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DESCRIPTION:Mon., March 26, 7:00 p.m.\n"CLEAN MONEY" GROUP TO MEET from mpjc\nThe Marin 
 Group of the California Clean Money Campaign will resume its regular 
 meetings on at the Carpenters' Hall at 647 Lindaro St. in San Rafael. There 
 will be a showing of a Bill Moyers' video on the subject for newcomers at 
 6:45.\nThe California Clean Money Campaign works to establish public 
 funding for elections, and a bill to establish such a system for 
 legislators and statewide office holders has been reintroduced this year, 
 again as AB 583, and again by Assemblywoman Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley). CCMC 
 believes that the need for private money donations to candidates keeps too 
 many well-qualified candidates from running or winning because they can't 
 raise sufficient private funds, and that private donations too often come 
 with strings attached, officially or unofficially, from special interest 
 donors.\n"Publicly financed elections were established nearly a decade ago 
 in Maine and Arizona and are working well (and other states are in various 
 stages of adopting them as well), with more candidates running and winning 
 `clean,' more women and people of color winning seats, greater voter 
 turnout and confidence in the integrity of lawmakers, and resulting 
 legislation that would otherwise have been blocked by special interests," 
 said Greg Brockbank, coordinator of the California Clean Money Campaign's 
 Marin Working Group\n\nFE: FROM ME\nCCMC Header\n\nContributions 
 Matched!\n\nHelp us provide persuasive and attractive educational materials 
 about Clean Money to all the Californians fed up with the dominance of 
 special interest money in election campaigns.\n\nClean Money is Back in the 
 Legislature!\n\nLast week, Clean Money champion Assemblywoman Loni Hancock 
 reintroduced AB 583, which establishes a full public funding system for all 
 state legislative and statewide election campaigns. At the same time, Sen. 
 Joe Simitian introduced SB 536, an exciting bill to establish a Clean Money 
 pilot program for the office of Insurance Commissioner.\n\nCalifornia once 
 again sets itself at the forefront of states and municipalities that are 
 rejecting pay-to-play politics in favor of "clean election" systems. Your 
 contribution today will keep that momentum going!\n\nA growing number of 
 states are taking steps towards full public funding systems:\n\n  · 
 \n	\n\nIn Maryland, where campaign spending reached an all-time high during 
 the 2006 election cycle, lawmakers are considering a bill to establish a 
 public financing system for General Assembly candidates.\n\n  · \n	\n\nNew 
 Mexico's House of Representatives recently approved a bill that would 
 expand the state's public financing program to candidates for statewide 
 offices and judgeships. Activists expect the state Senate to pass the bill 
 in the next two weeks and Gov. Richardson has pledged to sign it.\n\n  · 
 \n	\n\nIn early March, the Arizona House of Representatives unanimously 
 approved a bipartisan bill that makes significant improvements to the 
 state's public campaign financing system. "If we're going to have Clean 
 Elections," Rep. Chad Campbell (D- Phoenix) said, "let's make it the best 
 system possible." A three-quarters vote by both chambers will turn the 
 proposal into law.\n\n  · \n	\n\nAnd in his inaugural State of the State 
 speech, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer said "Full public financing must be 
 the ultimate goal of our reform effort. By cutting off the demand for 
 private money, we will cut off the special-interest influence that comes 
 with it."\n\nWith two Clean Money bills in California's legislature and 
 cities throughout the state examining Clean Money reform, we need to keep 
 up the pressure!\n\nhttp://www.CAclean.org/donate\n\nOur citizen activists 
 are turning up the heat on their elected representatives while stepping up 
 their grassroots education and outreach. They are reaching out across the 
 political spectrum to build new alliances and continue to educate 
 Californians about the promise of a fair election system.\n\nOnce voters 
 understand how full public funding works, they become Clean Money converts. 
 It's that simple. Our challenge is to reach them, and this is why our 
 grassroots activists are the leading edge of our public education 
 efforts.\n\nThe California Clean Money Campaign must give these dedicated 
 volunteers the tools they need to succeed. Both AB 583 and SB 536 will 
 having hearings in April, so we must raise $20,000 in the next two weeks to 
 design, print and distribute new educational materials.\n\nYour 
 contribution today will be worth twice as much because a dedicated patron 
 has offered to match every contribution until the $20,000 goal is 
 reached.\n\nPlease make your most generous tax-deductible contribution to 
 CCMC today!\n\nHere's what your gift will do:\n\n  · \n	\n\nYour $5,000 
 gift will pay for professional design work to make Clean Money materials 
 really stand out.\n\n  · \n	\n\n$1,000 will print 7,500 brochures that 
 clearly explain Clean Money reform.\n\n  · \n	\n\nA $250 contribution will 
 allow us to ship materials to coalition partners and faith communities up 
 and down the state.\n\n  · \n	\n\n$50 will allow a Clean Money speaker to 
 introduce a new group or community to the reform.\n\nEvery dollar you give 
 to our education efforts today will be doubled. You'll be giving our 
 commited activists the resources to succeed and accelerate this important 
 reform. Please give as generously as you 
 can!\n\nhttp://www.CAclean.org/donate\n\nThank you again for your 
 commitment to the reform that makes all the other reforms possible: Clean 
 Money!\n\nSusan Lerner\nExecutive Director\n	\n\nJo 
 Seidita\nPresident\n	\n\nTrent Lange\nVice President\n\nP.S. Our current 
 election system costs ordinary Californians hundreds of millions of dollars 
 a year. Your support for CCMC's work will bring down the price we all pay 
 for politics as usual and keep California at the forefront of the nation's 
 Clean Money campaign finance efforts... where it should be!  Donate 
 Now!\n\nCalifornia Clean Money Campaign\n\nSusan Lerner.........  Executive 
 Director\nDaniel I. Medress....  Field Organizer\nFelipe Agredano......  
 Los Angeles Field Director\nMoira Brennan........  Development 
 Director\nBrooklynn Mitchell...  Office Administrator\nJo 
 Seidita...........  President\nTrent Lange..........  Vice 
 President\n\nContact us at Info@CAclean.org or at (800) 566-3780\n\n 
 \n\nTOOLS FOR CHANGE\n\nBecome a member.\nwww.CAclean.org/join\n\nBecome a 
 member by mail or phone.  Call (800) 566-3780 for questions and 
 options.\nCalifornia Clean Money Campaign\n11844 W. Pico Blvd., Suite 
 200\nLos Angeles, CA 90064\n\nAsk your friends to join too, because they 
 care as much as you.\nwww.CAclean.org/tellafriend/\n\nLearn 
 more.\nwww.CAclean.org\n\nADD Posted By David Quinley - Marin Green Party 
 Council Member http://groups.yahoo.com/group/davidquinleymaringpcounci\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/24/18382575.php
SUMMARY:Ca. Clean Money, San Rafael Meeting, Election Reform
LOCATION: Carpenters' Hall at 647 Lindaro St. in San Rafael
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/24/18382575.php
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