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Don't Miss This Election Story: The big right-wing money in key East Bay Assembly race

Harriet Steele, in 48hills.com
Sunday June 03, 2018 - 06:42:00 PM

Govern for California, brought to you by charter-school lovers and Ron Conway, is a major player in the race for a Richmond-Berkeley-Oakland seat.

Big, outside money has been a major issue in the San Francisco mayor’s race, where tech and real estate interests are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars of superPAC money into the election.

But the high-stakes business of post-Citizens United fundraising, where unlimited money can pour into these “independent expenditure” committees, is also defining an election in the East Bay, where twelve candidates are vying for a state Assembly seat.

Read all about it in 48hills.com.