Calaware Mourns the Death of Founding Member, Tim Crews
by JW August, President Emeritus, CalAware “He stood up for folks who could not stand up for...
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by JW August, President Emeritus, CalAware “He stood up for folks who could not stand up for...
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August 29, 2019 CalAware’s New Public Interest Initiatives Dear CalAware Today Subscriber, We really appreciate the continuing interest and support you’ve shown in our efforts to help Californians—voters, taxpayers, public...
Read Moreby Terry Francke, General Counsel | Jun 4, 2019 | Awareness Area: Justice, Awareness Area: Liberties, Legal Issue: Freedom of Speech, Legal Issue: Freedom of the Press, Uncategorized | 0 |
By JW August, journalist and Past President of Californians Aware Do the police ever abuse authority? Do you think most officers believe citizens have the right to speak their minds, for example in protesting how they’re being...
Read Moreby Terry Francke, General Counsel | May 8, 2019 | Awareness Area: Education, Awareness Area: Government, Uncategorized | 0 |
After years of unsuccessful attempts, the California legislators have finally passed and gotten a governor to sign into law requirements for charter schools to have their governance meetings and records subject to the state’s...
Read Moreby Terry Francke, General Counsel | May 7, 2019 | Awareness Area: Government, Awareness Area: Politics, Legal Issue: Private Information, Uncategorized | 0 |
By JW August, journalist and Past President of Californians Aware Email is part of our lives now. It came on like a category five hurricane just a generation ago, changing the world of business and bureaucracy and creating the...
Read Moreby Terry Francke, General Counsel | May 3, 2019 | Awareness Area: Government, Legal Issue: Freedom of Speech, Legal Issue: Open Meetings, Legal Issue: Public Information, Uncategorized | 0 |
A recent exchange between Californians Aware and a San Diego area school board shows how a Brown Act remedy can be used to stop practices the challenger believes to violate the letter of the Act, or at least its spirit, in a...
Read Moreby Terry Francke, General Counsel | May 3, 2019 | Awareness Area: Government, Legal Issue: Open Meetings, Uncategorized | 0 |
A bill recently approved by the Assembly Local Government Committee would allow majorities of city councils, boards of supervisors, school boards, planning commissions, special district boards and most of the related committees...
Read Moreby Terry Francke, General Counsel | Mar 27, 2019 | Awareness Area: Government, Legal Issue: Public Information, News, Uncategorized | 0 |
By JW August, journalist and Past President of Californians Aware A widely criticized effort by San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott and State Senator Ben Hueso to weaken California’s open records law recently went down in...
Read Moreby Terry Francke, General Counsel | Mar 13, 2019 | News, Uncategorized | 0 |
Ten ways you can advance your rights to know, speak, write and publish about issues that matter—where you live You don’t have to be a lawyer, lobbyist or policy wonk to make improvements in how open your city council, county...
Read Moreby Terry Francke, General Counsel | Feb 18, 2019 | Awareness Area: Government, Awareness Area: Justice, Awareness Area: Liberties, News, Public Records/Information, Uncategorized | 0 |
By JW August, journalist and Past President of Californians Aware Firefights have broken out across California. The weapons used are not guns but words as police unions across the state are digging in over a recently enacted...
Read Moreby Terry Francke, General Counsel | Dec 31, 2018 | Uncategorized | 0 |
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 Moreby Terry Francke, General Counsel | Dec 6, 2018 | News, Uncategorized | 0 |
Californians 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...
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