The Los Angeles City Ethcs Commission is debating the specifics of a full public financing proposal to put before the city council - as well as when to advance that proposal, and whether it will be slated to appear on the city ballot in March.

The Mayor of San Jose, California, Ron Gonzales, has had enough with donor driven politics and has offered a proposal that would bring Clean Elections—or publicly funded campaigns—to his city. If implemented, elections in San Jose would be about voters, not donors.