We’re getting ready to fight.  
 
Does fight seem too strong a word—almost jarring in a season yearning for peace?
 
If you prefer, call it a resolve to enforce the laws that keep government open to its citizens, and their speech and writing free from intimidation or punishment. At its coming meeting early next year, our Board of Directors will be asked to approve a litigation policy to regularly pursue court-ordered compliance with the Brown Act, the California Public Records Act and the First Amendment.  We will work actively to persuade officials to respect their duties to be transparent and tolerant of speech, and where persuasion fails, we will take their resistance to the only arena that can overcome it—a court of law.
 
We also have plans to improve and expand our self-help educational programs, including a new comprehensive public records publication, and online training videos.  Meanwhile our standard services and programs will continue featuring our members' hotline and public message board.  
 
If you support our resolve, please show it as generously as you can in the only form that can keep us in the fight (instructions are below).  And whatever you do, we wish you the brightest cheer in the coming days and the blessings of a prosperous year to come.

Best Wishes and Happy Holidays,

Terry and Emily Francke


To donate online with a credit or debit card:
1) Click on the "Donate Now" button (above)
2) Fill out the amount you wish to contribute (this is either a one-time amount or the recurring monthly amount)
3) Choose either the "Make a One Time Donation" or "Set Up Automatic Recurring Donations" (to make automatic monthly donations from your credit or debit card) option
4) Click the "Donate Online" button to continue
5) If you are a current member, log in to the first set of fields with your email address and password (if you do not remember your password, you can request it with the "Forgot your password?" link provided).  If you are a former member or registered user, log in to the second set of fields.   If you are new to our site, please take a moment to register.

To donate by mail with a check or money order:
1) Click on the "Donate Now" button (above)
2) Fill out your pledge amount
3) Click on the  "Donate by Mail" button to continue
4) Fill out and print the payment slip and mail it with your check to the address on the slip
5) Or, simply fill out a check payable to Californians Aware and mail to: 2218 Homewood Way, Carmichael  CA  95608