BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ
Daily Post Staff Writer
Former East Palo Alto Councilman Antonio Lopez has been fined by a state ethics agency for violations during his 2020 campaign after Councilman Webster Lincoln submitted a complaint.
Lincoln submitted a complaint to the California Fair Political Practices Commission to investigate late filings of Lopez’s 2020 campaign expenditures and missing documents, resulting in a $1,263 fine.
The FPPC found many of Lopez’s campaign statements were not filed on time, that expenditures totaling $14,104 were not recorded and that $4,500 was not processed through a bank account.
Lopez told the Post he paid the $1,263 fine, resolving the case.
Lincoln previously sued Lopez during the 2020 election, where both were competing for a seat on council. Lincoln sued Lopez, claiming he illegally electioneered by hiring a food truck and placing it within 100 feet of a polling place to get voters. A judge ruled in favor of Lopez in 2021, saying he didn’t improperly give away tacos to voters on Election Day.
Lopez paid about $4,000 for a truck to park near St. Francis of Assisi Chruch on Bay Road from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., where workers handed out free tacos to anyone who asked for one.
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