A 2022 law limits campaign contributions to $250 to local elected officials from a donor with a license, building permit or other proceeding before the officials. Now there’s a bill to raise the limit to $1,000 and loosen other restrictions.
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Steve Garvey calls pro-Palestinian student protesters ‘terrorists’
Steve Garvey, the Republican contender for California’s U.S. Senate seat in November’s election, criticized USC student encampments as acts of terrorism. Nearly 100 demonstrators were arrested on trespassing charges.
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Does Steve Garvey have a shot against Adam Schiff for U.S. Senate?
The Republican former baseball star and Democratic representative emerge from the top-two primary and will face off in November. Garvey has an uphill battle to become the first Republican to win statewide since 2006.
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Adam Schiff, Steve Garvey advance out of California’s U.S. Senate primary
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey were declared the winners of the top two slots and advance to the November general election.
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Who will make the top two in California’s U.S. Senate primary?
Republican Steve Garvey’s late entry swung the U.S. Senate race. He appears primed to advance to the November general election along with Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff.
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California’s U.S. Senate contenders make their final debate arguments
It was their last chance to critique each other on live television, but some of California’s four top U.S. Senate candidates took more advantage than others Tuesday night.
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What you need to know from the high-stakes U.S. Senate debate
The four leading candidates for Dianne Feinstein’s former U.S. Senate seat faced off for the first time Monday. Democrats Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Adam Schiff clashed over earmarks and the Gaza war, then ganged up on Republican Steve Garvey over his support for former President Donald Trump. But will the debate change the dynamics of the race before the March 5 primary?
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How Laphonza Butler could reshape California’s U.S. Senate race
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pick to replace the late Dianne Feinstein is set to be sworn in Tuesday as California’s U.S. senator. She isn’t saying whether she will run next year, but if she does, it would change the dynamics of the Senate race.