We the Parents MB, Fred Taylor and Andrea Laraneta

Recordkeeping

Fine: $2,615

FPPC No: 23/171

We the Parents MB was a primarily formed ballot measure committee. Andrea Laraneta served as the Committee’s treasurer and Fred Taylor served as the principal officer. The Committee, Taylor, and Laraneta failed to include the proper advertisement disclosures in mailers, signs, emails, and an online newsletter, in violation of Government Code Sections 84502, 84504.2, and 84504.3 (3 counts), failed to maintain adequate records, in violation of Government Code Section 84104 and Regulation 18401 (1 count), accepted 16 cash contributions over $100 and paid a cash expenditure over $100, in violation of Government Code Section 84300 (2 counts), failed to timely file a Statement of Organization within 10 days of committee qualification, in violation of Government Code Section 84101 (1 count), failed to timely file two pre-election campaign statements, in violation of Government Code Section 84200.5 (2 counts), and failed to timely file one semi-annual campaign statement, in violation of Government Code Section 84200 (1 count). Chief Discretion was used in this matter to include advertisement disclosure violation counts 1 and 2 in Tier One, to include recordkeeping violation count 1 in Tier One, to reduce the base penalty for cash contribution/expenditure violation counts 1 and 2, and to exclude campaign statement/report late filer violations counts 2-4 from receiving a penalty.