campaign funds

Developer and private equity-funded PAC, firefighters and the city employees’ union were the biggest spenders to date in the June primary election.

It takes tens of millions of dollars to run a statewide campaign for governor. Strategists say the many Democratic candidates aren’t raising money quickly enough.

A former top aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom has been indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra.