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Newsom firma leyes pioneras en el país para abordar la amenaza de la inteligencia artificial no regulada a la democracia
Se convierten en ley dos proyectos de ley innovadores del paquete legislativo de CITED
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Contactos de prensa
Ariana Marmolejo
Estratega de comunicaciones regionales (Oeste)
amarmolejo@commoncause.org
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Common Cause Lauds Reform to LA Matching Funds: Super Match will be More Accessible to Grassroots Candidates
Today the Los Angeles City Council approved a major reform that will make matching funds more accessible to all candidates running for city office. The amendment, introduced by Councilmember Mike Bonin and seconded by Councilmembers Paul Koretz and David Ryu, lowers the amount that City Council and Citywide candidates need to raise to qualify for the $6 to $1 public matching funds.
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The Fair Maps Act Passes the California Assembly
Bill aims to end gerrymandering at the city level
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The People’s Maps Act Passes the California Senate
SB 139 aims to end gerrymandering at the county level
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Statement on Los Angeles City Council Campaign Finance Vote
The proposed rules are designed to end the real and perceived pay-to-play politics at City Hall.
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Nonprofits Urge City Council to Limit Behested Payments
Restrictions on behested payments will help end pay-to-play politics at City Hall.
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Diverse Coalition of Immigrant and Good Government Groups Announces Support for Local and County Gerrymandering Reform
SACRAMENTO – In advance of state Senate and Assembly committee votes today, a broad coalition of immigrant and good government groups announced their support for two bills authored by California Common Cause that aim to end gerrymandering at the local and county level.
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Common Cause Leading the Charge to End Local and County Gerrymandering
AB 849, called the Fair Maps Act, requires city councils and other local governments to use standardized, fair redistricting criteria that prioritize communities when drawing district lines. SB 139, the People’s Maps Act, goes one step further and requires counties with 250,000 or more residents to establish independent redistricting commissions to draw district lines using the fair criteria.
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Los Angeles Should Adopt People-Funded Election Rules
California Common Cause urges Los Angeles City Council to make it easier to qualify for matching funds
and to adopt people-only campaign contribution rule
and to adopt people-only campaign contribution rule
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Common Cause Files Brief in California’s Challenge to Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
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Common Cause Applauds $6 to $1 Super Match for City Candidates, Looks Ahead to Additional Reforms
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California’s campaign watchdog agency could soon lower fines for many political violations
"There are legitimate uses of streamlining, but we want to ensure the proposed penalty structure does not eliminate important deterrents to violators,” said Kathryn Phillips, a spokeswoman for California Common Cause.
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L.A. beefs up public funding for city candidates, but critics warn it will backfire
When the Los Angeles City Council ultimately approved the new system Wednesday, the California Clean Money Campaign, California Common Cause and other groups said they were sorely disappointed.
