Jason Kinney, a representative of California Strategies, says the firm was paid by Keenan for consulting, apart from the firm's contract to lobby on behalf of the city. Kinney declined to discuss the specifics of his firm's consulting contract with Keenan.
"We have an advocacy firm and a consulting firm," Kinney said. "We had a contract to do consulting for Keenan. We never lobbied for him. He never participated in a lobbying meeting."
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"Keenan offered to support the city, and the city was all too happy to accept that," Kinney said. "They're trying to achieve a critical but complicated solution to an unprecedented crisis in the city."
In interviews on Wednesday and Thursday, Keenan did not distinguish between the city's lobbying contract and his consulting contract with California Strategies, saying that he and the city "collectively" hired the firm.
According to Keenan, he had no control over the firm's activities. He said he would occasionally receive feedback on the legislative proceedings in Sacramento.
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