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."
Another day, another set of questions for Mayor James T. Butts.
Mark Radecki and his wife are paying just $700 a month to lease the city-owned, 5,500-square-foot home, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
Critics want an explanation for this rags-to-riches story.
Steps are being taken to ensure transparency and accountability in the era of big policing tech.
La Quinta City Manager Frank Spevacek’s role in the 2012 hiring of a consulting firm that employed his son-in-law did not constitute a conflict of interest, the Fair Political Practices Commission has ruled.