Election Section
Contributions to the Yes on H and I Campaign (Commentary)
By Albert Sukoff
Wednesday October 20, 2010 - 05:07:00 PM
The information comes from the City Clerk’s office. I have sorted it as it now appears. Many of the filings did not identify the contributor as to occupation but I went on line and found most of them and placed them in the appropriate category. Over 86% of the funds for H and I come from potential beneficiaries (no…not the kids).
This is crony politics at its worst. The contributors have gotten, currently have and/or anticipate contracts for the work from bond money. The school board gets a slush fund and/or fancy offices and such. And the voters get the shaft.
It’s for the kids! Yeah, right.
| CONTRIBUTIONS | ||||
| YES on H and I | ||||
| UNIONS | ||||
| Northern California Carpenters PAC | $10,000 | |||
| Sheet Metal Workers International Assn | $5,000 | |||
| International Brotherhood and Elecrtrical Workers | $2,500 | |||
| Local Union # 595 IBEW | $2,500 | $20,000 | ||
| ARCHITECTS and ENGINEERS | ||||
| Parsons Service Company | Houston TEXAS | $10,000 | ||
| Baker Villar | Emeryville | $10,000 | ||
| WLC Architecture | Rancho Cucamunga | $10,000 | ||
| HKIT Architects | Oakland | $5,000 | ||
| CSDA Architects | SF | $1,500 | ||
| John P Grossman and Associates | SF | $1,500 | ||
| RGM and Associates | Concord | $1,000 | ||
| SOHA Engineers | SF | $1,000 | ||
| ATA Architects and Engineers | Danville | $1,000 | ||
| VNB | Oakland | $1,000 | ||
| Quattrocchi Kwok Architects | Santa Rosa | $1,000 | ||
| Hibser Yamuchi Architects Inc | Oakland | $1,000 | ||
| Vallier Design Associates | Point Richmond | $1,000 | ||
| Aedis Architecture and Planning | San Jose | $1,000 | ||
| LCA Architects | Walnut Creek | $1,000 | ||
| Mechanical Design Studio | Walnut Creek | $1,000 | ||
| deems Lewis McKinley | SF | $1,000 | ||
| Interactive Resources | Point Richmond | $1,000 | ||
| Wayne Magnusen | Berkeley | $500 | ||
| Beverly Prior Architects | SF | $500 | ||
| Alan Kroop | Berkeley | $300 | $51,300 | |
| CONTRACTORS | ||||
| RMR Construction Inc | SF | $3,000 | ||
| Turner Constrcution Group | Oakland | $2,021 | ||
| Cupertino Elecrtrical | San Jose | $2,000 | ||
| Guarentee Glass | Walnut | $2,000 | ||
| Hoem Associates Inc SSF | SSF | $2,000 | ||
| McQuire and Hester | Oakland | $1,000 | ||
| OC Jones and Sons Inc | Berkeley | $1,000 | ||
| UA 342 Joint Labor Management | Concord | $1,000 | ||
| Van Pelt Construction Services | Fairfield | $1,000 | ||
| Berkeley Cement | Berkeley | $500 | ||
| European Hardwood Floors | SF | $500 | ||
| Kruse Plumbing Cooling | Berkeley | $250 | $16,271 | |
| POLITICAL CONSULTANTS | ||||
| Goodwin Simon Statregic Research Inc | Culver City | $500 | $500 | |
| PUBLIC FINANCE CONSULTANTS | ||||
| Kelling Northcross and Nobringa | Oakland | $7,500 | $7,500 | |
| OTHER, UNSPECIFIED, UNKNOWN | ||||
| DWK | SF | $3,000 | ||
| 3QC | Citrus Heights | $1,500 | $4,500 | |
| TOTAL FROM ABOVE | $100,071 | 86.1% | ||
| TOTAL ALL CONTRIBUTIONS | $116,192 | |||
| TOTAL NOT FROM ABOVE | $16,121 | 13.9% | ||
| SOURCE: filings with the City Clerk, City of Berkeley | ||||
