Ethics Watchdog Unveils Enforcement Heat Map Highlighting Transparency and Enforcement Success
(Sacramento, CA) - The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), California’s leading governmental ethics and campaign finance enforcement agency, proudly announces the release of its 2024 Annual Enforcement Heat Map, an interactive tool that provides unique insights into the Commission’s enforcement efforts across the state. The Heat Map, available here, showcases the location of every case prosecuted in 2024 and offers detailed case information, underscoring the FPPC’s unwavering commitment to transparency, accountability, and upholding the public trust.
“The Heat Map is more than just a tool for transparency—it’s a visual representation of our commitment to enforce California’s ethics laws and ensure accountability at every level of government,” said FPPC Chair Adam E. Silver. “By providing clear, accessible data, we’re empowering the public to see exactly how the FPPC is working to safeguard integrity across the state.”
The Heat Map demonstrates key enforcement achievements from a highly active year, during which the FPPC successfully prosecuted 1,054 cases statewide, with total administrative fines of $802,238 – the highest since 2017. The public can review this activity by selecting individual counties on the Map to view the number of cases prosecuted, the nature of the violations, penalties imposed, and even detailed case stipulations.
Chair Silver added, “Data-driven tools like the Heat Map not only improve public access to our work but also help us identify areas of the state where there may be gaps in understanding or compliance with ethics rules. This allows us to surge resources and focus educational efforts in those jurisdictions to better support compliance and prevent future violations.”
For more information about the Heat Map and the FPPC’s enforcement efforts, visit FPPC Enforcement Heat Map.
The mission of the Fair Political Practices Commission is to promote the integrity of state and local government in California through fair, impartial interpretation and enforcement of political campaign, lobbying and conflict of interest laws.
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