Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass collected more than $22 million in donations from corporations with active city lobbying operations, routing the money through nonprofits tied to her office while her own 2023 ethics rules were supposed to prevent exactly that. An investigation by The Center Square found that Bass solicited more than 300 so-called behested […] The post Karen Bass solicited $22 million from corporate donors despite her own lobbying restrictions appeared first on American Almanac .
What are the reported ties between the Getty House Foundation board and the companies making donations?
Three members of the Getty House Foundation board are executives at companies that made behested payments: Lupe De La Cruz (PepsiCo vice president of government affairs), Lupita Sanchez-Cornejo (AT&T California's regional vice president), and Kristin McCown (Dodgers vice president).
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How much did the Los Angeles Dodgers spend on city lobbying and what was the involvement of its representatives with the Getty House Foundation?
The Los Angeles Dodgers spent $226,010 lobbying the city over the reported period, including regarding a proposed gondola project at Dodger Stadium. A Dodgers vice president, Kristin McCown, served on the Getty House Foundation board on behalf of the Dodgers.
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What were the specific donation and lobbying figures reported for PepsiCo?
PepsiCo gave a combined $140,000 to the Getty House Foundation at Bass's request between 2023 and 2026. During that same period, the company spent $15,000 lobbying the Mayor's Office on "general business issues."
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What is the distinction between the 2023 ethics rules announced by Karen Bass and the corporate donations received?
The 2023 rules, part of the Mayor's Office Ethics Pledge, barred donations from registered lobbyists. However, they did not block donations from the corporations that employ those lobbyists.
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How much money did Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass collect from corporations with active city lobbying operations, and through which entities was this money routed?
Mayor Karen Bass collected more than $22 million in donations from these corporations. The money was routed through nonprofits tied to her office, specifically the Mayor's Fund Los Angeles and the Getty House Foundation.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass collected more than $22 million in donations from corporations with active city lobbying operations, routing the money through nonprofits tied to her office while her own 2023 ethics rules were supposed to prevent exactly that. An investigation by The Center Square found that Bass solicited more than 300 so-called behested payments, donations made at a public official's request, to the Mayor's Fund Los Angeles and the Getty House Foundation starting in December 2022. The donors included Charter Communications, PepsiCo, AT&T, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, all of which employ city lobbyists and hold or seek city contracts. California law requires officials to disclose any such payment above $5,000. Bass…Open