campaign contributions Archives

To Speed Up Economic Recovery, Businesses Need PAGA Relief

June 26, 2020 10:53 amJune 26, 2020 11:20 am

PAGA authorizes aggrieved employees to file lawsuits to recover civil penalties on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the State of California for Labor Code violations. For Golden State businesses trying to reopen following the coronavirus lockdown, there’s one...

PG&E Would Be Barred from Making Political Donations in New Bill

February 6, 2020 2:36 pmFebruary 7, 2020 8:54 am

On Wednesday, a new bill that would make campaign contributions from the utility company PG&E illegal was introduced in the Assembly in Sacramento. Assembly Bill 2079, authored by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), would bar PG&E from donating to any state...

Hollywood Spends Big on Politicians

August 5, 2019 6:30 amAugust 5, 2019 8:08 am

A celebrity before he ran for office, President Donald Trump had little trouble raising the money to run for President. But this year’s Democratic candidates need to, at least in part, rely on the donations of other celebrities. Ben Affleck,...

Gov. Newsom Signs ‘Unconstitutional’ Wildfire Legislation, Passing Costs to Ratepayers

July 31, 2019 6:29 amJuly 31, 2019 10:21 am

The lawsuit says that the utility companies basically bought off Gov. Newsom and most of the legislators who voted for the law. The wildfire legislation that Governor Gavin Newsom just signed into law is being challenged in court for allegedly...

California Senate President Toni Atkins Ramping Up For 2020 Reelection

April 30, 2019 2:06 amApril 30, 2019 3:30 pm

Re-Elect Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins (Democrat) 2020 has raised $1,918,910.23 in 974 contributions, according to the California Secretary of State. Atkins is doing very well ahead of 2020. Faculty For Our University’s Future, a committee sponsored by the...

California Politicos, Hollywood, Lawyers, Contribute to Kamala Harris

April 29, 2019 12:54 pmApril 30, 2019 12:14 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has raised $13.2 million from more than 218,000 individual contributions in the first quarter of 2019. Of those, 7,278 were California donors. Harris is known for her digital following, as well as small-donor fund-raising operations....