A San Diego based PAC has donated $5,900 each to Dane White (Mayor), Joe Garcia (D2), Tanner Horsley (D1)- A total of $17,700 to try to buy Escondido's local election.
The Community Leadership Coalition is pouring money into the MAGA candidates in the Escondido City Council election.
Here's what Google says about them:
Community Leadership Coalition is a "sponsored committee" or PAC created and utilized by the Lincoln Club. Organizations like the Lincoln Club set up secondary PACs with community-sounding names to independently manage specific campaign expenditures, run target ads, or mail political literature.
Because it is funded by the Lincoln Club, the Community Leadership Coalition routinely steps in during local elections to run independent expenditure campaigns that favor conservative candidates or seek to influence moderate voters:
Cross-Party Messaging: The coalition frequently draws local media attention for strategic messaging. For example, the PAC has previously funded text message blasts designed to appeal to progressive or cross-party voters by framing conservative candidates alongside high-profile Democrats.