Fwd: SB 52, the CA DISCLOSE Act, has big hearing on Tuesday!

[Szelena Gray]

Good morning, San Francisco Rootstrikers,

I wish I could make this Senate meeting on Tuesday re Disclose, but I'll be out of town this week. Who is planning on going?? I'd love to get a count, and see if anyone is willing to blog/report back to the larger community.

All best,

Szelena

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From: "Trent Lange, CA Clean Money" <newsl...@caclean.org>

Subject: SB 52, the CA DISCLOSE Act, has big hearing on Tuesday!

Date: April 28, 2013 10:23:44 PM PDT

To: sze...@rootstrikers.org

Reply-To: newsl...@caclean.org

The fight for REAL disclosure in political ads begins on Tuesday when SB 52, the California DISCLOSE Act, is heard by the Senate Elections Committee.  This is the first in the fight to shine a bright light on unlimited anonymous spending on political campaigns. One look at how SB 52 will change disclosures on political ads in California shows how much of a difference it will make - and we why all need to work together to help it pass. SB 52 will stop special interests from hiding behind fake names like "Stop Hidden Taxes" or "Stop Special Interest Money Now".  Political ads will be required to clearly show their three largest funders.  Committee websites will have to show their top ten major funders. SB 52 will require these disclosures be displayed on the bottom one-third of the TV screen for a full six seconds at the start of ads, so people know who the funders from the beginning.  In fact, the funders must be displayed in a big white font on a solid black background.  No more fine print. Authored by Senators Mark Leno and Jerry Hill and sponsored by the California Money Campaign, SB 52 will apply to ads for and against ballot measures, and to outside ads for and against candidates - including sham issue ads.  It will tell voters who is really funding propositions and Super PAC attack ads. SB 52 already has a number of prominent supporters in the Senate.  Senator Kevin De Leon, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke eloquently at the Los Angeles campaign kickoff about the need to pass SB 52.  Early endorsers include Senator Alex Padilla, who sits on the Senate Elections Committee, and Senator Noreen Evans, among others. Yet to pass without having to go to the ballot, SB 52 will require 27 Senators to vote Yes.  So they'll need to hear loud and clear that Californians demand real disclosure on political ads. In the next few weeks, we'll send you alerts for things you can do to help SB 52 pass.  Right now, here are three big things you can do: 1) REGISTER IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE SENATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE On Tuesday (April 30th), regular Californians will be coming from all around the state to fill the Senate Elections hearing room and speak in favor of SB 52.   We're also having a lobby day starting at 10am.  We're excited to say that more than enough people have signed up for it, so we'll have a strong showing of support from Californians fanning out to convince legislators to support the bill!      If you're planning on coming to either the hearing or the lobby day, please register so we know how many people are coming, and so we can tell you about any changes.  We'll email you the details. Please register if you'll be joining us at the hearing or lobby day 2) DOWNLOAD THE PAPER PETITION FOR SB 52 AND GATHER SIGNATURES! Volunteers have already gathered over 8,000 signatures on the paper petition for SB 52 - that's a lot for a bill.  You might be one of the signers or gatherers yourself. We need to keep the ball rolling.  We need 10,000 signatures on the paper petition before the Senate vote in late May, and over 20,000 for the Assembly by August. Please download and print the petition, sign it yourself, ask your family, friends, and others to sign.  Then mail or fax them to the address on the bottom. Download and print the SB 52 petition Download and print informational handouts and materials about SB 52 3) JOIN OUR PHONE CALLING TEAM! Another way that people are helping is by joining our phone calling team.  There's no better way to make an impact than with direct, person-to-person phone calls.  We provide training on our powerful and easy phone calling system that you can use from home.  The calls will be easy because you'll be calling other Clean Money and DISCLOSE Act supporters to tell them how they can help SB 52 pass. Phone training happens every Monday and Tuesday evening at 6:30pm, and can be arranged other times as needed. Sign up for phone training by sending an email to trai...@caclean.org! The efforts of hundreds of volunteers like you to pass the California DISCLOSE Act are now converging.  We need your help more than ever.  Together, we will pass SB 52 - a crucial element of democracy that is truly of, by, and for the people. Trent Lange President California Clean Money Campaign P.S.  SB 52 previously required TV disclosures on a full screen, but for only 3 seconds at the end of the ad.  The new version makes the disclosures even stronger by placing them at the start of the ad for a full 6 seconds.  It also addresses constitutional concerns raised about the previous version.  The Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law, national constitutional experts, says that SB 52 "stands on unquestionably firm constitutional ground". Endorsers of SB 52   AUTHORS Senator Mark Leno, Chair of Senate Budget Committee Senator Jerry Hill, Chair of Senate Committee on Environmental Quality SPONSOR California Clean Money Campaign STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Betty Yee, Member California State Board of Equalization Senator Noreen Evans Senator Alex Padilla Assemblymember Sharon Quirk Silva Assemblymember Mark Stone CONSTITUTIONAL EXPERTS Brennan Center for Justice NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Democracy for America Progressives United Public Citizen REFORM ORGANIZATIONS CALPIRG Maplight 99 Rise ENVIRONMENTAL California League of Conservation Voters Endangered Habitats League Sierra Club California SENIORS California Alliance for Retired Americans CIVIL RIGHTS California League of United Latin American Citizens Foundation (LULAC) Southwest Voter Registration Education Project WOMEN California National Organization for Women National Council of Jewish Women, California CONSUMERS Consumer Federation of California LABOR AND LABOR LEADERS Communication Workers of America (CWA) 9510 Pacific Media Workers Guild (Newspaper Guild/CWA Local 39521) Cesar Lara, Director, Monterey Bay Central Labor Council Glen Schaller, Political Coordinator, Monterey Bay Central Labor Council BUSINESS AND BUSINESS LEADERS Green Chamber of Commerce Redwood Empire Business Association FAITH California Church IMPACT Friends Committee on Legislation in California Lutheran Office of Public Policy - California Southwest California Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America   See the full list of over 250 endorsers Join the California Clean Money Campaign   The California Clean Money Campaign is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose vision is to achieve an open and accountable government that is responsive to the needs of all Californians by building statewide support for full disclosure and public funding of election campaigns.  All our support comes from individuals and non-profit foundations, with no funding from corporations or unions.

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