Gavin Newsom’s Requests for Private Donations to Fund COVID Response Soar
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of money Newsom has solicited from companies and foundations for charitable or governmental purposes, so-called behested payments, has skyrocketed.
“The potential problem comes in if there is any perception in the public that these payments are being made at the behest of the official for the company to get some sort of favor from the government,” he said.
John Pelissero, senior scholar quoted in this article appearing on both the Modesto Bee and the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
Jan 21, 2022