March 2025 Agenda

NOTICE AND AGENDA

Commission Meeting

Fair Political Practices Commission

California Fair Political Practices Commission
1102 Q Street, Suite 3050
Sacramento, CA 95811

Thursday, March 20, 2025
10:00 A.M.

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Under Government Code section 11123(a), all meetings of a state body are open and public, and all persons are permitted to attend any meeting of a state body, except as otherwise provided in that article. The section further states that the portion of the teleconferenced meeting that is required to be open to the public must be audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting. Members of the public may listen to the meeting by phone by calling (669) 444-9171; access code: 9856036268 or watch the meeting via Webinar at YouTube. To participate in real time, visit http://mediasite.fppc.ca.gov/ or call (669) 444-9171; access code: 9856036268.

To view the new procedure to participate by telephone, visit our public comment page.

Persons who, due to a disability, need assistance in order to participate in this meeting should, prior to the meeting, contact the Commission Assistant at (916) 322-5745 (voice), CommAsst@fppc.ca.gov (e-mail) and ADACoordinator@fppc.ca.gov. TTY/TDD and Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service to submit comments on an agenda item or to request special accommodations for persons with disabilities.

Adam E. Silver, Chair

1. Public Comment for Items not on Agenda. During this comment period, any person is invited to speak on any topic that is not listed on this agenda. Action may not be taken on any matter raised during this public comment period until the matter is specifically listed on a future agenda. Those who wish to comment on an item that has been listed on this agenda may comment when that item has been opened for consideration by the Commission and before any action is taken.

The Commission should avoid discussing and may not act on any matter raised during this public comment period, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting during the last item on the agenda.

2. February 2025 Minutes

Items on the consent calendar will be taken up and voted on as a group. A Commissioner may request that an item be removed from consent, in which case it will be discussed separately in the meeting.

Conflict of Interest

3. In the Matter of Lucia Gutierrez. FPPC No. 21/024. Staff: Alex Rose, Senior Commission Counsel and George Aradi, Special Investigator. Lucia Gutierrez is a former member of the Newark Unified School District Board of Education. Gutierrez violated the Act by negotiating, participating in, and ultimately making an employment contract between the District and herself, in violation of Government Code Section 1090 (1 count). Total Proposed Penalty: $4,500.

Gutierrez - Stip

4. Adoption of Proposed Regulation 18720; Annual Statements of Economic Interests; 2025 Filing Date Extension. Staff: Simon Russell, Commission Counsel. Staff presents proposed Regulation 18720 for adoption, providing an extension of the 2024 annual Statement of Economic Interests filing deadline (currently scheduled for April 1, 2025) to June 2, 2025, for filers impacted by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles County.

Staff Memo
Proposed Regulation 18720

5. Adoption of Proposed Repeal and Amendment of Levine Act (Section 84308) Regulations and Related Regulations (Amend 18360.1, 18438, 18438.2, 18438.4-18438.8, 18705; Repeal 18438.3). Staff: Toren Lewis, Commission Counsel, Legal Division; Kevin Cornwall, Senior Commission Counsel, Legal Division. Staff presents proposed amendments to Regulations 18360.1, 18438, 18438.2, 18438.4-18438.8, and 18705, as well as the proposed repeal of Regulation 18438.3. These changes are proposed in response to recent Levine Act legislation (SB 1243 and SB 1181), and to clarify and clean up the Commission’s related regulations. The proposed amendments are presented for adoption, with pre-notice discussion having occurred at the January Commission meeting.

Staff Memo
Proposed Amendment to Regulation 18360.1
Proposed Amendment to Regulation 18438
Proposed Amendment to Regulation 18438.2
Proposed Amendment to Regulation 18438.4
Proposed Amendment to Regulation 18438.5
Proposed Amendment to Regulation 18438.6
Proposed Amendment to Regulation 18438.7
Proposed Amendment to Regulation 18438.8
Proposed Amendment to Regulation 18705
Proposed Repeal to Regulation 18438.3

6. Regulation Projects and Schedule for 2025. Staff: Dave Bainbridge, General Counsel. Staff proposes for Commission consideration a list of regulation projects for 2025 and a schedule for presenting these regulation projects to the Commission.

Staff Memo

7. Legislative Update. Staff: Lindsey Nakano, Senior FPPC Legislative Counsel. The Commission will review and discuss potential sponsored and other legislation. The Commission may provide direction to staff regarding the same.

Legislative Update

8. Executive Staff Reports.
Enforcement Division. Angela J. Brereton & Christopher B. Burton, Assistant Chiefs.
Audits and Assistance Division. Shrdha Shah, Chief.
Legal Division. Dave Bainbridge, General Counsel.
Administration and Technology Division. Jue Wang, PhD, Chief.
Executive Director Update. Galena West, Executive Director.

Executive Staff Report

9. Commissioner Comments and Proposed Future Agenda Items.
Note: Although any Commissioner may identify a topic of interest, the Commission may not substantially discuss or take action on any matter raised during the meeting that is not included on this agenda, except to decide to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting. (Government Code Sections 11125 & 11125.7(a).)

[1]You can obtain further information about the meeting by contacting the Commission Assistant, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3050, Sacramento, CA, 95811, Tel. (916) 322-5745. Written comments on agenda items should be submitted to the Commission no later than 12:00 p.m. the day before the meeting in order to afford the Commissioners adequate time to fully consider the comments. Email comment letters directly to CommAsst@fppc.ca.gov. To participate in real time, visit http://mediasite.fppc.ca.gov/.

The agenda and related documents are posted on the FPPC website at www.fppc.ca.gov. Materials submitted by the public regarding each agenda item will be made available on the website. The Commission makes every attempt to post ADA compliant documents. If there is a document that is not compliant, please email the Commission Assistant requesting an ADA compliant version. 

Members of the public may listen to the meeting by phone by calling (669) 444-9171; access code: 9856036268; or watch the meeting via Webinar at YouTube.

The meeting location is accessible to the disabled. Persons who, due to a disability, need assistance in order to participate in this meeting should, prior to the meeting, contact the Commission Assistant at (916) 322-5745 (voice), CommAsst@fppc.ca.gov (e-mail) and ADACoordinator@fppc.ca.gov. TTY/TDD and Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service to submit comments on an agenda item or to request special accommodations for persons with disabilities. Please allow three business days between the request and the meeting date.