MORE ON: fundraising

Legislative races in California have been the most expensive and among the least competitive – in terms of fundraising – in the country, according to a new report. The candidates with the most money in state races almost always have more than twice as much as their competitors,... + read more

“The Rainmakers” isn’t the first attempt to identify powerful donors in California.  + read more

A West Oakland church and private school that sends children to solicit donations at BART stations has a history of financial and legal troubles, including two cases in which church leaders admitted they illegally received government assistance. The children, including one who said he was 7... + 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

The next federal deadline for candidates to submit their campaign finance reports will be upon us at the end of this week, and in this quarterly ritual of political posturing, it seems President Barack Obama is flexing the biggest fundraising muscles by far. Obama’s campaign... + read more

When Attorney General Jerry Brown announced a major push against charity fundraising companies last year – saying some telemarketing firms had "shamelessly exploited the goodwill of decent citizens" – he focused on misleading sales pitches and the misuse of donor... + read more

Fundraising foundations at public universities would have to open their books to public scrutiny under a bill passed last week by the state Legislature, though donors would still be able to request anonymity in most cases. It was the second time in the last two years that the bill, carried by... + read more