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CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 26
Inequality in San Francisco breeds political unease FPPC to investigate contributions made to Gov. Brown, but not Brown himself Union pressures L.A. County to make it easier to promote probation workers with discipline problems Volunteer imposter causing trouble for Assembly candidate?
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 21
Open-government groups fighting with political ethics watchdog Most state lawmakers draw per diem even when not at work Senate candidate Kamala Harris wants free college for the working poor CalPERS forecaster wants larger contributions from state, local governments LGBT group
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State Controller fined for disclosure violations from 2014
State Controller Betty Yee was fined $2,082 on Thursday by the state’s campaign ethics watchdog for violations during her 2014 run for office. The Fair Political Practices Commission found that in seven instances Yee’s state controller campaign did not file
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – July 21
FBI data collection program exposed FPPC would require suspected lobbyists to prove who pays them Brown backpedals on construction pay Democratic Lt. Gov. is having a blast at Republican convention The man behind Prop. 53 Good morning, so close to
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New regulation fights shadow lobbying
The state’s political watchdog agency unanimously approved a new regulation on Thursday making it harder for lobbyist groups to conceal influence peddling activities, known informally as “shadow lobbying.” Currently, anyone who spends $5,000 or more to influence legislative or administrative action is
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CA campaign reporting threshold could double
It could soon be harder to follow the money in California politics. A state lawmaker wants to double the reporting threshold for political campaigns in California — allowing major donors to contribute more money and campaigns to spend more money
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FPPC staff backs decreased disclosure
The Internet has made quick, easy disclosure of information the norm in news and social media. This has led reformers to call for a new era in campaign finance in which all political donations are disclosed in almost real time.
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Dems bail out Assemblyman Adam Gray’s re-election
When the FBI began its investigation last year into state Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, one Central Valley Democratic lawmaker wasn’t surprised to get called in for questioning. “Obviously I wasn’t that surprised,” Asemblyman Adam Gray, D-Merced, a longtime aide to Calderon,
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Discrepancies found in Brown aides’ FPPC reporting
Several recent CalWatchdog.com stories about some of Gov. Jerry Brown’s appointees have looked at reports filed on conflicts of interest and financial disclosure. Specifically, Form 700 is a Statement of Economic Interests required of “designated” government employees, meaning the governor’s
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FPPC on ‘dark money’ witch hunt
Just in time for Halloween, the Fair Political Practices Commission completed a modern-day witch-hunt last week, looking for “dark money.” Ann Ravel, the outgoing chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission, had accused libertarian philanthropists Charles and David Koch
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