Open government advocates are trying to get a proposal on the November 2016 ballot that would make Californians the first in the nation with a constitutional right to know about the big money behind political campaigns.
Tag: Citizens United
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.
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Outside Money Flowing Into Anaheim Council Districts Campaign
A Bay Area-based nonprofit with a mission to help elect candidates of color contributed $45,000 to the campaign to remake Anaheim’s electoral system. A local blogger calls the donation “dark money.”
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Well-Funded Groups Play ‘Shell Game’ With Political Ads
Dozens of political groups face fines each election cycle for illegally hiding their contributors, records show. Campaign watchdogs say the penalties are so low that some see it as simply a cost of doing business.
Posted inIrvine, Politics & Elections
Secretive East Coast Group Backs GOP Candidates in Irvine
A Virginia-based nonprofit has funneled $200,000 to a statewide PAC that is working to defeat Irvine City Councilman Larry Agran and his slate of Democratic candidates in next week’s election.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
With Differing Views, Local Leaders Map November Election Strategies
Labor confronts the Democratic establishment while Republicans deal with their moderates. Both keep trying to figure out Latinos.
