New Year’s Eve is the last day to make a tax deductible contribution to Californians Aware for 2018, and that support can tide us over while we seek more substantial grant funding. Going into the new year, here’s a quick...
Read MoreCalifornians Aware just earned a Gold Seal of Transparency on @GuideStarUSA. By adding information about our goals, strategies, capabilities, achievements, and progress indicators, we’re highlighting the difference we help to...
Read MoreGiving Tuesday is a reminder that if you think CalAware’s record—in advancing open government, citizen engagement and free expression on matters of public concern—has been both ambitious and worth sustaining, it’s...
Read MoreThe local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has announced that Mel Shapiro of San Diego, one of California’s most remarkable transparency watchdogs—neither a journalist, a lawyer nor a politician—has died...
Read MoreHere’s an opportunity we’re really grateful for this Thanksgiving holiday, this weekend, this month, and (we hope) for years to come. You’re just one click away from getting Amazon.com to share a small portion...
Read MoreBy JW August, journalist and Past President of Californians Aware It seems like the Los Angeles City Council doesn’t like the public asking too many questions. That’s according to two long-time council watchers, who say that’s...
Read MoreThe Berkeley City Council was being asked this evening to adopt a policy that would keep the police department from using social media to publish booking photos of those arrested, with a few public safety exceptions, and to...
Read MoreSeptember 30 is the last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature before September 1. Six bills affecting rights or protections of particular interest to Californians Aware—besides the three recently...
Read MoreWhen someone leaks a city attorney’s communications with the city council to a local newspaper, can the city get a court to stop their publication? No, decided a Monterey Superior Court judge last Friday, affirming the...
Read MoreBy JW August, journalist and Past President of Californians Aware A lawsuit challenging what amounts to a No Photo Zone policy of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has a new lease on life. An appellate court said U.S....
Read MoreHaving passed the Legislature, three bills that could significantly increase public awareness of alleged and confirmed instances of police violence or other misconduct as well as the standards set by official policy to govern...
Read MoreBy JW August, journalist and Past President of Californians Aware Google on the phrase “politicians intimidating journalists” and you’ll be reminded how routine the phenomenon is in countries with no First Amendment but a Strong...
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