When voluntary campaign campaign donation disclosure was requested by many Santa Monica community members, some Councilmembers said it raised too many questions, so it should be dropped.

I tried to answer some of the concerns, but ultimately I was unsuccessful.  Despite support from a wide range of local community organizations, the Council voted 4 to 2 to kill the idea.  Want to know who the big donors are?  See below.

RESOURCES:  You can puzzle through the campaign filings here.  Wouldn’t voluntary

disclosure by Councilmembers at the time of a major decision be easier?