San Jose’s push to limit foreign influence in its own local elections follows similar decisions in Seattle and St. Petersburg.
With millions of dollars pumped into local elections each cycle, San Jose is looking to limit contributions from companies with foreign influences.
“In my mind, election integrity and where the money flows from and how it flows into the city elections and such, that to me is at the very core of our democracy,” Councilmember Sergio Jimenez said. City officials are also expected to follow what’s already laid out in the California Political Reform Act and characterize a company as foreign-influenced if a certain percent of the ownership interests are held by foreign entities.
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