Jan Horton has agreed to pay $3,000 for violating state
conflict-of-interest laws.
Posted inYorba Linda
Tag: Fair Political Practices Commission
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Fair Sale Might Be Dead, but Scrutiny of Fair Board Continues
Amidst a statewide review of fair operations, the newest member
on the Orange County Fair Board presses for a citizen transparency
task force.
Posted inAnaheim
Keeping Watch: Anaheim City Council
A look at statements of economic interest filed by Anaheim City
Council members reveals a wide variety of business involvements and
some substantial wealth.
Posted inAnaheim
FPPC Rules in Favor of Bankrupt Anaheim Council Candidate
State political watchdog agency says a candidate my discharge
campaign debt through bankruptcy process.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Council Candidate’s Bankruptcy Draws Scrutiny
John Karczynski, who lost a bid for a council seat in 2008,
discharged $41,585 in campaign debt through bankruptcy, a move that
campaign finance watchdog Shirley Grindle says might be
illegal.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
High-Speed Rail Authority Opposes Its Own Undoing
The board voted Thursday to oppose one piece of state
legislation that would replace current board members and another
that would abolish the project.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Shopping Cart Law Shows Extent of Mayor’s Business Dealings
The city’s ordinance that dictates how markets have to corral
their carts benefits a company owned by R.J. Brandes, a wealthy
local business man and a Pulido client for many years.
Posted inCosta Mesa
District Attorney Never Looked at Key Records in Fair Board Investigation
Lead prosecutor said investigators did not have “probable cause”
to seek out billing records that show contact with legislators by
former State Sen. Dick Ackerman.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Government, Investigative
State Political Watchdog Launches Investigation into Ackerman’s Fairgrounds Dealings
Fair Political Practices Commission investigators will probe
whether contacts the former state senator made with legislators on
behalf of the OC Fair Board constituted illegal lobbying.
Posted inAnaheim
FPPC Clears High-Speed Rail Officials on Travel to Europe
Former Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle and three others did not
violate state disclosure laws with donated trips.
