campaign contributions – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Mon, 06 May 2024 22:38:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 CA Legislators Want to Roll Back Limits on Local Campaign Gifts https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/ca-legislators-want-to-roll-back-limits-on-local-campaign-gifts/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/ca-legislators-want-to-roll-back-limits-on-local-campaign-gifts/#comments Mon, 06 May 2024 22:38:57 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209078 California passed a law in 2022 to limit ‘pay to play’ in local politics. Now, after two years, legislators want to gut it.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/ca-legislators-want-to-roll-back-limits-on-local-campaign-gifts/feed/ 2 California Politicians Stash $35M in Leftover Campaign Cash https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/california-politicians-stash-35m-in-leftover-campaign-cash/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/california-politicians-stash-35m-in-leftover-campaign-cash/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:57:06 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201201506 Nearly 100 committees are sitting on $35 million in leftover campaign funds for California legislative seats and statewide offices, including one for 29th District Assembly member Mark Stone, who did not seek re-election this year. 

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/california-politicians-stash-35m-in-leftover-campaign-cash/feed/ 1 Leak of Grand Jury Report on 49ers Influence in Santa Clara Draws Fire for Political Timing https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/leak-of-grand-jury-report-on-49ers-influence-in-santa-clara-draws-fire-for-political-timing/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/leak-of-grand-jury-report-on-49ers-influence-in-santa-clara-draws-fire-for-political-timing/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:14:58 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201199518 With few exceptions, the grand jury report’s observations, conclusions and recommendations landed squarely on one side of the city’s political divide–led by Mayor Lisa Gillmor–that was on the losing end of the 2020 council elections, promping the 49ers to call for an investigation of the grand jury for conflicts of interest. Today, the final version of the report revealed that two members had recused themselves because of possible conflicts.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/leak-of-grand-jury-report-on-49ers-influence-in-santa-clara-draws-fire-for-political-timing/feed/ 7 Political Donor Network Is Pushing the Envelope on California Campaign Money https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/political-donor-network-is-pushing-the-envelope-on-california-campaign-money/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/political-donor-network-is-pushing-the-envelope-on-california-campaign-money/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2022 19:40:21 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201196863 Among the biggest beneficiaries of Govern For California, a network of local chapters — 'force mulipliers' — that amplifies its donors’ influence on legislative races, is Assemblymember Robert Rivas, who wants to become the next Assembly speaker.

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