August 28, 2026 •
San Diego County Passes Anti-Corruption Proposal
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors recently passed a proposal addressing the topic of anti-corruption. The proposal directs the chief administrative officer to draft an ordinance imposing a two-year ban on post-employment lobbying. The proposal also directs the county’s […]
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors recently passed a proposal addressing the topic of anti-corruption. The proposal directs the chief administrative officer to draft an ordinance imposing a two-year ban on post-employment lobbying. The proposal also directs the county’s conflict of interest code to be amended to prohibit designated officials and employees from trading prediction market contracts tied to any matter within their county duties or on which they hold nonpublic information. Officials and employees would also be required to disclose such holdings on their existing economic interest statements. The chief administrative officer has 60 days to submit a draft ordinance to the board.
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May 17, 2023 •
San Diego Adjusts Contribution Limits
San Diego, California’s contribution limits have been adjusted for the 2024 election cycle due to inflation. The maximum donation an individual can make to a candidate in a City Council race has increased from $650 to $750 and the donation […]
San Diego, California’s contribution limits have been adjusted for the 2024 election cycle due to inflation. The maximum donation an individual can make to a candidate in a City Council race has increased from $650 to $750 and the donation limit to candidates for mayor and city attorney has increased from $1,200 to $1,350. This change is one of the largest adjustments in San Diego’s history, following historic inflation of around 7% during the two years since the contribution limits were last increased.
May 26, 2021 •
San Diego Drops Long Time Campaign Disclosure Vender
The city of San Diego has declined to renew their contract with Netfile, the city’s longtime online campaign disclosure vendor. There have been reports that online campaign disclosures will be available for eFile-SD by June 2021. During the outage of […]
The city of San Diego has declined to renew their contract with Netfile, the city’s longtime online campaign disclosure vendor.
There have been reports that online campaign disclosures will be available for eFile-SD by June 2021.
During the outage of the reporting site, people wishing to file can call the office and request copies of the disclosure filings in PDF format.
July 29, 2019 •
San Diego City Council Amends Municipal Lobbying Ordinance
The San Diego City Council passed an ordinance amending lobbying rules based on recommendations from the city Ethics Commission. Ordinance 2019-148 modifies the definition of “activity expense” to include any payment made by a lobbyist to a city official if […]
The San Diego City Council passed an ordinance amending lobbying rules based on recommendations from the city Ethics Commission.
Ordinance 2019-148 modifies the definition of “activity expense” to include any payment made by a lobbyist to a city official if during the previous 12 months the lobbyist engaged in lobbying the city official’s department, agency, or city board.
The ordinance also changes the disclosure of employment-related activity expenses from specific dollar amounts to one of seven disclosure categories.
If signed by the mayor, the ordinance takes effect in 2020 when the first quarter filing is due.
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