Money and Politics

Spotlight: Money & Politics

Embezzlement, scam shatter venerable Vanguard Foundation

Once a social justice leader, the Vanguard Public Foundation crumbled under lavish spending and fraud; its demise has sent shudders through the nonprofit world. + read more
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Spotlight: money & politics

State's top 100 political donors contribute $1.25 billion

Elite donors gave nearly five times as much to winning candidates as they did to losers. And about 55 percent of every dollar they contributed aided...
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State program for struggling homeowners has helped few

As banks resist, a $2 billion mortgage relief program has distributed just 5 percent of its fund in more than two years.
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Texas firm targets Calif. homeowners with foreclosed 2nd mortgages

Homeowners thought their mortgage debt was erased after banks and lending companies took their houses – until Heritage Pacific stepped in.
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Money & Politics
April 16, 2013

Bullet train bidder has history of cost overruns

SACRAMENTO – The lowest-bidding partnership for the first segment of California’s high-...
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Money & Politics
April 15, 2013

Winning bid to start high-speed rail far below estimates

A trio of American companies outbid four other teams of contractors vying for the contract to build...
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Money & Politics
March 8, 2013

Some Calif. retirement trustees cancel Hawaii conference plans

At least three board members overseeing underfunded municipal retirement systems in California have...
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Money & Politics
January 15, 2013

School discipline reform groups question plans for armed security

As the White House considers proposals to allocate federal money for armed guards in schools,...
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Money & Politics
December 21, 2012

Oakland school district mishandled federal money, state finds

The Oakland Unified School District failed to follow federal regulations in doling out taxpayer...
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Money & Politics
December 18, 2012

Emails reveal college officials knew they were overbilling state

Newly released emails and documents show which current and former senior administrators at the...
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Money & Politics headlines from the Daily Report archive.
Money & Politics | December 13, 2012

Nonprofits seek influence with political giving

Money & Politics | December 12, 2012

Defense contractors fear fiscal cliff spending cuts will strike bone

Money & Politics | December 10, 2012

Law bans gag clauses in settlements with licensed professionals

Money & Politics | December 10, 2012

San Jose to keep strict rules on disclosing lobbyists' texts, emails

Money & Politics | December 6, 2012

Calif. courts face federal scrutiny over interpreter access

Money & Politics | November 30, 2012

State steps up enforcement of digital privacy protections

Money & Politics | November 27, 2012

SFO to return $2.1 million in misspent stimulus funds

Money & Politics | November 21, 2012

Pastors challenge IRS rule with partisan talk

Money & Politics | November 21, 2012

State lawmaker brothers accused of money laundering

Money & Politics | November 20, 2012

Study questions success of border enforcement

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Lance Williams's picture
Lance Williams
Senior Reporter
E-mail | Tel: 510-809-3175
Bio
Political money; government ethics.
Will Evans's picture
Will Evans
Money and Politics Reporter
E-mail | Tel: 510-809-2209 ext. 349
Bio
I'll be working on government oversight and accountability projects, with a focus on the influence of moneyed interests.
Corey G. Johnson's picture
Corey G. Johnson
Money and Politics Reporter
E-mail | Tel: 916-504-4085, ext. 202
Bio
Government oversight; lobbying; contracting; bond spending; construction
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