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Processed Materials, 1974-2001 1992-1995

box 1

Series 1 CitiReport, 1992-1995

Scope and Contents

Has newsletters and some business files.
 

Newsletters, 1992-1995

Physical Description: 5 folders
 

Business Documents, 1991-1992

 

Follow-up

 

Publicity

 

Renewal Letters

box 1

Series 2 Ethics Series 2 1990-1999

Scope and Contents

Has documents related to Bush's ethics reforms work in San Francisco. including
 

San Francisco

 

Commission Business, 1995-1999

Physical Description: 4 folders
 

Ammiano, Tom, 1997-1998

 

Board of Supervisors

 

Brown for Mayor, Willie, 1995

 

Campaign Contributions, Proposition G, 1996-1997

 

Campaign Finance Reform, Proposition N, 1999

 

Campaign Handbook

 

Charter: Civil Service Provisions, 1991

 

Competitive Bidding, 1996

 

Complaints and Investigations

 

Violation Reportings 1992-1996

Physical Description: 2 folders
 

Democratic Central Committee Campaign Statement 1996

 

Frank Jordan Election Committee 1996

 

Police Officers Association 1996

 

California Voters Guide, Attention: Republicans 1996

 

California Voter Guide, Barnes and Whitehurst 1997-1998

 

Supervisors Teng and Leno 1998

 

San Franciscans for Sensible Government v. Ethics Commission 1999

 

Industrial Waste Ordinance, 1997

 

Lobbyist Ordinance, 1998

 

Lobbyist Registrations, 1996-1997

 

News Articles

 

Notes, [1998?]

 

Soft Money

 

California

 

Campaign Contribution Limits, Proposition 208, 1996-1998

 

Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments, 1995-1997

 

Fair Political Practices Commission: Political Reform Act, 1997

 

Los Angeles, 1990-1996

Physical Description: 3 folders
 

Reporting Requirements and Restrictions on Lobbying

 

Republican Party: Raper Letter, 1997

 

Soft Money, Proposition 208, 1997-1998

 

New York, 1995-1996

Physical Description: 2 folders
 

Series 3 Research Files, 1974-2001

Scope and Contents

Mainly documents Bush's work after leaving Mayor Agnos' office, but includes a few files from his time in Washington DC.

Arrangement

Organized alphabetically by subject.
box 1

A-I

 

Agnos' Record, 1990-2000

Physical Description: 2 folders
 

Campaign Literature

 

City Budget, 1993-1994

Physical Description: 2 folders
 

City: Technology Concerns, 1995

 

Fan Mail, 1993-1994

 

Immigration [Washington DC Work], 1979-1983

 

International [Washington DC work], 1974-1983

box 2

I-W

 

Interviews [Washington DC work]

 

Living Wage, 1999

 

National Association of Business Councils [Washington DC Work], 1982

 

News Clippings, 1992-1998

 

Police Interrogations, 1992

 

Press Pass, 1991

 

"What I Saw from Art Agnos' Office" Article

 

Wong, Walter, 2000-[2001?]

 

Unprocessed Materials, 1976-2003 1992-1995

Scope and Contents

Has some of Bush's files from his time as a journalist in Washington, D.C., as well files as a journalist and good government advocate following his time as an aide to Assemblyman and Mayor Art Agnos. Includes CitiReport files. (Bush edited the publication beginning in 1992.) Focuses on ethics in San Francisco government and campaign finance reform.
 

Series 4 "Book," 1980-2001

Scope and Contents

Original boxes were marked "Book." Files may have been set aside for a publication. Subjects include Agnos' Mayoral accomplishments, polling, political issues, bond rating drop, and an ethics complaint against Mayor Frank Jordan's inaugural committee. Has some articles authored by Bush as well as draft text for position pieces and article ideas and speeches.

Arrangement

Organized alphabetically.
box 2

A-H

 

Affordable Housing Editorial and Speeches

 

Agnos Biographical, 1989-2001

Physical Description: 5 folders
 

Agnos Editorials and Letters to Editor, January 1992-[199-]

 

Agnos Speeches, 1984-1998

 

Assembly, 1984-1985

 

Bay Counties Statistics, 1992-1993

 

Brown, Jr., Willie L., 1996

 

Bush Articles, Columns and Editorials, 1989-1994

Physical Description: 3 folders
 

Bush Biographical, 1982-[?]

 

Bush Book Proposal, The Revolt of the Commuter Class, no date

 

Bush Personal Correspondence, 1964-[1992]

 

Bush Reporting Services, 1981-1985

Physical Description: 2 folders
 

Budget/Bond Rating Drop, 1994

 

CitiReport Stationery

 

Committee on Jobs, 1991-1996

Physical Description: 2 folders
 

Consultants, 1990-1995

 

Embarcadero Freeway, 1991-1994

 

Geneva Towers, 1994

 

Health, 1990

 

Home Ownership, 1990-1996

 

Homeless Paper (Mayor's Office of Economic Planning), April 1992

 

Housing, 1990-2001

 

Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 1992-2000

Physical Description: 3 folders
box 3

L-W

 

Laguna Honda, 2000-2001

 

Mayoral Choices Poll, 1994

 

Mayoral Staff (Agnos'), 1988-1991

 

Mission Bay Development, 1990-1996

 

Newspaper Clippings, 1982-2002

Physical Description: 2 folders
 

Olympics Bid, 1998-2002

 

Police and Fire, 1990-2001

 

Proposals (Newspaper Story Ideas), 1983-2000

 

Russian Jews, 1984-1988

 

San Francisco Housing Authority, Report and Five-Year Work Plan, May 1993

 

State Legislature, 2000

 

USS Missouri Homeporting, 1987-1993

Physical Description: 3 folders
 

Welform Reform, 1994

box 3

Series 5 CitiReport Production Files, May-December, 1992

Scope and Contents

Material for specific issues.

