We’re a big state with big challenges. Each morning we explain the top issues and how Californians are trying to solve them.When will Cal-Access — the antiquated web portal to track California’s campaign money and lobbying — finally be replaced?
An independent assessment commissioned by Weber’s office and the California Department of Technology estimates the project could take 27 months, but the actual timeline depends on the vendor, John Heinlein, assistant project director, told the committee.main way for the public to keep track of how much campaign money candidates and ballot measure campaigns are raising, and who the donors are, as well as how much lobbyists are spending and who is hiring them.
Weber’s office is seeking an additional $16.8 million in the 2024-25 budget to develop the initial plans and project structure, on top of existing funding of $5.4 million., under then-Secretary of State Alex Padilla, who is now a U.S. senator.
Newsom spokespeople say that the governor has never exaggerated his baseball exploits and that it’s not up to him to correct mistaken assumptions. They also say that the precise details aren’t as important as the broader lessons. , in an interview: “He chooses to talk about the emotional side of it, because he thinks that is the place that young people in particular, who are going through struggles, people with dyslexia, can find themselves in his story.