Steven & Stephanie Dahlberg
Owners/operators behind Paradise Cove Mobile Home Park and its affiliates have a long record of environmental and public-access controversies: state regulators cited the park for spilling roughly 2,000 gallons of raw or partially treated sewage into Malibu creeks and the ocean in 2007–2008, triggering a proposed $1.65 million fine that was later drastically reduced after […]
Nancy Sunkin
Wife of influential lobbyist Howard Sunkin, whose powerhouse clients include JMB Realty, Majestic Realty, McDonnell Douglas Realty and Motorola. Howard once offered his own home as a fundraiser venue for Councilmember Paul Koretz, while representing Pacific Coast Energy, the oil company behind the West Pico drill site in Koretz’s district. Nancy sits quietly beside this […]
Chevron
Chevron has given $89,000 to Traci Park. Chevron operates a major refinery in El Segundo, just south of LAX, that has been cited repeatedly for safety breaches and pollution that harms nearby working-class neighborhoods. The company also spends millions lobbying and donating in California to block climate laws and protect its drilling and refinery operations. […]
Charles & Corinne Bertucio
Investment firm owner and insurance broker Charlie Bertucio poured $10,000 into a local campaign, with another $800 coming from his spouse, Corinne. According to federal reporting from 2016, Bertucio faced investigation for providing luxury perks to Teamsters officials including European golf trips, NBA Finals tickets, and a job for the union president’s son. In return, […]
Richard Taite
Richard Taite lives in an $8.7M house in the Palisades and spent $75,000 on the Traci Park campaign. He circumvented spending limits by funneling the cash through a political action committee called “Citizens to end the homeless crisis in CD11.” A former addict, Taite leveraged his personal addiction struggle into a profitable rehab empire. He’s […]
Jerry Greenberg
A billionaire tech and hospitality executive who sold Sapient for billions and later co-founded the SUGARFISH restaurant empire, Jerry Greenberg poured $128,500 into Traci Park’s campaign and allied committees. CPRA records show that after giving, Greenberg secured direct access to Park through meetings and communications tied to development and city business. This is textbook pay-to-play […]