Dark Money Ordinance

City Punts Dark Money Enforcement to FPPC

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The City of Santa Clara says it will look to the FPPC for guidance about whether Stand Up for Santa Clara violated the City's Dark Money rules.

Santa Clara City Hall appears to be delegating enforcement of campaign reporting laws — and even its own Dark Money ordinance — to the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). In September, City Council Members Anthony Becker, Kevin Park and Suds Jain filed City and state complaints against the unregistered political committee Stand Up for Santa Clara … Read more

City Demands Stand Up for Santa Clara Explain Failure to Report Political Spending

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Santa Clara's City Clerk Hosam Haggag has sent a letter to Stand Up for Santa Clara asking it to respond to a dark money ordinance violation complaint.

Santa Clara City Hall has acted on a complaint that charged Stand Up for Santa Clara with violating the City’s campaign finance reporting rules. On Oct. 23 – five days after The Weekly published an article about the city clerk’s apparent inaction – City Clerk Hosam Haggag sent a letter to Burt Field, a founder … Read more

Dark Money in Santa Clara Politics? Depends on Who’s Asking

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City Clerk Hossam Haggag campaigned on promises of battling dark money but has been silent about a recent complaint filed about Stand Up for Santa Clara.

Update: Since posting this article on our website, Santa Clara City Clerk Hosam Haggag has responded via a series of comments below. The Weekly has published a new article examining Haggag’s claims below that he reached out to the three people who filed the dark money complaint against Stand Up for Santa Clara. This new … Read more