FPPC appeared compelled to issue a larger fine against Peggy Moore’s 2016 Oakland council campaign
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AC Transit boardmember hasn’t filed campaign finance reports since 2010; faces $60k FPPC fine
AC Transit Board Director Mark Williams AC TRANSIT BOARD OF DIRECTORSAC Transit Board Director Mark Williams did not face a credible opponent during his 2014 re-election campaign. Yet, the two-term boardmember, who is also up for re-election this June, repeatedly failed… Read More ›
Fremont mayor, vice mayor, admit to violating state campaign finance rules
The FPPC will decide this week if Fremont Mayor Lily Mei will pay a $1,406 fine for violating campaign finance rules. FREMONT CITY COUNCIL Fremont Mayor Lily Mei violated state election law after failing to report almost $24,000 in late campaign… Read More ›
Alameda council files FPPC complaint over mystery campaign mailers
Alameda Councilmember Tony Daysog during the Dec. 6 council meeting. ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL |Just weeks before Election Day, some Alameda voters received highly negative mailers against Councilmember Tony Daysog. However, the mailers equating Daysog to Donald Trump and accusing him… Read More ›
FPPC to investigate Peggy Moore’s Oakland council campaign mailings
Oakland at-large candidate Peggy Moore’s campaign is being investigated by the FPPC. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | AT-LARGE |ELECTION 2016 |The California Fair Political Practices Commission announced Wednesday it is launching a formal investigation into a complaint against Oakland City Council… Read More ›
Renters’ groups file FPPC complaint against landlord lobby’s deceptive mailers
Tenant activists from Alameda, Richmond, and Oakland speak in front of the East Bay Rental Housing Association offices in Hayward. RENT CONTROL |ELECTION 2016 |Renters’ groups representing the six Bay Area cities slated to vote on various forms of rent… Read More ›
Hayward school trustee used district resources for his recent council campaign
Hayward school board member John Taylor is alleged to have misused school funds for his council campaign. HAYWARD | Hayward school board member John Taylor improperly used the school district’s print shop to design and produce campaign materials for his… Read More ›
Email suggests Miley’s re-election campaign and IE supporting him is improperly coordinating efforts
A mailer from Pleasanton Families for Supervisor Nate Miley, an IE supporting his re-election. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | DISTRICT 4 |Earlier this month, a mysterious independent expenditures committee named “Pleasanton Families for Supervisor Nate Miley” surfaced without much funding… Read More ›
Oakland council president may face $1,600 fine for campaign finance violation
Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney tooksix months to report more than $16,000 in campaign contributions. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | Oakland City Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney did not report campaign finance reports for six months and for this she may face a $1,600… Read More ›
Campaign nerves fray in contested State Senate race along with spendthrift IEs
STATE SENATE | 7TH DISTRICT | Big Labor was angling to slap a campaign finance complaint this week against the conservative Independent Expenditure (IE) committee backed by the Koch Brothers for failing to report the amount of money it spent… Read More ›
Bonta, Wieckowski said aloha to notorious special interests junket
Twenty-five state lawmakers, including Bonta and Wieckowski, attended the expense-paid junket in Maui last November. LEGISLATURE | Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta and East Bay State Sen. Bob Wieckowski both received a special interests-funded junket in Maui last November totaling around… Read More ›
Oakland City Council Amends Campaign Law; Makes No Mention of Kaplan
OAKLAND | CITY COUNCIL | There are limits to how much a candidate for office in Oakland can accept from an individual donor. It’s why the most common dollar amount on campaign finance reports is $700. However, until a loophole… Read More ›
Inside the Hit Piece Last Summer Against Rebecca Kaplan
In late June, just as Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan was beginning her mayoral campaign, there came news of a particularly damning article in the Oakland Tribune alleging campaign finance rules may have been broken by her mayoral campaigns, this year… Read More ›
FPPC Clears Alameda County Democratic Central Committee of Wrongdoing
ALAMEDA COUNTY | The California Fair Political Practices Commission, the government body that oversees campaign ethics, cleared the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee of violating the state’s Political Reform Act. “After completing our investigation, we found insufficient evidence of a… Read More ›
Eric Swalwell Does His Best Dubya; Raises Terror Alert from Blue to Red
