The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) has adopted a formal conflict-of-interest policy to help protect against abuse, liability, and reputational harm.
Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who is currently running for state treasurer, has agreed to pay $21,000 to settle claims she violated city election laws as mayor.
Anaheim, Adelanto, Bell, Lynwood, Oakland, South Gate, Vernon. These are just a few of the California cities rocked by corruption scandals in recent years.
An El Monte councilwoman is under fire for failing to report $1,100 from a lobbyist that was put toward her breast augmentation surgery.
The California Fair Political Practices Commission has announced an investigation into former CalPERS Chief Investment Office Yu Ben Meng.
Interesting questions have been raised about a real estate transaction between Mayor James T. Butts and a public affairs consultant who has done extensive work with the city.
The recommendation is aimed at overhauling a system that one former ethics commissioner calls "an invitation to abuse."
