F ▁led ▁Tom ▁Am m iano , ▁representing ▁District ▁ 9 ▁on ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors , ▁to ▁propose ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁dis closure ▁law ▁requiring ▁a ▁char ity ▁that ▁receives ▁city ▁funds ▁to ▁open ▁all ▁its ▁meet ings ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁make ▁all ▁its ▁documents ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁and ▁admit ▁a ▁city - app oint ed ▁observer ▁to ▁its ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁if ▁de emed ▁necessary ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Will ie ▁Brown , ▁Mayor ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁signed ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁ordin ance , ▁requiring ▁char ities ▁that ▁receive ▁at ▁least ▁$ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁city ▁gr ants ▁to ▁conven e ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁public ▁board ▁meet ings ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁provide ▁some ▁financial ▁information ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Pet rel is ▁organized ▁the ▁A ID S ▁Account ability ▁Project , ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁web ▁site ▁to ▁publish ▁the ▁inform ational ▁tax ▁returns ▁of ▁non pro fit ▁AS O ' s . ▁By ▁April , ▁the ▁project ▁had ▁published ▁the ▁tax ▁returns ▁of ▁twenty - e ight ▁such ▁ag encies ▁located ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁six - digit ▁sal aries ▁of ▁certain ▁AS O ▁execut ives . ▁ ▁After ▁Pet rel is ▁expressed ▁his ▁concerns ▁to ▁Tom ▁Cob urn , ▁a ▁Republican ▁representing ▁Oklahoma ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁con