City of Bell Promised “Sunshine” But Offers Up Clouded Council and Candidate Financial Disclosures
The City of Bell has taken strides to become more transparent after its tumultuous corruption scandal of 2010 which led to the recall and...
FPPC resumes AdWATCH, Invites You To Keep An Eye On Campaign Ads
January 6, 2020 - Following up on a successful run in 2018, the FPPC is reintroducing FPPC AdWATCH to provide the public a way to participate in making sure there is proper disclosure on political signs and other advertising. FPPC launched FPPC AdWATCH for the 2018 election cycle and is now resuming an updated FPPC [...]
FPPC Fines Former Contra Costa Official $150,000 For Misuse Of Campaign Funds
The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), California’s governmental ethics and campaign disclosure agency, today approved one of its largest penalties of the year against a former public official who used campaign funds for himself. The $150,000 penalty was levied against former Contra Costa County Clerk/Recorder Joe Canciamilla for personal use of campaign funds, one of [...]
California Fair Political Practices Commission Proposes to Fine Todd Gloria, ACLU and Others
It was a busy October 2019 for the Enforcement Division of the FPPC. They received 80 complaints and opened 20 for investigation. They...