'Follow the Money' Proposal Advances in San Diego City Council Meeting
The measure would cut the disclosure threshold to $1,000 and require 24-hour filings, plus bans on lobbyist campaign donations.
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'Follow the Money' proposal advances in San Diego City Council meeting
An ethics reform proposal advanced in the San Diego City Council Wednesday, with staff directed to begin drawing the package. The San Diego City Council voted unanimously for Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera’s “Follow the Money” ordinance, which is intended to increase transparency on lobbying efforts that could influence City Hall decisions. Current disclosure rules “do not fully capture modern influence campaigns, including paid mailers, texts, d…
San Diego officials hope to crack down on lobbyist spending
A proposed “follow the money ordinance” would ban contributions from registered lobbyists and require real-time disclosure of money spent to influence city business. This content San Diego officials look to unmask spending that influences city business appeared first on inewsource.
Councilmember Elo-Rivera to propose anti-lobbying 'Follow the Money' ordinance
San Diego City Council president Sean Elo-Rivera (center right) listens during a meeting. San Diego, Calif. Jan. 24, 2023. (Alexander Nguyen)San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera will on Wednesday bring forward to the council's Rules Committee the "Follow the Money Ordinance," a proposed ethics reform package aimed at lobbyists and dark money.The proposed ordinance, if passed as-is, is intended to increase transparency in regards to lobby…
The San Diego City Council Regulation Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to instruct staff to begin drafting a proposed ethical reform package, aimed at lobbyists and dark money. As proposed by Councillor Sean Elo-Rivera, the so-called "Order to Follow Money" would increase transparency over lobbying activities that could influence city council decisions.
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