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New Investigation Finds Former Assemblyman Adam Gray Gave Nearly $40K in Campaign Funds To Family Members

October 23, 2024 2:45 amOctober 23, 2024 7:38 am

A new investigation this week revealed that former Assemblyman and current Congressional candidate for the 13th Congressional District Adam Gray (D) spent around $40,000 of campaign funds by paying his own family members between 2012 and 2019. Gray is currently...

Campaign Fund Use Expansion Bill Nixed By Governor

October 10, 2023 2:30 amOctober 10, 2023 6:45 am

A bill that would expand the usage of campaign funds to include more security-related expenses was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday because of confusing language over what constitutes “security expenses”. Assembly Bill 37, authored by Assemblywoman Mia Bonta...

The Problem(s) With Public Sector Unions

March 27, 2023 3:00 amMarch 27, 2023 8:56 am

The three-day strike by Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a union representing The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) approximately 30,000 employees comprising bus drivers, custodians, teachers’ aides, and food service workers has come and gone....

Laws Concerning Solicitation of Campaign Funds in California

February 1, 2022 6:30 amFebruary 1, 2022 6:43 am

There are laws in the California Elections Code concerning the solicitation of campaign funds. These provisions are in Division 20, Chapter 3, Article 1. Section 20200 provides that a “person” includes a firm, association, corporation, campaign committee or organization. Section...

California’s Ethics in Government Act

August 9, 2020 7:59 amAugust 9, 2020 8:20 am

The Ethics in Government Act (EGA) is found in California’s Government Code Title 9, which concerns political reform, Chapter 9.5, related to ethics. Section 89500 specifies that the chapter is known as the Ethics in Government Act of 1990. Chapter...

Campaign Funds Can Now Be Used To Cover Child Care Costs Under Newly Signed AB 220

October 3, 2019 2:01 pmOctober 3, 2019 2:02 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law Assembly Bill 220, which will now allow candidates running for office in California to use campaign funds to pay for child care costs. AB 220 covers the federal, state, and local levels of...