Category: California

CA: $150,000 Proposed Fine

California’s Fair Political Practices Commission is considering a $150,000 for various campaign finance violations, according to this report. Fair Political Practices Commission investigators said that, from January 2002 to June 2006, [Mark] Leggio or his businesses gave $66,400 in campaign contributions to legislative candidates, local candidates, and a statewide committee in other people’s names and […]

Mall Wars

The Contra Costa Times reports on an interesting conflict between mall owners. A mysterious entity has shelled out thousands of dollars on mailers, robocalls, a referendum and a lawsuit in a campaign to squash Broadway Plaza owner Macerich’s deal to open a Neiman Marcus.  … Whether campaign finance disclosure laws will shed light on this […]

Prop. 8 and the Mormon Church

California’s Fair Political Practices is apparently pursuing allegations against the Mormon Church regarding its activities related to Proposition 8. In a letter last Friday to Fred Karger, founder of San Diego-based Californians Against Hate, Roman Porter of the state’s political watchdog agency that the commission will investigate Karger’s allegations that the Mormon Church made hundreds […]