A CalMatters analysis shows that California’s campaign finance watchdog has sometimes taken years to resolve cases, sometimes after politicians have won election or left office.

With the March 5 primary just three months away and a campaign period interrupted by the holidays, the candidates – a total of five Democrats and two Republicans so far – have a big fundraising challenge ahead of them.

Larry Stone, Santa Clara County assessor for 28 years, said he agreed with the FPPC finding, and has changed the mailing list procedures for his annual report.

Any recourse to possible inaccuracies or omissions on Gilmor’s Form 700s is up to the Fair Political Practices Commission – and Santa Clara voters – and not via lawsuits, because of a legal battle she won in 2021.

Among the biggest beneficiaries of Govern For California, a network of local chapters — 'force mulipliers' — that amplifies its donors’ influence on legislative races, is Assemblymember Robert Rivas, who wants to become the next Assembly speaker.

The politician’s professional-grade YouTube video announcements—and their thousand-dollar price-tags—didn’t go unnoticed.

California’s Fair Political Practices Commission is no stranger to the embattled Alum Rock school district.

The political watchdog got the complaint on the matter on Jan. 14, days after the grand jury transcripts became public.

The complaint accuses the lawmaker of using his former state assembly campaign account to fund his bid for county supervisor.

The Santa Clara County Republican Party treasurer and a campaign finance consultant reportedly broke state election laws.

John Lindner, a Franklin-McKinley School District trustee, has been charged with grand theft, perjury and violating state election law.

Low-level policy aides in San Jose have greater requirements for economic transparency than the president of the United States.

State political watchdogs unearthed suspicious activity from the 2012 campaign of former Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves.

Santa Clara voters are under siege. Each week a new accusation of campaign impropriety crops up.

Assemblywoman Nora Campos gave her bro's employer a business award. Turns out, that business shares the address of Campos’ campaign headquarters.

Darcie Green’s campaign had a few stumbles to begin the year. Now, hard-to-find campaign filings have raised questions about her accounting practices.