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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">San Jose:</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> Thurs, May 19, 7pm. 2102 Almaden Drive</SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Palo Alto: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Tues, May 24, 7pm. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">505 E Charleston Rd<STRONG><BR> Room 6</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG> (UU Church)</STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=left><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Redwood City</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN>: Wed, May 25, 7pm. 2124 Brewster Ave</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(UU Church) </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> </SPAN>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); PADDING-TOP: 0px">The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision unleashed unlimited, anonymous corporate spending on campaigns. In California, nearly $200 million was spent on November 2010 ballot measures alone, most by corporations hiding behind misleading committees like <EM>"Stop Hidden Taxes"</EM>. That's why we need to pass AB 1148 (Brownley), the <EM>California DISCLOSE Act</EM>, to make sure that people know who is <I>really paying for political ads.</I></DIV><SPAN>
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<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); PADDING-TOP: 0px"><STRONG>As proposed, the California DISCLOSE Act would:</STRONG></DIV>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1) Replace current deceptive "Paid for by" disclosures with real disclosure:</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); PADDING-TOP: 0px"><B>· "Stand By Your Ad":</B> Require top funder of television and radio ads (e.g. the CEO of an organization or a millionaire) to appear and say that they approve of the message. E.g. Instead of saying <EM>"Paid for by Yes on 23, California Jobs Initiative"</EM> in fine print, Yes on 23 ads would have said:<I>"I am Bill Klesse, the CEO of Valero Energy Corporation, located in Texas. Valero Energy helped paid for this message and approves it."</I></DIV>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); PADDING-TOP: 0px"><B>· Disclose other major funders in a clear and obvious fashion:</B></DIV><BR>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2) Serious new disclosure requirements for slate mailers</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 17px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); PADDING-TOP: 0px">· E.g. Require slates to show when independent expenditure groups pay for candidate endorsements. </DIV></DIV></SPAN>
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