Wieckowski serves Peking Duck | Crazy, but Credible Allegation? | That Bonta Photo Shoot CHAPTER 11 | Over a decade ago, the specter of terrorism again striking our shores was used to great effect by President George W. Bush. It… Read More ›
Steve Glazer Showing he has Eyes on the Prize in 16th Assembly District Race
ELECTION 2014 | ASSEMBLY | 16TH DISTRICT | Steve Glazer, the moderate Assembly candidate in the 16th District and best bud of Gov. Jerry Brown, should get credit for being aggressive in his early campaigning. Progressives may not appreciate the… Read More ›
Torrico Agrees To Pay Campaign Finance Fine For Failing To Report $465,000
Alberto Torrico is out $1,000. CAMPAIGN FINANCE | Not only did former East Bay Assemblyman Alberto Torrico lose his bid for state attorney general in 2010, but now he has a $1,000 fine to pay for a campaign finance mishap…. Read More ›
An Early Shot Across Tuman’s Bow
Joe Tuman OAKLAND//MAYOR 2014 | What exactly likely Oakland mayoral candidate Joe Tuman thought he was getting away with when he placed personal political aspirations in the middle of his syllabus is unclear. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday Tuman… Read More ›
Brooks Calls Audit A ‘Political Vendetta’
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL//RUBY REPORT | In her first public comments in response to a city auditor’s report alleging 12 violations of the city charter, Councilmember Desley Brooks called its findings a “political vendetta” and demanded her colleagues ask for proof. “This council should be… Read More ›
FPPC Issued Warning Letter To Haggerty Over Former Employee’s Claims
Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty PHOTO/Shane Bond ILLUSTRATION/ Steven Tavares ALAMEDA COUNTY BOS | The Fair Political Practices Commission, the state body that oversees campaign fundraising and potential conflicts of interest, issued a warning letter in the last month to Alameda… Read More ›
2012 Year In Review, Part III: ‘What Did U Buy?’ Says Armas. "Crotchless Panties,’ Replies Heredia
07.12The first sign of campaign upheaval almost always contains elements of a shake up in staff. After major blowouts over the past two months, Pete Stark replaces his campaign manager Alex Tourk with Sharon Cornu. The local labor stalwart begins… Read More ›
Similar Ideologies, Good Hair: How To Differentiate Between Bonta, Guillen
Rob Bonta, Abel Guillen ELECTION ’12//ASSEMBLY 18 | Because of California’s new top-two primary system, the 18th Assembly District race this fall between Alameda Vice Mayor Rob Bonta and Peralta Community College Trustee Abel Guillen is not your typical Democrat-versus-Republican… Read More ›
Cassidy’s Minions Test The Limits Of Campaign Fair Play
ELECTION ’12//SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL//ANALYSIS | Nearly two years to the day members of Stephen Cassidy’s political team were caught distributing campaign literature at San Leandro school events, one of his preferred candidates for the city council is attempting to… Read More ›
After Pollster’s Alleged Calls, Bonta Asks Guillen To Pledge For A Clean Campaign
PHOTO/Shane Bond ELECTION ’12//ASSEMBLY 18 | An alleged telephone poll says Rob Bonta wants to end public schools in the state. During a candidates forum in Oakland Thursday night, it became the impetus for the Alameda vice mayor to ask his opponent, Abel Guillen,… Read More ›
Guillen Files FPPC Complaint Against Bonta Over Campaign Finance Disclosures
Rob Bonta, Abel Guillen ELECTION ’12//ASSEMBLY 18 | Abel Guillen’s campaign for the 18th Assembly District has filed a formal complaint with California Fair Political Practices Commission alleging his opponent, Rob Bonta, failed to properly disclose campaign finance reports related… Read More ›
FPPC Complaint Filed Against Cassidy
PETITION ARGUES CASSIDY DID NOT CLAIM ECONOMIC INTEREST IN ALLEGED CAMPAIGN EVENT AT SCHOOLBy Steven Tavares Opponents of Stephen Cassidy’s bid for mayor of San Leandro submitted a complaint Tuesday to the Fair Political Practices Commission charging the candidate for… Read More ›
Splish Splash: Cassidy, Katz Take A Bath
This video posted on YouTube today shows former school trustee Stephen Cassidy and San Leandro School Board President Mike Katz donning campaign t-shirts at an event last Saturday organized by the Roosevelt Elementary PTA. The inclusion at the beginning of… Read More ›
Kids for Cassidy?
CASSIDY ACCUSED OF USING SCHOOL AS CAMPAIGN EVENT; FOLLOWS ALLEGED DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE AT SLHS, 2008 FPPC LETTER By Steven Tavares Stephen Cassidy Stephen Cassidy is using support from the San Leandro school district to flout election fair practice laws,… Read More ›
Property Owner Interested in Mayor’s City Email Account
HOPES TO FIND EVIDENCE SANTOS USED CITY EMAIL FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSESBy Steven Tavares A former San Leandro resident and critic of Tony Santos has filed an official request for the archives of the mayor’s city email account from the past… Read More ›
