Form 700 – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:14:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 California Lawmakers Claiming Fears of Political Violence Want to Hide Possible Conflicts of Interest https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/california-lawmakers-claiming-fears-of-political-violence-want-to-hide-possible-conflicts-of-interest/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/california-lawmakers-claiming-fears-of-political-violence-want-to-hide-possible-conflicts-of-interest/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:14:48 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208339 A bill would let state legislators, who say they fear for their safety, shield their property holdings from disclosure forms. But critics say that could conceal potential conflicts of interest.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/california-lawmakers-claiming-fears-of-political-violence-want-to-hide-possible-conflicts-of-interest/feed/ 3 FPPC Investigating Santa Clara City Councilmember’s Troubling Financial Documents https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/fppc-investigating-santa-clara-city-councilmembers-troubling-financial-documents/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/fppc-investigating-santa-clara-city-councilmembers-troubling-financial-documents/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:28:58 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201189262 Kevin Park chalks up issues regarding loans, document signatures and AWOL forms to not being a “professional politician."

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/fppc-investigating-santa-clara-city-councilmembers-troubling-financial-documents/feed/ 4 Policy Aides in San Jose Are Held to Higher Ethical Standards than President Donald Trump https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/policy-aides-in-san-jose-are-held-to-higher-ethical-standards-than-president-donald-trump/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/policy-aides-in-san-jose-are-held-to-higher-ethical-standards-than-president-donald-trump/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19:49:24 +0000 http://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201129745 Low-level policy aides in San Jose have greater requirements for economic transparency than the president of the United States.

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Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a trio of bills sponsored by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), the state’s political watchdog group, making it easier for the rest of us to police our politicians.

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San Jose’s top casino cop has had enough. In his first interview since Casino M8trix filed lawsuits in February against the city of San Jose, Richard Teng, the San Jose Police Department’s gaming administrator, called accusations against him “a political nightmare.” There is history in this dispute.

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