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The San Diego City Council voted to amend the Election Campaign Control Ordinance to make changes recommended by the Ethics Commission. Among the amendments are provisions to eliminate the third pre-election filing for primarily formed recipient committees and extend the […]

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On November 17, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) will consider proposed regulations to make biennial cost of living adjustments to campaign contribution and gift limits that will apply from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018. The proposed regulations […]

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Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown approved a series of bills affecting campaign finance and lobbying requirements. Senate Bill 215 will require any entity or person seeking to influence actions taken by the Public Utilities Commission to register as a lobbyist […]

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Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill requiring persons submitting bids or proposals of $100,000 or more to state agencies to certify they are in compliance with the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing […]

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The first reports under the Fair Political Practices Commission’s new amended reporting requirements for “other payments to influence legislative or administrative action” are due October 31. The third quarter report covers the period of July 1 to September 30, 2016. […]

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

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On August 31, the California Legislature adjourned its regular session. Before adjourning, the Legislature sent several ethics bills to Gov. Jerry Brown, including Senate Bill 215, which contains provisions requiring those seeking to influence actions taken by the Public Utilities […]

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The California Legislature has been very active in the days leading up to the August 31 deadline for each house to pass bills. On August 30, Assembly Bill 700, a measure that would impose new disclosure requirements for political advertisements, […]

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Effective September 3, 2016, city elected officials in San Francisco will be prohibited from controlling candidate controlled general purpose committees. The goal of the new ordinance is to stop elected officials from establishing such committees to use as slush funds […]

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City Councilman Felipe Fuentes will resign on September 11, nearly 10 months before his term ends, to become a lobbyist with the Apex Group in Sacramento. In his new role, Fuentes will advocate for Associated General Contractors of California, a […]

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Santa Monica City Council passed new rules on August 9 for implementation of the city’s lobbyist regulation ordinance. The rules set out lobbyist registration requirements and registration fees. The ordinance will go into effect September 19, 2016 with an initial […]

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On August 2, the Redondo Beach City Council carried a motion to establish campaign finance reforms setting contribution limits. Council recommended that the ordinance limit individual contributions to $750 for City Council candidates and $1,500 for citywide candidates. The future […]

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The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted unanimously to submit an initiative ordinance to the November 2016 ballot. The measure would restrict lobbyist gifts, campaign contributions, and bundled contributions. If passed by voters, the ordinance will become effective January 1, 2018.

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California Treasurer John Chiang announced that municipal finance firms seeking state business will be required to certify that they do not make contributions to bond election campaigns. Firms that fail to provide the certification will be suspended from the state’s […]

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