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The city’s system isn’t perfect, but it’s easier to search than the county’s. So inewsource has compiled the county’s e-filed reports into an easy-to-use searchable database that includes money raised and spent by campaigns since January 2017. Read More »
We’ve launched our San Diego County campaign finance database, which we hope will make it easier for the public to understand who is funding political campaigns. Using records from the county registrar of voters’ website, this inewsource database allows users to search contributions, expenditures, loans and debts for political campaigns that have to file financial reports with the county. That ... Read More »
The state Fair Political Practices Commission fined Assemblywoman Shirley Weber $4,000 for failing to report large contributions in a timely manner. Read More »
Candidates for San Diego's five congressional seats spent more than $18.3 million during the 2016, and millions of that paid for tens of hours of TV ads. Read More »
The Chargers have contributed more money to a political campaign than anyone else in the city of San Diego in the last year. Read More »
The inewsource Twitter bot automatically combs through yesterday's San Diego campaign contributions, zeroes in on those over $1,000 and sends out a tweet. Read More »
Click here for a searchable database of campaign contributions to committees backing the mayoral candidates in the June 7, 2016 primary. Read More »
Following the money in San Diego politics is hard but our campaign finance news app makes it easier. Click here for the most up-to-date, fully searchable database of campaign contributions in the city. Read More »
Following the money in San Diego politics is hard but our campaign finance news app makes it easier. Use this guide to get the most out of it. Read More »
Last spring, organized labor pushed hard but unsuccessfully to convince Democratic Representatives Scott Peters and Susan Davis to oppose fast-track consideration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Eight months after they bucked the unions, their labor money has dried up but more serious threats have failed to materialize. Read More »