Hunting down lobbyists

Hoping to better track the people who are paid to influence city policy, the Los Angeles Ethics Commission will begin considering this week revising the city's lobbying law. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.

The proposed changes are supposed to clarify who is and isn't a lobbyist - and to make it easier for officials to crack down on people who influence city leaders yet do not register as lobbyists.

"We know the public has strong ongoing concerns about the appearance of lobbying and what lobbying can do," said LeeAnn Pelham, executive director of the Ethics Commission.