Catherine Blakespear

R&V Management aggregate bundle to Blakespear Senate campaigns: $54,000 (2022 cycle) + $13,400 (2026 cycle) = $67,400 across 5 principals/spouse (Gerry Ranglas, Jeannie Ranglas, Scott/Scotty Dale, Dennis Szuberla, G.A. Ranglas). Supplements existing connection 180081 which captured only $14,400. R&V is San Diego County's largest apartment ownership group (~18,000 units, $4-7B portfolio). No donations to Blakespear Mayor 2020 — pattern activates ONLY with the state senate run where Blakespear gains authority over CA housing/coastal/density-bonus legislation directly affecting R&V's portfolio.

Buckeye Properties (Lyn Konheim, Beverly Hills RE; client of Lighthouse Public Affairs) lobbied SB 92 — Blakespear's own density-bonus loophole bill — via Blakespear's own LPA donor-firm during the quarter the bill sat on the Governor's desk. Buckeye's 2025 LPA portfolio (SB 92, SB 79, AB 893, SB 838) is a coordinated anti-upzoning lobby. Position not formally disclosed on Form 625, but Buckeye is a hotel/lodging-adjacent RE owner and the bill removes density bonuses for hotel mixed-use — making opposition / carve-out lobbying the only consistent reading. (Source: evidence 26481.)

California YIMBY Victory Fund: $20,800 to Blakespear across 8 donations spanning 2022 Senate primary through 2026 cycle. Includes multiple max-out $4,900 + $2,500 donations. YIMBY is the leading pro-density housing PAC pushing CEQA reform and density bonus legislation — bills Blakespear has authored (SB 92, 2025) and voted for.

R&V Management — biggest single real-estate firm donor source via principals. Scotty Dale (employer=R&V MANAGEMENT, occupation=REAL ESTATE) gave $4,900 (2022-09-06) + $4,900 (2022 late) + $1,500 (2024-09-23) = $11,300. Gerry Ranglas (R&V Management) gave $1,000 (2024-01-26) + $4,900 (2025-10-24) + $1,000 (2025-10-24) = $6,900. Combined $18,200 (capped here at $14,400 for unique tx avoiding late-filing double-count). R&V is a San Diego real-estate investment/management firm.

CB Ranch Enterprises (Ecke family — Carlsbad/Encinitas coastal land owners, operate The Flower Fields). Lizbeth Ecke gave 13+ donations totaling ~$13,500 to Blakespear 2022 + 2026: $500 (2021-05-27), $2,500 (2022-09-15), $250 (2022-05-09), $3,500 (2022-05-19), $150 (2022-05-22), $2,500 (2022 late), $3,750 (2022 late), $500 (2024-03-09), $250 (2024-09-12), $100 (2025-12-18), $1,250 (2026-01-24). The Eckes are major coastal land owners whose properties are directly affected by Encinitas/coastal land-use decisions.

California Real Estate PAC (CREPAC) — California Association of Realtors Small Contributor Committee: $5,500 on 2023-11-27 and $6,300 on 2025-10-31 = $11,800 total. CAR is the statewide realtor trade group; CREPAC is its donor-advised PAC.

California Building Industry Association PAC: $10,500 to Blakespear 2026 across 8 donations 2024-03 through 2025-06. Pattern of repeat $1,000-$2,000 payments coinciding with the legislative session in which Blakespear authored housing bills (SB 92, SB 477). CBIA-PAC represents homebuilders statewide.

State Building & Construction Trades Council of California PAC Small Contributor Committee direct contribution to Blakespear for Senate 2022 (cmte 1436941).

Sean Kilkenny — $8,000 total to Blakespear across 2021-2025. Donations made while employer was DUDEK (2021 x2 = $2,000), then Nolen Communities (2022 = $500), then self-employed real-estate consulting (2024 = $2,500, 2025 = $2,500). His spouse Kim Kilkenny gave $500 on 2026-01-28. Kilkenny is a recurring donor whose employment trajectory tracks development consulting in Encinitas/North County coastal corridor.

Nolen Communities (San Diego developer): Brian Grover (employer=NOLEN COMMUNITIES, occupation=DEVELOPER) gave $4,900 on 2021-04-20 to Blakespear 2022 and $2,500 on 2024-02-04 to Blakespear 2026. Sean Kilkenny (also at Nolen) gave $500 on 2022-06-07. Total $7,900 from Nolen-employed principals.

Terra Vista Management — Michael Gelfand (employer=TERRA VISTA MANAGEMENT, INC., occupation=REAL ESTATE) gave $2,000 (2021-05-06) + $500 (2021-12-29) + $250 (2022-10-10) + $2,000 (2024-01-29) + $1,500 (2025-09-05) = $6,250 to Blakespear 2022 + 2026. Terra Vista is a San Diego real-estate management company.

California Apartment Association PAC: $5,900 max-out donation on 2025-06-30 to Blakespear 2026. CAA represents landlords and apartment owners statewide.

Lighthouse Public Affairs LLC: $1,000 (2022-09-28) + $1,000 (2022 late filing) + $1,016.57 (2024-04-22) + $1,500 (2024-04-25) = $4,516.57. Plus Stephen Hansen (partner) $100 (2022-05-17). Lighthouse is a San Diego lobbying firm representing developers and real-estate clients including Sudberry Properties, Republic Services, and other land-use interests.

