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Where the money comes from..https://calmatters.org/politics/california-election-2020/2020/10/california-lawmakers-big-donors-special-interest-independent-expend
by jelliclesfarm 4y ago
Where the money comes from..https://calmatters.org/politics/california-election-2020/2020/10/california-lawmakers-big-donors-special-interest-independent-expenditures/ https://calmatters.org/politics/california-election-2020/202... (2020)
Teachers and realtors(not developers) each had contributed over 2.5 million each. Prison guard union 3.7 million. Other unions: about 3.5 million
Building industry is about a million but that’s pre 2020 numbers. It has since gone up.
The article explains who gives how much and what they want in return. There are also overlaps.
NIMBY and zoning complaints are smokescreens. Look at campaign donations. It’s all public record.
- eesmith 4y agoYou specifically singled out "construction unions". It seems you've presented evidence that construction unions don't have big say, compared with industry and realtors. If construction unions have a bigger voice than realtors ($2.3M) and building industry ($1M), and that voice is reflected in "where the money comes from" then ... how much did the construction unions contribute? All of "Building trades" is $84,165. The biggest groups under "Other unions" are "Opportunity Pac - A Coalition Of Teachers, Health Care Givers, Faculty Members, School Employees, And Public And Private Employee Organizations" and "Nurses And Educators For Reggie Jones-Sawyer For Assembly 2020, Sponsored By Labor And Consumer Attorneys Organizations". Those don't sound like construction unions.