Monthly Archive for Corruption
Corruption Stories Posted in November 2007
Dan Walters: Mixed bag of news for Núñez
Category: Corruption · State: California · Source: Sacramento Bee
Last week was somewhat of a mixed bag for Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez. The highlight, from his standpoint, was being selected as one of Governing magazine's nine "public officials of the year." The magazine cited his ability to put together a striking record of legislation in 2006, acting as a bridge between a liberal Legislature and Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Ad firm gives to Muni measure, gets S.F. contract
Category: City Government · State: California · Source: San Francisco Chronicle
A committee controlled by Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin and set up to promote a Muni overhaul measure on the November ballot received a $20,000 campaign contribution from Clear Channel Outdoor Inc. just two days before Peskin and other supervisors voted to award the company a Muni advertising contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 20 years.
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