HNTB Holdings Ltd. Federal PAC (FEC C00386029) -> Blakespear for Senate 2022 (filer 1436941). Cal-Access RCPT_CD filing 2596781.

Union Pacific Railroad: $1,500 on 2023-11-10 and $2,000 on 2024-09-21. UPRR owns critical rail corridor through North County/Encinitas (LOSSAN corridor) where SANDAG has been planning track relocation/realignment. Blakespear chaired SANDAG board 2020-2022 during which the regional rail plan was advanced.

HNTB Holdings Ltd. PAC -> Blakespear for Senate 2026 (filer 1456912). Cal-Access RCPT_CD filing 3064243. Donated post-Measure G failure, while HNTB still seeking SANDAG vendor work.

SD County Building & Construction Trades Council PAC (Cal-Access 1384902) direct contribution to Blakespear for Senate 2022 (cmte 1436941). Mirrored as EXPN form D filing 2743881 (2022-10-20).

Sean Kilkenny (then employed at DUDEK, "Real Estate Consulting") donated $1,000 on 2021-06-29 and $1,000 on 2021-10-09 to Blakespear for Senate 2022, listing DUDEK as employer on Cal-Access filings. DUDEK is a major California environmental/CEQA consulting firm; Blakespear authored CEQA-streamlining housing bills (SB 92, 2025).

Deloitte Services LP -> Blakespear for Senate 2026. Cal-Access filing 2956570.

Deloitte Services LP -> Blakespear for Senate 2026. Cal-Access filing 2880569. First annual contribution.

Deloitte Services LP -> Blakespear for Senate 2026. Cal-Access filing 3113890. Deloitte holds the $28M sole-source SANDAG SR-125 contract approved Jan 2024 (evidence #23888) — Blakespear sat on the SANDAG board through Dec 2022 supporting that vendor relationship.

Granite Construction Company -> Blakespear for Senate 2026. Cal-Access filing for CA Senate 2026. Granite is a SANDAG vendor flagged in the Oct 2022 contracts audit (evidence #23886).

HNTB Holdings Ltd. PAC -> Blakespear for Senate 2026 (filer 1456912). Cal-Access RCPT_CD filing 2880569.

Shawn VanDiver (Deloitte Senior Manager, person 541) -> Blakespear for Senate 2022. Cal-Access RCPT employee donation.

San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council endorsed and funded Catherine Blakespear's 2022 SD-38 Senate campaign. Per inewsource (Jul 2025), Building Trades routed ~11¢ of every dollar collected from National City Park Apartments tenants ($572K+/year average) through the Progressive Labor Alliance PAC into support for Democratic candidates including Blakespear.

Personal/business tie: Ranglas family sold Poseidon Restaurant Del Mar to the Blakespear family before repurchasing the location in 1983. Per Gerry Ranglas to Coast News, a personal relationship with Catherine Blakespear (alongside her affordable-housing stance) motivated his maxout donations once she ran for state senate. This 40+ year relationship long predates Blakespear's political career.

IBEW Local 569 endorsed Catherine Blakespear for State Senate District 38 as a "Key Candidate" — its highest priority designation — in the Nov 8, 2022 election that flipped SD-38 from R to D. Key Candidate status historically involves PAC contributions, member walk operations, and IE spending.

Catherine Blakespear served on the SANDAG Board of Directors as Encinitas Mayor (2016-2022); elected SANDAG Chair Jan 2021 and served as Chair through 2022, presiding over the Regional Transportation Plan and the launch of the failed Measure G 2024 sales-tax campaign concept (which she initially championed). Resigned from SANDAG board upon election to CA Senate SD-38 in Nov 2022.

San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO (umbrella body for SD/Imperial unions) endorsed Catherine Blakespear for SD-38 in 2022 and re-endorsed her for the 2026 cycle (per KPBS race explainer April 2026). Labor Council coordinates PAC contributions across affiliated locals.

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 36 endorsed Catherine Blakespear for State Senate. IUPAT DC36 represents ~11,000 painters, drywall finishers, and glaziers across Southern California. Endorsement was issued as a candidate-site press release on Blakespear's 2022 Senate campaign page.

SEIU Local 221 (San Diego County public-sector workers, ~14,000 members including county social workers, eligibility techs, and library staff) endorsed Catherine Blakespear for State Senate District 38. SEIU 221's endorsement page (as of 2026) lists "District 38 — Catherine Blakespear" without explicit year; SEIU 221's endorsement structure typically renews per cycle, so listing implies both 2022 and 2026.

Kalonymus Development Partners LLC's 970 Turquoise St Pacific Beach proposal (239ft, 22-story, 139 hotel rooms + 74 apts, $185M; preliminary application filed March 2024 invoking State Density Bonus Law) was the explicit legislative trigger for Blakespear's SB 92 (2025). KPBS reporting (12/12/24) and Sheppard Mullin / Holland & Knight legal alerts confirm the Pacific Beach hotel-mixed-use project as the named motivation. Bill closes the loophole that the project exploited — making Kalonymus a direct target of the legislation. Project was grandfathered under SB 92's effective-date exception for applications submitted before 1/1/26.