Escondido City Council votes to reduce campaign contribution limits
ESCONDIDO — After months of discussing drastically lowering the city’s campaign contribution limits, the Escondido City Council met on Wednesday, Oct. 21, and approved, 3-1,
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Encinitas incumbents continue to raise more cash than challengers
ENCINITAS — The City of Encinitas has released the second round of campaign statements for the 2020 mayoral and city council district elections, which continue
Oceanside elections draw outside campaign donations
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to include an interactive map for tracking contributions by ZIP code. OCEANSIDE — In aggregate since 2014, non-local
Mystery mailers puzzle local candidates
Mailers circulating around town have raised questions about why an out-of-town PAC would take a stance on local politics in the second-smallest city in San
Real estate industry dominates donations to Escondido Mayor Sam Abed
The numbers are in and the real estate industry has been crowned the kingmaker thus far in the first half of 2018 for the mayoral
Desmond cleared of alleged campaign finance violations
SAN MARCOS — Mayor Jim Desmond has been cleared of wrongdoing after an independent investigation found no “probable cause” to validate claims he violated campaign finance
Desmond accused of violating San Marcos campaign finance laws
San Marcos Mayor Jim Desmond is under fire for allegations of violating the city’s campaign finance laws, according to an inewsource report. Desmond, who is
Summer Stephan blasts Soros campaign spending on D.A.’s race
Interim District Attorney Summer Stephan today denounced contributions that billionaire investor and criminal justice reform advocate George Soros made to a political action committee supporting
