The Santa Monica Transparency Project: News


TRANSPARENCY PROJECT ARTICLES
Are PACs Buying the City Council Election? - 2020
Pay to Play, Santa Monica Election - 2016
The Price of a Vote - 2016
Two Million and Counting - 10/5/16
Follow the Money – Local Ballot Measures SM and V - 2016
Transparency Project's Letter to City Council - 4/25/16
Transparency Project Announces Win in Oaks Lawsuit Against former Santa Monica
City Manager Rod Gould - 11/30/15
Column: Does money buy political influence? - 8/13/13
TRANSPARENCY PROJECT IN THE NEWS...
2020
The Year Election Money Didn’t Win - SM Daily Press, 11/9/2020
Transparency Project – Miramar lawyers donating to city council - SM Daily Press, 9/26/20
Letter re Councilmember Gleam Davis Actual and Apparent Conflict and Appearance of a Conflict of Interest Concerning the Miramar Project - 9/23/20
​Letter to the Editor – Task Force Transparency - 05/06/20
OPINION -- The $1 Million Question: Who Sits on City's New Economic Recovery Task Force?

2018
Santa Monica Municipal Ballot Measures - 11/7/18 (scroll to end of article)
O'Connor Out, Morena In; Term Limits Wins in Landslide - 11/7/2018
Term Limits Head to November Ballot - 4/6/18
Santa Monica City Council Term Limits Measure to Hit Ballot - 4/5/18
Santa Monica Voters to Decide Term Limits for Council in November - 4/5/18

2017
Election violation solicits $500 fine - 1/17/17

2016
Criticism but no punishment for Councilwoman O'Connor - 4/28/16

2015
Oaks Initiative 'expected' to apply to all city employees of division head status, above - 12/15/15
Former Santa Monica City Manager Settles Conflict-of-Interest Lawsuit - 12/2/15
Transparency Project prevails in complaint against former city manager - 12/1/15
Advisor hired to help restore public trust - 11/12/15
Council compromises, raises campaign contributions - 11/11/15
Santa Monica City Council Requests Ethics Review - 10/2/15
San Rafael’s former city manager sued by Santa Monica anti-corruption watchdog - 8/20/15
Residents sue former city manager - 8/13/15
Conflict of Interest Probe of Former City Manager Unlikely - 7/8/15
Former Santa Monica city manager joins consulting firm - 6/28/15
Oaks Initiative chopped down by legal questions - 06/23/15
Former Santa Monica City Manager Rod Gould Downplays Corruption Allegations - 6/19/15

2014
Mayor faces more campaign finance scrutiny - 10/28/14
O'Day heads hotel-backed political group - 10/15/14
Illegal Campaign Money Allegations Rebuffed By Mayor Pam O'Connor - 10/10/14
Santa Monica Mayor Accused of Impropriety by Transparency Group - 10/9/14
Mayor took money from developers after approving their projects - 10/8/14
Gould retiring in January - 8/1/14

2012
New political mailer irritates neighborhood activists - 11/1/12

2011
Council to consider raising campaign contributions - 11/8/11
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