The San Diego Democratic Party is facing off in the fall against the GOP Lincoln Club in what is expected to be a particularly nasty electoral clash. The main battle is between Republican downtown lobbyist Chris Cate and Democratic grant evaluator Carol Kim; Democrats are quietly raking in sizable cash from labor unions to finance their role in the effort. On August 8, a political committee of the California Teachers Association came up with $30,500.
Two days before that, the California State Council of Service Employees gave $34,000. Meanwhile, super lobbyist Paul Robinson has been doing his best for Cate. According to an August 5 filing, the contract lobbyist for Irvine Company, Capitol Outdoor, and Time Warner Cable, among many others, has solicited a total of $31,098 for Cate’s cause. ...
Families Working for Financial Freedom, the group set up by Lincoln Club backers to mastermind an employer-friendly minimum-wage initiative, has folded up shop, according to an August 14 termination statement. As of this June 30, the end of its latest reporting period, the group had spent $113,784, $56,640 of that in outstanding debt. Donors included George’s at the Cove in La Jolla, Trophy Properties, Inc., and the Brigantine, Inc., which each came up with $5000. A referendum campaign against a minimum-wage law adopted by the San Diego City Council is shaping up as promised.
The San Diego Democratic Party is facing off in the fall against the GOP Lincoln Club in what is expected to be a particularly nasty electoral clash. The main battle is between Republican downtown lobbyist Chris Cate and Democratic grant evaluator Carol Kim; Democrats are quietly raking in sizable cash from labor unions to finance their role in the effort. On August 8, a political committee of the California Teachers Association came up with $30,500.
Two days before that, the California State Council of Service Employees gave $34,000. Meanwhile, super lobbyist Paul Robinson has been doing his best for Cate. According to an August 5 filing, the contract lobbyist for Irvine Company, Capitol Outdoor, and Time Warner Cable, among many others, has solicited a total of $31,098 for Cate’s cause. ...
Families Working for Financial Freedom, the group set up by Lincoln Club backers to mastermind an employer-friendly minimum-wage initiative, has folded up shop, according to an August 14 termination statement. As of this June 30, the end of its latest reporting period, the group had spent $113,784, $56,640 of that in outstanding debt. Donors included George’s at the Cove in La Jolla, Trophy Properties, Inc., and the Brigantine, Inc., which each came up with $5000. A referendum campaign against a minimum-wage law adopted by the San Diego City Council is shaping up as promised.
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