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Fair Political Practices Commission

CA Watchdog Proposes $27,000 Campaign Finance Fine on Newport Council Members

Newport Beach
By Brandon Pho and Spencer Custodio | March 10, 2020

Diane Dixon, a Republican candidate for state Assembly, is among the current and former Newport Beach City Council members who were found to have failed to properly disclose campaign finance efforts.

Billionaire Spending on OC Elections Denies Intentional Wrongdoing, State Probes Activities

72nd State Assembly District
By Brandon Pho | February 28, 2020

Kieu Hoang and his lawyer have denied all wrongdoing, amid a state probe into his campaign activities in local OC elections centering on Little Saigon.

Spitzer Could Be Fined $1,258 By State Ethics Commission

Fair Political Practices Commission
By Thy Vo | October 10, 2017

County Supervisor Todd Spitzer could be fined $1,258 by the state ethics commission for failing to file campaign statements on time, according to the agenda of the Fair Political Practices Commission posted Monday.

Rackauckas Faces $21,000 Fine for Late Reports of $190,000 in Behested Payments

Fair Political Practices Commission
By Thy Vo and Tracy Wood | September 11, 2017

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas faces a $21,000 fine from the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) for failing to publicly report more than $190,000 he solicited for a charity he heads, according to the FPPC board meeting agenda released Monday.

Rackauckas Files $190,000 in Behested Payments More Than Six Months Late

Government
By THY VO and NICK GERDA | July 5, 2017

The donations were made in 2016 at Rackauckas’ request to the office’s nonprofit, the Orange County Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (OC GRIP). He filed the reports more than six months after the deadline.

Fullerton Group Fined by State Ethics Watchdog for “Carpetbagger” Campaign Signs Against Sukhee Kang

By Thy Vo | April 19, 2017

The group Fullerton Taxpayers for Reform will be fined $2,500 by the state’s ethics watchdog for distributing 500 campaign signs during the June 2016 primary election that failed to include proper funding disclosures.

San Clemente Council Scraps City Ethics Code

San Clemente
By Thy Vo | January 18, 2017

City council members Tuesday did away with the policy, which had been in place for more than a decade, in response to a spate of ethics complaints filed against city officials in the run-up to last year’s election.

State Watchdog Fines Funder of OC Ethics Commission Measure

County Government
By Thy Vo | January 9, 2017

The state Fair Political Practices Commission is fining the campaign committee behind a ballot measure for a county ethics commission because it failed to disclose funding of a robocall call featuring Supervisor Todd Spitzer.

Jose Solorio Fined $3,500 for Using Campaign Money on Apartment Rent

Santa Ana
By Nick Gerda | November 4, 2016

The state Fair Political Practices Commission determined that Solorio, a lobbyist and Santa Ana City Council Candidate, broke the law by using campaign funds on an apartment he is renting for personal use.

State Agency Investigating Solorio for Spending Campaign Cash on Apartment Rent

Santa Ana
By Nick Gerda | October 27, 2016

Officials with the Fair Political Practices Commission will investigate allegations that Jose Solorio, who is running for the Ward 3 seat on the Santa Ana City Council, violated state law through the arrangement.

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