A New Mayoral Charity in San Diego
<p>According to <a href="http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/government/inside-the-mayors-nonp…; target="”_blank”">an article yesterday on the Voice of San Diego website</a>, yet another mayoral pet charity has been created in San Diego, called <a href="http://www.1sandiego.org/" target="”_blank”">One San Diego</a>.
MO Municipal Ticket Fixing Systems
<p>More from St. Louis County municipalities. According to <a href="http://m.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/municipal-courts-are-…; target="”_blank”">an article in Sunday's St.
Recent CA Advisory Opinions re Proximity to Properties Involved in Land Use Matters
<p><a href="https://lawoftheland.wordpress.com/ target=”_blank”>The Law of the Land Blog</a> has recently summarized a number of
California decisions regarding proximity, a conflict of interest
issue that, for some reason, seems to come up primarily in
California, due in large part, I suppose, to its 500-foot rule.<br>
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Defenses Against Charges of Bribery
<p>U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez is to be indicted this week for bribery and failure to report gifts. Where there is an effective government ethics program, he would be easily found to have committed administrative government ethics violations. In a criminal case, the official has the edge (and he has already formed a legal defense fund, to obtain legal but inappropriate contributions from those seeking favors from him).
Private E-Mail Accounts and the Confusion of Person and Office
<p>Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail account is not something that is done only at the federal level. Lots of mayors and council members, as well as other government officials, do public business on private accounts, even if they have a publicly provided cellphone and computer.<br />
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The Administrative-Criminal Enforcement Fiefdom in Ferguson, MO
<p>The word "fiefdom" does not appear in the <a href="http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachmen…; target="”_blank”">U.S. Justice Department's March 4 report</a> on Ferguson, MO's police department, but that is what the report describes. What is unusual about the fiefdom is that it is controlled by the council, not by an executive or attorney.
Ethics Complaints and Commendations
<p>Across the country, requests for citizen complaints provide not only for complaints, but also for commendations. I happened to notice one of these when I was in the nation's capital this weekend, and it got me wondering why this is not done with respect to government ethics complaints and hotline reports.<br />
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Prosecutorial Interference with a Local Government Ethics Investigation
<p>Yesterday, two members of a New York City council member's election campaign were indicted on criminal charges brought by a special prosecutor, who was appointed in 2012. Read this <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/let-campaign-finance-board-do-it…; target="”_blank”">December 2014 New York <em>Law Journal</em> op-ed piece</a> by Brennan Center (NYU) Chief Counsel and longtime New York City Corporation Counsel Frederick A.O.
The Value of a Chicago Referendum on Public Election Financing
<p>Is it, as Every Voice says <a href="http://everyvoice.org/press-release/chicago-votes-overwhelmingly-empowe…; target="”_blank”">in its celebratory e-mail</a> last night, an "exciting victory [that] sent a loud and clear mandate to city and state governments to fundamentally reform the way we fund elections so that everyday Americans can take back control of their democracy"?<br />
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