Newsom–Lendistry Evidence Library
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The documentary record behind the investigation of the Gavin Newsom administration’s oversight of Lendistry-administered grant programs. This collection contains 70 source entries: the filed complaint, state agreements, warning letters, program reports, policies, governing law and related records.
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70 records
Filed complaint and related judicial record
L01 — Electronically filed verified petition and class action complaint — August 5 2026 — case 26STCV24726
Filed pleading
J01 — Cottle v Plaid: final settlement approval, July 20 2022, Dkt 184
Court order
Notice letters and public-records correspondence
L07 — November 5 2025 letter addressed to CalOSBA Chief of Staff Sara Curtis
Correspondence
L08 — November 5 2025 letter addressed to GO Biz Deputy Director of Legal Affairs Van Nguyen
Correspondence
V03 — GO-Biz second-tranche production letter, April 2025; printed date April 25, 2024
Correspondence
V04 — December 17, 2024 CPRA request to GO-Biz: nine categories, including internal or external audits
Correspondence
State agreements and amendments
F02 — 20GOB039 Amendment 3
Agency or legislative record
F03 — Flagship relief agreement Amendment 5
Agency or legislative record
F04 — 23GOB014 Amendment 2 - drought and flood
Agency or legislative record
F05 — 23GOB033 - CA:RISE
Agency or legislative record
F06 — 21GOB024 - Dream Fund
Agency or legislative record
F07 — 21GOB025 - Nonprofit Performing Arts
Agency or legislative record
F08 — 22GOB031 - Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Agency or legislative record
F12 — Original flagship relief agreement 20GOB039
Agency or legislative record
F13 — Flagship relief agreement Amendment 2
Agency or legislative record
Contractor program reports
A01 — Relief grant final report, rounds 3-6, 2021-08-23
Contractor program report produced by the agency
A02 — Relief grant interim report, round 6, 2021-05-18
Contractor program report produced by the agency
A03 — Relief grant round 4 report (cover: final; internal designation: interim 4), 2021-04-15
Contractor program report produced by the agency
A04 — Relief grant interim report 5 (filename calls it final), 2021-05-03
Contractor program report produced by the agency
A05 — Relief grant interim report, round 1, 2021-01-22
Contractor program report produced by the agency
A06 — Relief grant updated final report, 2024-01-04
Contractor program report produced by the agency
A07 — Relief grant final report, rounds 7-9, 2022-03-11
Contractor program report produced by the agency
C05 — Relief grant final report, rounds 1 and 2, 2021-04-15
Contractor program report produced by the agency
C09 — Dream Fund interim report 1 (filename calls it final), 2022-09-01
Contractor program report produced by the agency
C10 — Venues grant final report, 2023-12-19
Contractor program report produced by the agency
Legislative hearings, agency reports and program guidance
F01 — Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 official captions, April 23, 2024
Agency or legislative record
F11 — CalOSBA annual report FY2021-25
Agency or legislative record
O01 — Legislative Analyst’s Office: State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19, January 4, 2024
Agency or legislative record
O05 — Official Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 hearing, April 23, 2024: captions
Agency or legislative record
P15 — Assembly Budget Subcommittee 4, February 2, 2021 agenda
Agency or legislative record
V01 — California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, Program Overview and Application Guide (All Businesses), Rev.03-31-21
Agency or legislative record
V05 — CalOSBA March 3 2021 announcement of new relief funding rounds
Agency or legislative record
Agency privacy procedures and policies
L10 — GO Biz privacy policy supplied copy dated November 5 2025
Agency privacy policy or procedure
R01 — DMV Information Practices Act Article 8 Guidelines
Agency privacy policy or procedure
R02 — CalHFA Information Practices Act Policy
Agency privacy policy or procedure
R03 — CDCR January 22 2026 final adopted regulations, including 15 CCR 3450
Agency privacy policy or procedure
R04 — FTB Information Practices Act of 1977 guidance
Agency privacy policy or procedure
Privacy law and legal remedies
L13 — Information Practices Act Article 5 including sections 1798.19 and 1798.21
Statutory or constitutional text
L14 — Civil Code section 1798.30
Statutory or constitutional text
L15 — Information Practices Act Article 7 including section 1798.25
Statutory or constitutional text
L16 — California Information Practices Act Article 6 Personal Information Disclosure
Statutory or constitutional text
L17 — California Information Practices Act Article 8 Access to Records and Administrative Remedies
Statutory or constitutional text
L18 — Information Practices Act Article 9: civil remedies
Statutory or constitutional text
L19 — Government Code section 815.6: liability for breach of a mandatory duty
Statutory or constitutional text
L20 — Code of Civil Procedure section 1085: writ of mandate
Statutory or constitutional text
L21 — Code of Civil Procedure section 1060: declaratory relief
Statutory or constitutional text
L22 — Code of Civil Procedure section 382: class actions
Statutory or constitutional text
L23 — Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5: public-interest attorney fees
Statutory or constitutional text
L24 — Code of Civil Procedure section 1086: requirements for mandate
Statutory or constitutional text
R05 — Revenue and Taxation Code section 19570
Statutory or constitutional text
S09 — California Information Practices Act: definitions
Statutory or constitutional text
S12 — Government Code section 11019.9: permanent agency privacy policies
Statutory or constitutional text
S13 — Civil Code section 1798.60: commercial distribution of names and addresses
Statutory or constitutional text
S14 — Civil Code section 1798.1: legislative privacy findings
Statutory or constitutional text
S15 — Civil Code section 1798.63: liberal construction
Statutory or constitutional text
S16 — Government Code section 12096.2: GO-Biz director and contracting authority
Statutory or constitutional text
S17 — California Constitution, Article I, section 1: inalienable right to privacy
Statutory or constitutional text
Information-security standards
S01 — SAM 5310.3: Limiting Use and Disclosure
Information-security standard or official explanation
S02 — SAM 5315: Information Security Integration
Information-security standard or official explanation
S03 — SAM 5305.8: Provisions for Agreements with State and Non-State Entities
Information-security standard or official explanation
S08 — Government Code section 11549.3: mandatory information-security framework
Statutory or constitutional text
S11 — California CSD 2024 draft LIHEAP plan: reproduced State Administrative Manual provisions
Information-security standard or official explanation
S18 — NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5: Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations
Information-security standard or official explanation
S19 — Legislative Analyst: executive reporting entities and information-security authority
Information-security standard or official explanation
S20 — State Administrative Manual Chapter 5300: mandatory minimum controls, program oversight and outsourced contracts
Information-security standard or official explanation
Contractor publications
P17 — Lendistry 2023 Impact Report
Contractor publication
P21 — Lendistry February 1, 2023 grand-opening announcement
Contractor publication
V06 — Lendistry privacy policy effective May 6 2026
Contractor publication
Explanatory compilations and attribution
A11 — Complete ten-report audit-related production inventory
Explanatory compilation
N01 — Attribution for the account of unanswered November 2025 letters
Attributed account
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