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Since California speaker rose to power, corporate money flowed to nonprofits tied to his wife
Sacramento Bee 2/19/2021 Hannah Wiley and Lance Williams, The Sacramento Bee
Feb. 19 This article was reported in partnership with Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting.
In the years since Anthony Rendon rose to power as speaker of the California Assembly, nonprofits associated with his wife, Annie Lam, received more than $500,000 in donations and event sponsorships from dozens of companies with business before the Legislature.
Nonprofits are not required to publicly disclose their donors. But since 2016, when Rendon ascended to the speakership, five nonprofits where Lam is employed have received donations or sponsorships from more than 50 entities, according to public records, promotional flyers and interviews.
March 12, 2021
Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, stands with his wife, Annie Lam, while he is acknowledged by fellow members of the Assembly before he is sworn in as the new Assembly speaker on Monday, March 7, 2016 in Sacramento, Calif. Credit: Randy Pench/The Sacramento Bee
This article was reported in partnership with The Sacramento Bee.
In the years since Anthony Rendon rose to power as speaker of the California Assembly, nonprofits associated with his wife, Annie Lam, have received more than $500,000 in donations and event sponsorships from dozens of companies with business before the Legislature.
Nonprofits are not required to publicly disclose their donors. But since 2016, when Rendon ascended to the speakership, five nonprofits where Lam is employed have received donations or sponsorships from more than 50 entities, according to public records, promotional flyers and interviews.
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Waste Dive has formatted a revised list of all industry recipients for loans under $150,000 and over $150,000 for public access.
Despite these millions in funds, waste and recycling operations across the country continue to be strained by the pandemic s effects on the economy and consumption habits, in some cases facing lower revenues and shifting volumes. Many local governments stretching funds across an array of public services in need are also struggling to adequately support the sector, though this package did not include specific funding for them.
Waste and recycling businesses may again have the opportunity to seek PPP loans from the federal government thanks to a notable portion of the $900 billion deal cleared through Congress – pending Trump s veto threat. The $284 billion in funds available mark a little more than half of what was distributed from the program s earlier allocation.