Robin Roberts said she became a target of Councilwoman Margie Rice and other officials after she complained about potential Brown Act violations, unreported campaign contributions and conflicts of interest.
Tag: campaign finance
Posted inCountywide, Government, Inside the Newsroom, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Voice of OC Podcast: Everybody (in Santa Ana) Must Get Stoned
This week we delve into Santa Ana’s increasingly entertaining medical marijuana scene and more problems with the county’s animal shelter.
Posted inIrvine
State Watchdog Fines Dark Money Group Involved in 2012 Irvine Race
A PAC controlled by local conservative Jon Fleischman received a campaign contribution that was illegally concealed by a Virginia-based nonprofit, according to state authorities.
Posted inSanta Ana
Pulido Forced to Amend More Disclosure Forms
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido has once again been compelled to amended campaign finance disclosure forms, this time for thousands of dollars in debt that disappeared from his previous disclosures.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
2014 Was a Banner Year for Political Prosecutions
“We do mean business,” said a spokesman after the state political watchdog agency reported prosecuting a record number of cases last year.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Placentia, Top Stories
For Janet Nguyen, This House Has Been a Cash Cow
Since 2012, nearly $34,000 in contributions to Nguyen’s supervisor and state Senate campaigns have come from five unrelated individuals who list an upscale home in Placentia as their primary residence.
Posted inBuena Park
Watchdog Hits Buena Park Councilman With Big Fine
The state Fair Political Practices Commission fined Art Brown, the town’s most high-profile politician, $8,500 for failing to disclose thousands of dollars in campaign contributions and taking illegal cash from anonymous donors.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
County Campaign Finance Measure Passes
The move would allow agencies other than the District Attorney to enforce Orange County’s campaign finance limits for county-level offices.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
State Parties Pour Millions Into 65th Assembly Race
Both sides are spending heavily in a local election that could determine whether Democrats keep a supermajority in the state Assembly.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine, Politics & Elections
Campaign Spending Takes a Complex Route in Irvine
More than a dozen political action committees have spent hundreds of thousands to keep the Irvine Republican council majority in power. The Great Park Neighborhoods developer is responsible for a large portion.
