Under California law, when an elected official or someone acting on their behalf asks that a donation of $5,000 or more in cash or services be directed to a nonprofit or government agency, that contribution is considered a behested payment and must be reported to the FPPC. There is no limit on how much can be donated by organizations or individuals at the behest of an elected official, another aspect of the practice that has drawn criticism from open government groups.
Though behested payments are earmarked for noble causes, the companies asked by elected officials to donate often have multimillion-dollar contracts or other business before the state, creating the appearance of a pay-to-play system. Because state law does not address the use of donor-advised funds in making behested payments, or set additional disclosure requirements for those who use them, the public is unable to determine whether donors whose identities are shielded by such accounts stand to benefit from charitabl
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A Los Angeles-based jail reform group led by BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors spent nearly $26,000 for “meetings” at a luxury Malibu beach resort in 2019, according to campaign finance records reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Reform LA Jails spent $10,179 for “meetings and appearances” a
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Reform LA Jails, a group based in Los Angeles run by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, shelled out $26,000 for “meetings” in 2019 at a lavish resort in Malibu, California, The Daily Caller News Foundation reported Monday.
Cullors has made headlines in the past few weeks after reports that she spent $3.2 million on four homes in mostly white neighborhoods. The BLM co-founder claimed in 2015 that she and her colleagues are “trained Marxists,” but this could not be more contradicting.
Campaign finance records obtained by The Daily Caller show Reform LA Jails spent a little over $10,000 on “meetings and appearances” at the Calamigos Guest Ranch and Beach Club located in Malibu. In addition, the organization spent an estimated $15,593 at a corporate conference venue called Malibu Conference Center from July to September 2019. It costs $600 minimum to get a room at the facility.