Staff: Alex Rose, Senior Commission Counsel and Alethea Perez, Special Investigator. The respondent was represented by Ty Mizote of Griswold LaSalle. The City of Hanford sent prohibited campaign-related mass mailings at public expense, in violation of Government Code Section 89001 and Regulation 18901.1 (1 count); failed to include the proper advertising disclosure on mailers, in violation of Government Code Sections 84502 and 84504.2 (1 count); failed to timely file an independent expenditure committee campaign statement for the period ending June 30, 2022, in violation of Government Code Section 84200, subdivision (b) (1 count); and failed to timely file one 24-Hour Report, in violation of Government Code Section 84204 (1 count). Total Proposed Penalty: $18,000.
