Track coastsiders’ political contributions

It’s possible to find out your neighbors’ political contributions, how much they contributed and to whom the contributed it. Take a look. You’ll probably recognize some names. It’s no surprise that most of the donations were made to Democrats, but the degree of the tilt may be startling.

Click on the links below to see the results, which Fundrace is continuing to update. The zip codes in the southcoast are very small, and for some reason the results here consist mostly of stuff from Atherton and Los Altos hills. But you can pick out locals in the list.

Pacifica

Montara

Moss Beach

El Granada 

Half Moon Bay 

Pescadero

San Gregorio

La Honda

Loma Mar

It seems invasive, but it does serve an important public purpose. Fundrace.org uses information in the public record and provided by the Federal Election Commission.  Anyone who contributes "hard money" to political campaigns must provide personal information. This requirement limits the political influence of wealthy, anonymous individuals and allows the public to track financial contributions that may influence the political process.