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Newsom Fined by State Campaign Finance Watchdog Just Ahead of DOJ Investigation

June 17, 2026 1:00 pmJune 17, 2026 3:52 pm

Last week, the California Fair Political Practices Commission fined Governor Gavin Newsom $31,500 for failing to timely report more than $5.6 million in behested payments. Newsom solicited these “behest” payments from private sector companies, and then failed to timely report...

48 Global Trips for CA Insurance Commish Ricardo Lara as Insurance Carriers Were Leaving California

October 2, 2025 5:03 pmOctober 4, 2025 7:29 am

Where’s Ricardo? He’s not in his office, that’s for sure. California’s elusive Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has built up a lot of frequent flyer miles while California homeowners have been getting hit with massive spikes in insurance premiums, or getting...

It’s Kentucky Derby Time For California Assemblyman Flora

May 1, 2024 2:55 amMay 1, 2024 2:56 am

It’s Kentucky Derby time! Grab a Mint Julep, don a wide-brimmed Organza hat trimmed in Peacock feathers, iron your white linen dress or suit and prepare for the 150th Kentucky Derby, Saturday, May 4, 2024. Oh wait. We are in...

Assembly Frat Office and Fundraising Party Scheme

April 3, 2024 2:45 amApril 3, 2024 6:57 am

It seems that every few years in the California Legislature, a group of legislative “frat boys” find themselves in hot water. It’s not unique to California – who can possibly erase the imprinted images of U.S. Senators Ted Kennedy and...

Sonoma County Equity Office Gave ARPA Funding to Inmate for DUI Case

August 25, 2023 7:45 amAugust 25, 2023 7:46 am

Within the County of Sonoma, school boards and nonprofits continue to be riddled with nepotism. Santa Rosa City Schools Board (SRCS) President Stephanie Manieri, her aunt, Executive Director Maria Isabel Lopez, Raizes Collective and SRCS Trustee Alegria De La Cruz...

Assemblywoman Dawn Addis Fined For Accepting Donation From Lobbyist

August 21, 2023 8:08 pmAugust 21, 2023 8:09 pm

Assemblywoman Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) was fined for taking a donation from a lobbyist during the weekend, with the Fair political Practices Commission (FPPC) ordering her to pay a $1,000 fine. The illegal donation incident in question dates back to...

California FPPC Chief of Enforcement Demoted Without a Peep: What Led Up to Demotion?

August 21, 2023 2:43 amAugust 21, 2023 2:44 am

July 27, 2023, a press release was issued by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) naming the new Chief of Enforcement. “The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) today announced the appointment of James M. Lindsay as Chief of Enforcement. Lindsay...