Staff: Marissa Corona, Senior Commission Counsel and Ann Flaherty, Special Investigator. Steve Grasha was a successful candidate for Mission Springs Water District Board of Directors in the November 6, 2018 and November 8, 2022 General Elections. Steve Grasha for Mission Springs Water District 2018 (the “2018 Committee”) and Steve Grasha for Desert Water Agency 2022 (the “2022 Committee”) were Grasha’s candidate-controlled committee. The 2018 Committee and Grasha failed to timely file five 24-Hour Reports, in violation of Government Code Section 84203 (1 count); two pre-election campaign statements and two semi-annual campaign statements, in violation of Government Code Sections 84200.5, 84200.8, and 84200 (1 count). The 2018 Committee also failed to establish a designated campaign bank account, in violation of Government Code Section 85201 (1 count), and include the proper advertisement disclosure on mass emails, in violation of Government Code Section 84305, subdivision (c)(1) (1 count). The 2022 Committee and Grasha failed to timely file four 24-Hour Reports, in violation Government Code Section 84203 (1 count), two pre-election campaign statements and one semi-annual campaign statement, in violation of Government Code Sections 84200.5, 84200.8, and 84200 Total Proposed Penalty: $20,000.
