Finding Truth in Political Ads
Here comes the plethora of mail, radio, television, emails, blogs, YouTube ads and Facebook posts designed to win over the uninformed, the misinformed, the naive, and the truly rare undecided voter....
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Cindy Chavez Campaign Pieces Break FPPC Laws on Coordination?
Political candidates are forbidden from running their campaigns in coordination with independent expenditure committees (IECs), which are groups that support or oppose individual candidates or issues....
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Shirakawa Shadow Still Looms over Campos
Will Xavier Campos ever break free of George Shirakawa Jr.’s shadow? Last week, District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced a new felony charge against Shirakawa after the former county supervisor’s DNA was...
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Campaign Ethics: Lies, Inconsistency and Money
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University held a program on campaign ethics Friday. The central question posed: Do campaigns have ethical standards? It is not a question that can...
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East Side School Trustee Has Strategy to End Negative Campaign Tactics
As the mayoral race heats up, it’s safe to assume some candidates will resort to personal attacks against their opponents. But Manuel Herrera, a trustee of the East Side Union High School District, has...
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IE Attack Ads Render Candidates Irrelevant in Many Local Races
Stupid local laws and the rise of unfettered independent expenditure committees are making a mockery of the election process. Candidates are no longer in control of their own messages and in many local...
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Here Is How Florida Became the New California
Gov. Gavin Newsom last month aired campaign ads in the Sunshine State accusing Republican leaders of restricting abortion access, voting rights and free speech. The post Here Is How Florida Became the...
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