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On April 18, Long Beach City Council approved a measure to repeal a local campaign finance law which barred elected officials from contributing officeholder funds to other candidates running for elective office. The restriction risked being challenged as unconstitutional and […]

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Lawmakers are considering a bill to move up California’s presidential primary election date. Senate Bill 568 seeks to move the presidential primary date from the first Tuesday in June to the third Tuesday in March. The move is aimed at […]

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On March 16, California’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) held a hearing on the possible adoption of a regulation to change the test for when a candidate controls a political committee. Leaders of the Democratic and Republican caucuses of the […]

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Gov. Jerry Brown announced special election dates to replace 34th Congressional District Rep. Xavier Becerra’s vacant seat after he was appointed to be the attorney general of California. The primary election is set for April 4, 2017. If no candidate […]

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Five City Council members recently asked the Los Angeles Ethics Commission to address the issue of real estate developers making political contributions. Developers can appear to be benefiting when elected officials they’ve supported grant them land-use perks such as zoning […]

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On Monday, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and retired State Senator and Judge Quentin L. Kopp filed a lawsuit in the Sacramento Superior Court seeking to invalidate Senate Bill 1107. SB 1107 was passed this fall and allows any municipality […]

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Gov. Jerry Brown has selected 34th Congressional District Rep. Xavier Becerra to be the next attorney general of California. The attorney general position became available when Kamala Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate in the November election. State law […]

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On Nov. 17, California’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) approved regulations to make biennial cost of living adjustments to campaign contribution and gift limits that will apply from Jan. 1, 2017, through Dec. 31, 2018. The newly amended regulations change […]

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Berkeley voters approved a measure to create a voluntary system of public financing for city elections. Measure X1 does not increase taxes, but amends the City Charter and Municipal Code to allocate $4 per Berkeley resident from the General Fund […]

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Voters in San Francisco overwhelmingly passed a city ballot initiative restricting lobbyist gifts and campaign contributions. Local Ballot Measure T, passed with over 87 percent support, prohibits lobbyists from making any gift to a city officer, regardless of value, prohibits […]

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On November 8, voters in California rejected a proposition requiring the state not pay for any prescription drug from a drug manufacturer at any price over the lowest price paid for the same drug by the United States Department of […]

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On November 8, California voters approved a proposition directing state elected officials overturn Citizens United. Overturn of Citizens United Act Advisory Question (Proposition 59) asked voters to affirm state elected officials should use all constitutional authority, including, but not limited […]

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On Election Day, Berkeley voters will consider a measure to create a voluntary system of public financing for city elections. Measure X1 seeks to allow candidates agreeing to limit their acceptance of contributions to $50 or less to qualify for […]

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On October 20, California’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) approved a regulation to provide further direction on how nonprofit organizations should report donor names relating to travel payments.   The regulation creates Form 807 for the purpose of disclosing donor […]

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