[GPSCC-chat] California Disclose Act and Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1:30 PM: San José City Council Meeting

[Spencer Graves]

Hello, All:


       As Brian has indicated on this list, the California Disclose Act 
would require more complete disclosure of the source of funding for 
advertisements for candidates and initiatives 
(www.caclean.org/progress/ab1148.php 
<http://www.caclean.org/progress/ab1148.php>).  It is scheduled for a 
vote in the California Assembly on Jan. 31.  If it gets a 2/3 majority, 
it could become law this year, if I understand correctly.  If it gets a 
simple majority, we can at best hope to get an initiative in a 2014 
election, where we can expect that big money will do their focus groups 
and figure out how to defame this so the public thinks it's bad.  (They 
have demonstrated a great ability to make the electorate believe that 
black is white and white black.)


       I therefore encourage you to go to "www.cleanmoney.org" and sign 
their petition if you haven't already (second item under "Get involved" 
in the left hand column of www.caclean.org <http://www.caclean.org/>").  
I also encourage you to try to find out how your representatives in the 
California Assembly and Senate feel about this and write them asking how 
how they feel about this and asking for their support if you cannot find 
their position or thanking them if they support it or asking them to 
reconsider if they oppose.  You can find them by selecting "Find my 
representative" near the top middle at "http://assembly.ca.gov 
<http://assembly.ca.gov/>", and entering your address.  I just did this 
(without bothering to research their positions), sending the following 
to both my California Assembly and Senate representatives:


             * What is your position on the California Disclose Act?  It 
is my impression that it is needed.  Thanks, Spencer Graves


       Also, at today's Occupy San José General Assembly, Shaunn 
Cartwright asked us to please attend Tuesday's City Council meeting and 
express your support for a City Council resolution supporting the 
California Disclose Act .  The current agenda indicates that the City 
Council meets in closed session at 9 AM and open session at 1:30 PM 
(www.sanjoseca.gov/clerk/Agenda/20120124/20120124a.pdf), with this being 
item 3.3 under "3.  Strategic Support Services" right after "3.1.  
Report of the City Manager" and "3.2.  Labor Negotiations Update", with 
a recommendation that the latter be heard at 9 AM.


       Shaunn said that Mayor Reed opposes this, and it's on the agenda 
for Tuesday only because enough Occupiers appeared at an earlier meeting 
to speak for it that it was referred to committees and the City 
administration for their evaluation.  That evaluation has now been 
competed and is available via the web links above.  It can be passed 
Tuesday provided enough people appear in time and ask for a minute to 
make a brief statement supporting it.  Unless Shaunn clarifies why she 
suggested arriving by 3 PM, I encourage you to arrive before 1:30 with 
material to read or otherwise help you be productive while waiting for 
this issue to be considered.


       Thanks to Brian, Shaunn and others for their hard work on this 
issue.


       Best Wishes,
       Spencer


-- 
Spencer Graves, PE, PhD
President and Chief Technology Officer
Structure Inspection and Monitoring, Inc.
751 Emerson Ct.
San José, CA 95126
ph:  408-655-4567
web:www.structuremonitoring.com

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