevy, AllenLINC Housing CorporationLion Boylston, LLCLos Angeles DodgersMarina Pacific Hotel andSuites, Inc.Merlone Geier PartnersNoHo 5050 LPNorth Main LLCHollywood ForeverCemeteryHollywood InternationalRegional CenterHudson Pacific Properties,Inc.Ike Smart City LLCJames SamatasLightstone DTLA, LLCLLJ Adler WarnerLuxe HotelsMAK CenterMcCadden Plaza, LPMOB Hotels & CompagnieLLCItem 810 of 21Montgomery ClarkAdvisorsOur Lady of Mt. LebanonPeebles Corporation, ThePluto Partners, LLCPrimestor Development,Inc.Sandstone PropertiesTA Los Angeles 443 SSSLPThe True Life CompaniesValley Charter - 18600LanarkVenus Over ManhattanFebruary 18, 2020
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LOBBYING FIRMSBased on Client Payments Reported as Received In 2019 Q4Rank &PaymentsFirms and Clients10.M Strategic Communications 551,500Aecom capitalAirbnbAtlas / college stationCA Resources CorporationCalifornians for EnergyIndependenceCohen GoldseinInvestment (sgi)StrategiesDart container corporationE.firefly systems inc.HNTB corporationHudson pacific propertiesJade Enterprises, LLCJuul labs, inclafc sports, llcLincoln Property CompanyWest LLCLos Angeles DodgersPacific MaritimeAssociation plainsmarketing, l.p.Relevant groupSA recycling llcTishman SpeyerUniversity of SouthernCaliforniaVella GroupVerizonWestfield PromenadeTop 10 Highest Paying ClientsIn the fourth quarter of 2019, there were 2,200 registered clients of lobbying entities.Lobbying firms are required to disclose the payments they receive from their clients and the Citymatters associated with those payments. The clients that lobbying firms reported as having paidthe most for lobbying services in the fourth quarter are identified in the table that begins below.Payments from clients with similar names and projects are aggregated.Each of the top ten highest paying clients spent at least 157,000 during the quarter.Combined, their payments totaled 2,924,609, or 14.2 percent of the 20,634,626 total reportedpayments from clients.TOP 10 HIGHEST PAYING CLIENTSClient1.Champion RealEstate CompanyBased on Aggregate Client Payments Reported for 2019 Q4Detail of Total PaymentsTotal PaymentsLobbying FirmPaymentCity MatterReported 518,947DLA Piper LLP (US) 252,452 General Real EstateElkins Kalt WeintraubReuben Gartside LLPEthics CommissionItem 811 of 21 234,613Yucca Argyle 30,9161501 Sunset 966Development mattersAgencies LobbiedCity Attorney, CityCouncil, Buildingand Safety, LAFD,HCID, PlanningCity Attorney, CityCouncil, Buildingand Safety,PlanningCity Council,NeighborhoodCouncils, Planning,LAPDCity CouncilFebruary 18, 2020
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAYING CLIENTSClient2.Clear ChannelOutdoor, LLC (andClear ChannelOutdoor, ClearChannel Outdoor,Inc., and ClearChannel)Based on Aggregate Client Payments Reported for 2019 Q4Detail of Total PaymentsTotal PaymentsLobbying FirmPaymentCity MatterReported 438,374Latham & Watkins LLP 147,561 Assist client inconnection with outdooradvertising issues.Mercury Public Affairs 95,000 Issue related to digitalboardsKirra, LLC 45,000 Outdoor AdvertisingMichael Bai andAssociatesAfriat Consulting GroupInc 45,000Billboard Issue 41,785Urban Solutions, LLCDavid GershwinConsulting 40,028 24,000Assist with securingpermits and other issuesregarding outdooradvertising/VariouslocationsDigital SignageOutdoor AdvertisingIssues/City of LosAngeles (File 11-1705)Support for processingof a Final Map/26900 &27812 S. Western Ave.,San Pedro, CACrossroads.Development of a 7 plusacre site with 8 newbuildings including hotel,retail, residential andoffice uses. (CPC-20152025-ZC-HD-MCUPCU-ZV-SPR)Land Use &Transportation Mattersre: Sunset and GordonMixed-UseProject/5929-5945 W.Sunset Boulevard2231 Western3.SOCAL SanPedro SPV1, LLC 435,750Psomas 435,7504.CRE-HARCrossroads SPV,LLC 296,501DLA Piper LLP (US) 296,5015.CIM Group (and5929 Sunset(Hollywood), LLCand CIM Group,LP) 268,840Latham & Watkins LLP 141,178Gonzales Law Group,APC 15,628 14,731 12,876926 Sycamore /926Sycamore Avenue5103 Adams 8,3825211 W Adams CUP 3,0095170 Adams Hotel 2,7684327 Adams CUP 2,073Western Hotel /21372211 S Western Avenue4750 Wilshire 1,551Ethics CommissionItem 812 of 21Agencies LobbiedNo City agencieslobbied.Mayor, City CouncilMayor, City Council,PlanningCity CouncilMayor, Controller,City Council,PlanningCity CouncilCity Council,NeighborhoodCouncilsBuilding and Safety,Planning, PublicWorks, Engineering,LADOTCity Attorney, CityCouncil, Buildingand Safety, HCID,PlanningNo City agencieslobbied.City Council,PlanningCity Council,PlanningCity Council,PlanningCity Council,PlanningCity Council,PlanningCity Council,PlanningCity Council,PlanningCity Council,PlanningFebruary 18, 2020
