John Lindner, a Franklin-McKinley School District trustee, has been charged with grand theft, perjury and violating state election law.
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Policy Aides in San Jose Are Held to Higher Ethical Standards than President Donald Trump
Low-level policy aides in San Jose have greater requirements for economic transparency than the president of the United States.
FPPC: Former Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves Paid Himself $20K from Campaign, Lacks Receipts
State political watchdogs unearthed suspicious activity from the 2012 campaign of former Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves.
More Ethics Complaints Filed in Santa Clara City Council Races
Santa Clara voters are under siege. Each week a new accusation of campaign impropriety crops up.
Nora Campos Gave Biz Award to Her Campaign Office’s Landlord
Assemblywoman Nora Campos gave her bro’s employer a business award. Turns out, that business shares the address of Campos’ campaign headquarters.
Darcie Green Assembly Campaign Makes Strange Accounting Errors
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.
Mayor, Nearly Half the Council Broke a San Jose Election Law
The sudden realization that most of San Jose’s lawmakers are law breakers is not the best way to end summer vacation. Not that they intended to end up on the wrong side of the law, of course.
Santa Clara Councilman Can’t Get It Right in Raffle Controversy
Just days before Pat Kolstad won re-election to the Santa Clara City Council last fall, he used campaign funds to enter a raffle put on by the nonprofit Mission City Community Fund. Just about everything since then has gone wrong.
FPPC Fines Lobbyist Richie Ross, Councilman Xavier Campos
Sacramento’s most notorious lobbyist and San Jose’s shadiest council member each got slapped with fines by the state political watchdog.
Complaint Alleges Liccardo Hid Campaign Contribution; Nguyen Defends Providing Email List
A complaint filed against Sam Liccardo’s mayoral campaign alleges the San Jose council member broke election law by failing to report an in-kind contribution for the second time. But according to Vice Mayor Madison Nguyen, who provided Liccardo with an email list, it’s all a simple mixup.