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09/16/20	Ethics Commission Announces Hiring of Executive Director
08/08/19	Ethics Commission Announces Approval of Four Stipulated Settlement Agreements
08/09/18	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Civic San Diego Board Member Concerning Financial Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
08/10/17	Ethics Commission Levies $16,000 Fine in Connection with Committee's Failure to Disclose its Top Donors on Campaign Ads
04/13/17	Ethics Commission Levies $15,000 Fine in Connection with Committee's Failure to Disclose its Sponsors
04/14/16	Ethics Commission Levies Record $128,000 Fine in Campaign Money Laundering Case
11/13/14	Ethics Commission Levies Fines Totaling $35,000 in Campaign Money Laundering Cases
07/10/14	Ethics Commission Levies Additional Fines Totaling $60,000 in Money Laundering Cases
04/10/14	Ethics Commission Levies $80,000 Fine in Campaign Money Laundering Case
10/10/13	Ethics Commission Levies $7,500 Fine in Connection with Committee's Failure to Disclose Its Principal Officers
03/09/12	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Planning Commissioner Concerning Economic Interest Disclosure Requirements
12/16/11	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Ballot Measure Committee and Its Treasurer Concerning Violations of Campaign Laws
10/13/11	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Unite Here San Diego Concerning Failure to Disclose Independent Expenditures
10/13/11	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with City Councilmember Marti Emerald Concerning Violation of Ethics Laws
07/15/11	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Former City Candidate Robert Ilko Concerning Violations of Campaign Laws
06/09/11	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement With Working San Diegans PAC Concerning Failure to Disclose AFSCME Sponsorship
10/15/10	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement With "Strong Mayor" Ballot Measure Committee Concerning Violations of Campaign Laws
10/15/10	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement With Two City Candidates Concerning Failure to Timely File Campaign Statements
10/15/10	Ethics Commission Announces Settlements With City Officials Concerning the Late Filing of Economic Disclosure Forms
07/09/10	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement With Bartell & Associates Concerning Violations of Lobbying Laws
02/12/10	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement With Neighborhood Market Association for Failing to Properly Disclose Efforts to Oppose Beach Alcohol Ban
12/10/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Public Solutions Concerning Violations of Lobbying Laws
11/12/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlements With Eugene Heytow, Robert Lehman, and Sherman Mendoza Concerning Late Reporting of Independent Expenditures
11/12/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlements With City Officials Concerning Economic Interest Disclosure Requirements
10/09/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlements With Two Lobbying Firms Concerning Late Filing of Quarterly Reports
09/11/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement With Former City Candidate Richard Rider Concerning Violation of Campaign Laws
08/13/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlements with Lobbyists Concerning Late Filing of Registration Forms and Quarterly Reports
08/13/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with International Association of Firefighters Concerning Late Reporting of Independent Expenditure
07/10/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Community Housingworks Concerning Violations of Lobbying Laws
07/10/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Former City Candidate Lorena Gonzalez And Her Campaign Treasurer For Failure To Report Expenditures
05/15/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Cornerstone Strategies Concerning Violations of Lobbying Laws
03/13/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Former Council Candidate for Unlawful Solicitation of Campaign Contributions from City Employees
03/13/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Two City Officials Concerning Economic Interest Disclosure Requirements
01/16/09	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Lobbying Firm Gorton, Moore & Mulanix Concerning Late Filing of Disclosure Reports
12/12/08	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement With Former City Candidate Howard Wayne Concerning Violation of Campaign Laws
09/30/08	New Lobbying Laws Reveal that Lobbying Firms Received $3.8 Million to Influence City Officials During the First Six Months of 2008
09/11/08	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement With City Attorney Michael Aguirre For Unlawful Solicitation Of Campaign Contributions From City Employees
09/11/08	Ethics Commission Announces Settlements With City Officials Concerning Economic Interest Disclosure Requirements
08/14/08	Ethics Commission Announces Two Settlements in Connection with Unlawful Solicitation of Campaign Contributions from City Employees
11/08/07	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with City Councilmember Ben Hueso Concerning Violations of Campaign Laws
11/08/07	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Lobbyists Art Castanares Concerning Violations of Lobbying Laws
10/12/07	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with City Officials Concerning Economic Interests Disclosure Requirements
09/13/07	Ethics Commission Announces Results of Random Drawing for Audit of Campaign Committees
05/18/07	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with City Councilmember Jim Madaffer Concerning Violations of Ethics Laws
03/08/07	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with City Councilmember Tony Young Concerning Violations of Campaign Laws
02/08/07	Ethics Commission Levies Fine Against Attorney Cynthia Morgan for Violating the City's Lobbying Laws
11/09/06	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with City Officials Concerning Economic Interest Disclosure Requirements
09/18/06	Ethics Commission Approves $17,000 Fine in Connection with Unlawful Campaign Mailer
09/18/06	Ethics Commission Approves $8,000 in Penalties in Connection with Campaign Money Laundering by Sukut Construction and Grubb & Ellis
05/11/06	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Lobbyist Scott Maloni Concerning Violations of Lobbying Laws
04/13/06	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement With Nick Inzunza Concerning Violations of Campaign Laws
04/13/06	Ethics Commission Announces Settlements With San Diego County Republican Central Committee Member Communications
02/11/06	Ethics Commission Announces Settlements With City Officials Concerning Economic Interest Disclosure Requirements
02/10/06	Ethics Commission Announces Settlements With Mayoral Candidate Peter Q. Davis Concerning Violations of Campaign Laws
12/19/05	Ethics Commission Announces Settlements With City Attorney Michael Aguirre Concerning Violations of Campaign Laws
11/10/05	Ethics Commission Announces Two Settlements Arising from Investigation of San Diego Data Processing Corporation
11/10/05	Ethics Commission Announces Settlement with Former Mayoral Candidate Ron Roberts Concerning Violations of Campaign Laws
10/03/05	United States District Court Upholds Local Campaign Laws for Upcoming Elections
08/02/05	Ethics Commission Announces Four Settlements Concerning Violations of Campaign Laws
12/29/04	Ethics Commission Selects General Counsel
09/10/04	Ethics Commission Enforces Economic Interest Disclosure Requirements
09/07/04	New Campaign Laws Take Effect on October 7, 2004
11/25/03	Ethics Commission Selects Executive Director
10/14/03	Ethics Commission Announces Resignation of Edward F. Kolker
11/07/02	Ethics Commission Announces Resolution with Byron Wear
08/09/02	Ethics Commission Announces Resolution with Lincoln Club
10/22/01	Ethics Commission Selects Executive Director