Arrangement

Organized chronologically, by issue.
box 4

Series 6 Notebooks and Videos, [1992-1995?]

Scope and Contents

Contains handwritten notes on legal pads, and two videotapes.
 

Notebooks

 

Public Housing Ownership, [199-]

 

CBS News Story on Berkeley and San Francisco Homelessness, [1999]

 

Series 7 Research Files, 1992-1995

Scope and Contents

Covers people and subjects, likely for CitiReport publication and Examiner articles. Includes press releases, articles written by Bush, and financial statements of candidates and political committees. Subjects include Economy, Fire Department Consent Decree, Gays, Key Votes, Lobbyists, Elections (under November Elections), Police, Shanti, and Unions. Includes IRS 990 filings of organizations including Frends of San Francisco Public Library, Friends of Recreation & Parks, San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Friends of San Francisco Police, Friends of Health Department, and Friends of San Francisco Fire Department.

Arrangement

Organized into two sub-series, which are each alphabetically organized. Some files are labeled. Contains many unorganized papers.
 

Sub-series A, 1992-1995

box 5

A-F

box 6

G-M

box 7

M-P

box 8

P-W

 

Sub-series B, 1992-1995

box 8

B

box 9

B-I

 

Series 8 Ethics, 1990-2003 1993-1997

Scope and Contents

Focuses on Bush's investigations into possible ethics violations, particularly on Frank Jordan; as well as coverage of San Francisco Ethics Commission work. Includes finance statements of elected officials.

Arrangement

Not organized. Some files are labeled. Contains many unorganized papers.
box 10-11

Frank Jordan and Wendy Paskin, 1990-1995

Physical Description: 1.5 Cubic Feet
box 11

Other Subjects, 1990-1995

 

Mayoral Election, 1995

 

Actenberg Financial Statements, Roberta, 1990-1992

 

Alioto Financial Statements, Angela, 1994

 

Hedleston, Carl

 

Housing Authority

 

Patrol Specials Lawsuit

box 12

Other Subjects, 1991-2003

 

Campaign Committees

 

Executive Director's Reports, 1995-1997

 

Opinions from City Attorney, 1992-1997

 

Electronic Filing (of Election-Related Financial Information)

 

Political Contractor Laws, 1996

 

Campaign Finance Reform, San Francisco Laws, 1995-1996

 

Major Donors, 1996

 

Ethics Commission Regulations, 1996-1997

 

City Charter, 1996-1997

 

Lobbyist Manual, 1996

 

Candidate Manual, 1996

 

Ammiano FPPC Request on Lobbyist Issues, Tom, 1996-1997

 

Fair Political Practices Commisdion Bulletins, 1993-1996

 

California Campaign Laws, 1996-1997

 

Kilroy's Directory of SF's Politically Active Groups, 1994

 

SF Ballot Propositions, 1961-1990, 1991

 

Bush Review of Ethics Commission minutes, 1995

 

1997/98 Commission Budget, 1995-1996

 

John Doe v Gavin Newsom for Mayor Campaign, 2003

 

Committee to Build the Boulevard, 1999

box 13

Other Subjects, 1995-2003

Scope and Contents

Mostly loose papers including complaints filed by Bush and documents for court cases including Clint Reilly for Mayor vs. City and San Franciscans for Sensible Government vs. City; campaign constultants' quarterly reports, Commission memoranda and reports from director. Subjects include lobbyist restrictions, campaign finance and public financing of campaigns.
box 14

Other Subjects, 1991-1995

Scope and Contents

Has San Francisco Taxpayers Associations's financial documents and Quentin Kopp's Lawyer's letter regarding a CitiRreport article about ethics in politics (1993-1994); Ted Fang's deposition for Citizens for a United San Francisco campaign violations case; and a Ted Fang FPPC order, 1995. Includes People's Earth Day Accounting (funded by Redevelopment Agency), 1993-1994; and South Bayshore Community Development Corporation's public records, for a Redevelopment Agency survey, 1994-1995. Many loose papers on corruption, ethics, campaign finance, and public records requests, 1994-1995. Subjects include Police including helicopter and 101 California shooting transcripts.
box 15

Other Subjects, 1990-1996

Scope and Contents

Loose papers including Bush letter to Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr., declining an Ethics Commission apointment, 1996; and San Francisco Fire Department Consent Decree court papers, 1990-1993.
box 15

Series 9 Bush Reporting Service and Washington, D.C., 1976-1984

Physical Description: .67 Cubic Feet

Arrangement

Folders are labeled but not organized.

Scope and Contents

Research files from Bush's work and volunteerism in Washington D.C.
Collection Contents
Processed Materials,
CitiReport,
Ethics
Research Files,
Unprocessed Materials,
"Book,"
CitiReport Production Files,
Notebooks and Videos,
Research Files,
Ethics,
Bush Reporting Service and Washington, D.C.,
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