Disclosure & Transparency

Dear Assemblymember Gordon, On behalf of California Common Cause and our members, I am writing with a letter of support for Assembly Bill 1200, which will provide greater transparency in regards to who influences state government procurement spending.

Dear Assembly Member Gatto, On behalf of California Common Cause and our members, I am writing with a letter of support for Assembly Bill 10, which would make several significant changes to the Political Reform Act. Transparency and disclosure are essential to a healthy democracy. Voters need access to accurate information about candidates and elected officials financial interests, investments and sources of income. Greater transparency and disclosure help prevent the appearance of corruption and restore the public trust.

Kathay Feng, CA Common Cause Executive Director, tells why.

California Common Cause, along with our allies and members, will hold a press conference on Wednesday, February 12th 10:30 am on the West Steps of the state capitol to send off a citizen's caravan to deliver Just Say NO to ALEC letters to every legislator.

CA Common Cause, along with our allies and members, will hold a press conference in front of the headquarters of YELP, Facebook, Google and Yahoo to deliver an open letter to their CEOs and employees to urge them to withdraw their membership from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

Today the California State Assembly passed Senate Bill 27 with bipartisan, supermajority support (58 ayes -- 18 noes). This crucial campaign disclosure bill will go a long way toward California's campaign disclosure laws by closing the nonprofit reporting loophole.