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAYING CLIENTSClientCIM Group (and5929 Sunset(Hollywood), LLCand CIM Group,LP)(continued)Based on Aggregate Client Payments Reported for 2019 Q4Detail of Total PaymentsTotal PaymentsLobbying FirmPaymentCity MatterReported 1,262 Crenshaw 1,150Englander Knabe andAllen (includingthree6ixty) 6955560 Adams CUP/55605562 West AdamsBoulevard5135 Adams CUP 4171009 Orange 144953 Sycamore 18,720 9,669 6,755 6,376 2,644 411 117Afriat Consulting GroupIncArmbruster Goldsmith& Delvac LLPAgencies Lobbied 14,651 3,633Development/5929Sunset Blvd., LosAngeles, CA 90028City Council,PlanningCity Council,PlanningCity Council,PlanningCity Council,PlanningCity Council,PlanningPlanningDevelopment/5953 WestAdams Boulevard, LosAngeles, CA 90016Development/5410 W.Adams, Los Angeles,CA 90016Development/5400 W.Adams Blvd., LosAngeles, CA 90016PlanningBuerge IIDevelopment/5263 W.Adams Blvd., LosAngeles, CA 90016PlanningPlanningDevelopment/4921 W.Adams, Los Angeles,CAAssist client with reentitlement issues/5929Sunset Blvd.Farmers InsuranceCampus/FarmersInsurance CampusPlanningPlanningPlanningNo City agencieslobbied.No City agencieslobbied.6.WatermarkWestwood VillageLLC 241,420DLA Piper LLP (US) 241,420Westwood7.MountaingateOpen SpaceMaintenanceAssociation 225,513Loeb & Loeb LLP 213,3621901 N. SepulvedaBlvd. & 1901 W.Sepulveda Blvd.City AttorneyCouncil, LAFD,HCID, Planning,DWPCity Council,Building and Safety,Planning 12,151CUPEnforcement/12445Mountaingate DriveCity Council,Building and Safety,PlanningLa TerraDevelopment LLC 182,620 41,900Pinnacle 360 HooverLLC/235 N. HooverStreet, Los Angeles, CAVeniceCollection/12444,12575, 12579 VeniceBlvdNo City agencieslobbied.8.Englander Knabe andAllen (includingthree6ixty) 30,000Ethics CommissionItem 813 of 21No City agencieslobbied.February 18, 2020
TOP 10 HIGHEST PAYING CLIENTSClientLa TerraDevelopment LLC(continued)9.Atlas CapitalGroup, LLCBased on Aggregate Client Payments Reported for 2019 Q4Detail of Total PaymentsTotal PaymentsLobbying FirmPaymentCity MatterReported 28,400 Development / EncoreSilverlakeInvestments/2753Waverly Drive, LosAngeles 26,200 Development / 4900Hollywood Blvd. 14,700 Development/4850Hollywood Blvd. 13,200 12575 Venice Blvd., LosAngeles, CA 90066 13,100 1350 Deluxe HollywoodInvestors, LLC/1350 N.Western Ave., LosAngeles, CA 400 Development/1100 WestTempleArmbruster Goldsmith 5,618 235 Hoover/235 Hoover& Delvac LLP 3,862 4900 Hollywood/4900Hollywood 1,909 4850 Hollywood/4850Hollywood 1,381 12440 Venice/12440Venice 1,381 12575 Venice/12575Venice 569 1350 Western/1350Western 159,644DLA Piper LLP (US) 88,504 Alameda Square/777Alameda StMichael Bai10. Los AngelesDodgersF. 157,000Glaser, Weil, Fink,Howard, Avchen &Shapiro, LLPM StrategicCommunications 41,140Chinatown/120-129 W.College Street 30,000Downtown Los AngelesROW ProjectCenterfi
Feb 18, 2020 · Black Equities Group Blue Label Construction BNSF Railway Company Boardwalk Property Development, LLC Boingo Wireless, Inc. Bold Partners LLC Bolour Associate Boos Development West, LLC Boost Housing LLC Botanical Hospitality Group Brasa Capital Bronson Holdings, LLC BYD CA, Inc. CalBay Development, LLC Calcrete Construction California Trucking
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Values and Ethics for Care Practice Sue Cuthbert and Jan Quallington Cuthbert & Quallington Values and Ethics for Care Practice www.lanternpublishing.co.uk 9 781908 625304 ISBN 978-1-908-625-30-4 Values and Ethics for Care Practice Values and ethics are integral to the provision, practice and delivery of patient-centred health and social care.
