Tag: Politics
A decade later, San Diego’s living wage law quiets critics, offers enforcement lessons
Wage laws are intended to help reduce poverty, but they are often violated by employers.
Issa’s and Peters’ voting records show contrasting degrees of party loyalty
Issa’s and Peters’ voting records show contrasting degrees of party loyalty by inewsource.
Mello-Roos: The tax you choose
San Diego County property owners have paid almost $1 billion since 2011 in Mello-Roos taxes, and not all are created equal.
Los Angeles Code Enforcement Complaints
Search your Los Angeles neighborhood for complaints filed with the LA Dept. of Building and Safety.
U.S. House: Gift Travel
Nonprofits, companies and think tanks spend thousands of dollars sending members of Congress and their staff around the world.
America's Wall
Using previously undisclosed data from the federal government, we were able to create an interactive map that shows every mile of the current wall along with when it was constructed.
Party loyalty among San Diego County’s U.S. House members
With the growing partisanship in Congress, voting records can reveal the key issues where politicians disagree with their party.
Follow the money: San Diego County 2018 elections
Voters can use campaign finance data to see who is funding the efforts of political candidates or groups that support or oppose ballot measures.
Election Results In San Diego's June 5, 2018, Primary
Candidates, PACs and political parties spent millions of dollars trying to sway voters in six high-profile San Diego County races. Here’s how voters cast their ballots in those contests.
Follow the money: City of San Diego 2018 campaign contributions
Search every itemized contribution made from Jan. 1, 2017, through April 21, 2018, for San Diego 2018 elections.
San Diego County District Attorney’s Race: Outside Spending
Seven political action committees have spent more than $1 million on mailers, commercials and other methods in the San Diego County district attorney's race.
Outside Spending: San Diego County 2018 Election
Political action committees can spend unlimited amounts of money supporting or opposing candidates for office, as long as they don't coordinate with those candidates.
San Diego City Council Primary Election Results
San Diego voters got to cast ballots on June 5, 2018, in four City Council districts. It was the first time in the city that November runoffs were mandatory, even if a candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary.
