The soft corruption of behested payments

Even as they call for getting special-interest money out of politics, some Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento are soliciting unlimited donations from donors with business before the Legislature under the guise of charity, highlighting abuse and the need for reform.
Egregious examples recently surfaced due to excellent news reporting at CALmatters. In one example, Assemblyman Rob Bonta, an East Bay Area Democrat, runs a foundation that gave a $25,000 contribution to a nonprofit where his wife was