Posts Tagged ‘campaign finance’
West Contra Costa school board races attract significant campaign donations as charter schools continue to grow
Significant campaign donations from organizations linked with charter schools flooded the last two West Contra Costa school board races. As charter schools continue to grow in the district, it’s important to examine the money and policies that shaped the current charter landscape.
Read MoreNew report criticizes Chevron’s spending in California politics
A scathing new report from the International Transport Workers’ Federation deals with Chevron’s tax and campaign finance activities in California.
Read MoreReal estate industry spends big to defeat Bay Area rent control measures
The real estate industry has so far spent about $188,000 in opposition to Richmond’s rent control measure—over triple the amount spent in support.
Read MoreCampaign contributions largely from outside Richmond, finance records show
Who’s your money on for the Richmond City Council election? And where are you from? A local election doesn’t necessarily mean local money.
Read MoreAfter previous attempts to influence, Chevron stays out of city election
Two years after spending more than $3 million only to see each candidate it backed lose, Chevron and its political action committee, Moving Forward, have been notably absent from the 2016 election cycle.
Read MoreCampaign finance reports provide litmus test for voters as election approaches
The last Friday of September was the first pre-election filing deadline for city council candidates to submit campaign finance reports. It was the first chance for the public to see the inner financial workings of their campaigns, such as who gives them money and how much they spend.
Read MoreLosing candidates say corporate money may have hurt their campaigns
Chevron-funded spending committees backed several losing candidates – to the tune of $3.1 million – on Election Day. Those who were defeated are now left to wonder what happened and whether Chevron’s money may have hurt rather than helped.
Read MoreCitizens Outspent: Inside Richmond’s $4m Election Campaign
Take your pick: naïve anarchists, or corporate puppets. This is the face of Richmond’s hotly contested race for three council seats in the November 2012 election, at least going by the massive billboards and glossy mailers that have dominated the campaign season in this city of 100,000 residents. The majority of candidates running for council…
Read MoreAnti-beverage tax coalitions have spent $3.5 million in Richmond, El Monte
Committees backed by the American Beverage Association have spent $3.5 million total to defeat measures proposing one cent per ounce taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages in Richmond and El Monte, CA.
Read MoreIntroducing Richmond Confidential’s Campaign Finance Explorer
Examine the money behind Richmond’s mayoral contest with Richmond Confidential’s new interactive campaign finance tool.
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