San Diego Councilmember Proposes Campaign Finance Reform Measure

San Diego councilmember proposes campaign finance reform measure

San Diego Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera has proposed a ballot measure to enact local campaign finance reform, which would require real-time disclosure of lobbying, ban lobbyist campaign contributions, and require self-funded candidates to disclose their spending.

Ballot measure to curtail dark money in San Diego politics gets initial vote

San Diego City Council president Sean Elo-Rivera (center right) listens during a meeting. San Diego, Calif. Jan. 24, 2023. (Alexander Nguyen)A proposed ballot measure to curtail "dark money" spending in San Diego elections gained initial approval by the San Diego City Council's Rules Committee Wednesday.Proposed by Councilman Sean Elo-Rivera, the measure would target "specific loopholes and legal gaps that have allowed wealthy special interests …