MORE ON: campaign finance

Various interest groups jockeyed at a California Fair Political Practices Commission hearing last week as commissioners debate changing campaign finance rules in response to the Kinde Durkee embezzlement scandal, but the agency first must determine whether the changes would require new legislation... + read more

The corporate suite of Godfather’s Pizza is a presidential proving ground, argues former CEO Herman Cain. But it hasn’t been a fount of campaign donations for the Republican presidential candidate, who shocked the GOP field over the weekend by winning the party’s Florida... + read more

The political treasurer accused of fraud in a growing campaign finance scandal also kept the books for a slew of California nonprofit organizations, some of which are now scrambling to figure out what happened to their money. Kinde Durkee, who was arrested by the FBI and accused of defrauding... + read more

Once again, it’s shaping up to be a case of tribe vs. tribe in the latest effort to encourage politicians to legalize online poker in California. In one corner is a coalition of tribes worried that opening online poker rooms may choke off business to their casinos. In the other are the... + read more

The semiannual state campaign filing deadline passed this week, and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't being shy about his future ambitions. The onetime gubernatorial candidate raised nearly $300,000 in the first six months of this year, far outpacing the state's other major officeholders as they... + read more

One hundred years after California adopted the ballot initiative process, legislation to reform it is steadily making its way through the state Legislature. Reform proponents hope they have a new opportunity to change the process with Gov. Jerry Brown, after previous efforts were vetoed by Gov.... + read more

Jerry Brown's term as governor promises big returns for the two Oakland charter schools he founded. So far this year, Brown has raised $2.3 million for the Oakland Military Institute and Oakland School for the Arts. American Indian tribes, foundations and companies that lobby state... + read more