according to the fppc, this is an ongoing investigation with evidence suggesting it started around 201618, and included some campaign contributions that were fraudulently concealed from the public. all but one of the campaign committee's targeted were in jurisdictions with local contribution limits, and the investigation found during this time, the city of oakland prohibited campaign contributions from contractors providing services to the city, requiring city council approval. yet documents show many of the targeted committees were candidates running for city council. for example, xiang tao running for city council in 2018, received $9,900 from duong that the fppc alleges was laundered through 13 different people. the report also alleges that larry reed received $5,600 that was laundered through eight different entities. dan kalb received $4,200, allegedly laundered through six different people or entities. rebekah kaplan allegedly received $3,500, laundered through seven people, and former councilmember desley brooks received more than $18,000 over two campaign cycles , allegedly laun

according to the fppc, this is an ongoing investigation, with evidence suggesting it started around 2016 at least 2018, and included some campaign contributions that were fraudulently concealed from the public. all but one of the campaign committees targeted were in jurisdictions with local contribution limits, and to make matters worse, the investigation found during this time the city of oakland prohibited any campaign contributions to contractors providing services to the city that would require oakland city council approval. yet documents show many of the targeted committees were candidates running for city council. for example, in 2016, the duong's maxed out $700 contributions to oakland city council committees for larry reid, dan kalb, rebecca kaplan, viola gonzalez, and friends of desley brooks. in 2016, the donations extended to the milpitas city council election, including anthony phan, and again in 2018, where the duong's maxed out $800 contributions to city council campaigns for desley brooks, able guillen, and xiang tao. according to an abc7 analysis of state and federal data

the fppc declined to comment for the story. they just referred us to the rules. however, as you may have seen, the social media outpouring of responses was pretty vitriolic. i think a lot of people feel like matt haney has been living a lifestyle that maybe doesn't mix with his kind of stated, humble renter, reputation. and, you know, this is someone who's been living large, who posed photos of hanging out with the kardashians on instagram. so there's some real questions about whether or not he's using his campaign to have quite a bit of an affluent lifestyle. >> and we have about 10s. but he is up for reelection in november, right? that is correct. tough race. >> no. probably not. he has one republican opponent and he does run in san francisco. it is san francisco. >> thank you josh. appreciate it. and you can check out more of josh's story and of course more of the san francisco standard's other original reporting on their website. sf standard .com. and abc7 will continue to bring you more segments featuring the standard city focused journalism twice a week rig

according to the fppc, this is an ongoing investigation, with evidence suggesting it started around 2016 through at least 2018, and included some campaign contributions that were fraudulently concealed from the public. all but one of the campaign committees targeted were in jurisdictions with local contribution limits, and to make matters worse, the investigation found during this time the city of oakland prohibited any campaign contributions to contractors providing services to the city that would require oakland city council approval. yet documents show many of the targeted committees were candidates running for city council. for example, in 2016, the duong's maxed out $700 contributions to oakland city council committees for larry reid, dan kalb, rebecca kaplan, viola gonzalez, and friends of desley brooks. in 2016, the donations extended to the milpitas city council election, including anthony phan, and again in 2018, where the duong's maxed out $800 contributions to city council campaigns for desley brooks, able guillen, and xiang tao. according to an abc7 analysis of state and fede

the fppc says this was done at the direction of andy huang, the owner's son, in the name of other people who were reimbursed by the company. and in 2017, the city of oakland sued cal waste for overcharging customers by about $6 million. >> oakland city administrator sent a letter to city employees today trying to ensure the city will run smoothly. city administrator justin johnson said in part, quote, all city services are being provided and the mission continues. i know that our community can continue to expect our best. he goes on to say, i know from the time i've spent with you already that oakland has its share of eventful days and challenging moments. i'm reaching out this evening to tell you that across the board, you have always impressed and humbled our community with your dedication to your work and to serving our community together. we have continuing coverage of the story on our website ktvu dot com. there you will find the latest developments as well as reaction and responses from city leaders. >> all right, turning now to our weather here in the bay area, because we are in t

the fppc says this was done at the direction of andy dung, the owner's son. in the names of other people reimbursed by the company, and in 2017, the city of oakland sued cal waste for overcharging customers by about $6 million. oakland city administrator sent a letter to city employees trying to ensure the city will run smoothly. city administrator justin johnson said in part, quote here, all city services are being provided and the mission continues. i know that our community can continue to expect our best, he goes on to say, i know from the time i've spent with you already that oakland has had its share of eventful days and challenging moments. i am reaching out to tell you that across the board, you have always impressed and humbled our community with your dedication to your work and to serving our community together. and of course, we'll have continuing coverage of the story. you can check it out at our website at ktvu .com. there you can find the very latest developments as well as reaction from responses from city leaders . 709 your time. san francisco

the fppc says this was done at the direction of andy duong, the owner's son, in the names of other people who were reimbursed by the company. now, from june of 2018 to september of 2019, shengtao for city council received 13 such contributions totaling $9,900. the office of california attorney general rob bonta, whom andy duong calls a brother on social media, sent ktvu this reply we are aware of the matter. we suggest reaching out directly to the fbi who is handling this investigation. in fact, the duong family has many pictures with many luminaries and celebrities on instagram and on the family controlled vietnamese american business association website illustrating their business, social and political prowess, criminal defense and white collar defense. attorney tony bass, who has been retained by mayor shengtao, issued this statement on her behalf. mayor tao is ready, willing and able to cooperate fully with federal investigators. she has nothing to hide. it's unfortunate that she has had to endure the bad optics of having this search warrant executed on her home, she would have cooper

according to the fppc, this is an ongoing investigation, with evidence suggesting it started around 2016 through at least 2018, and included some campaign contributions that were fraudulently concealed from the public. all but one of the campaign committees targeted were in jurisdictions with local contribution limits, and to make matters worse, the investigation found during this time, the city of oakland prohibited any campaign contribution to contractors providing services to the city that would require oakland city council approval. yet documents show many of the targeted committees were candidates running for city council. for example, in 2016, the duong's maxed out $700 contributions to oakland city council committees for larry reid, dan kalb, rebecca kaplan, viola gonzalez, and friends of desley brooks. in 2016, the donations extended to the milpitas city council election, including anthony phan, and again in 2018, where the duong's maxed out $800 contributions to city council campaigns for desley brooks able guillen and xiang tao, according to an abc seven analysis of state and f