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Developer Money Report | SoCal Public Ledger

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Who Takes Developer Money?

Real estate and construction donors have significant interests in zoning, permitting, land-use decisions, and infrastructure contracts voted on by the Board of Supervisors. This lens shows which officials received the most from those industries — and where statistical concentration flags were detected.

Officials by Real Estate & Construction Donations

Totals from donors tagged as Real Estate or Construction & Engineering in the industry taxonomy. Based on employer/occupation data in campaign filings.

Official	Dev. total	% of fundraising	Unique donors
Janet Nguyen	$281,656	12.3%	86
Katrina Foley	$278,779	14.2%	134
Donald Wagner	$174,502	22.5%	121
Vicente Sarmiento	$56,245	14.8%	46
Ali Taj	$51,075	12.0%	45
Phil Bacerra	$37,183	34.1%	42
Corey Jackson	$34,900	5.3%	5
David Penaloza	$28,450	12.2%	11
Diane Dixon	$23,849	20.7%	13
Doug Chaffee	$22,000	1.2%	13
Chuck Conder	$21,774	30.3%	33
Jessie Lopez	$20,475	8.8%	25
Mark Pulido	$18,600	5.4%	22
Ada Briceño	$18,025	3.6%	18
David Penaloza	$17,214	21.6%	29
Gracie Torres	$16,717	21.6%	20
Valerie Amezcua	$16,223	23.8%	29
Leticia Castillo	$14,600	3.4%	8
Patricia Lock Dawson	$11,200	33.0%	16
Sean Mill	$9,923	32.5%	22
Thai Viet Phan	$9,245	10.4%	20
Jessie Lopez	$8,975	11.3%	15
Steven Robillard	$6,975	32.1%	17
Philip Falcone	$5,925	28.4%	14
Oz Puerta	$5,500	57.3%	3
Benjamin Vazquez	$5,200	10.2%	12
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez	$4,550	11.4%	9
Rich Vandenberg	$1,950	13.6%	8
Giovanni Chavez	$1,474	8.1%	3
Clarissa Cervantes	$1,130	0.4%	3
Katelyn Brazer Aceves	$1,000	13.5%	1
Valerie Magdaleno	$500	5.2%	1
Hector Bustos	$250	4.7%	1
Jessica Qattawi	$100	14.3%	1

Industry Concentration Flags

Triggered when a single industry accounts for an unusually high share of an official's fundraising. Includes all industries — not limited to real estate.

Jessie Lopez

A single industry dominates this official's fundraising.

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Flagged Apr 28, 2026 · View full flag

Ada Briceño

A single industry dominates this official's fundraising.

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Flagged Apr 28, 2026 · View full flag

Chuck Conder

A single industry dominates this official's fundraising.

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Flagged Apr 28, 2026 · View full flag

Why this matters

When a developer donates to an official who later votes on that developer's zoning variance, permit, or contract, it creates a potential conflict of interest. This lens helps community groups and journalists identify those relationships before they reach the dais.

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