CALPIRG Lauds California Supreme Court, FPPC for Taking a Stand against...
For Immediate Release Monday, November 5, 2012Emily RuschStatement of CALPIRG State Director Emily Rusch:CALPIRG applauds our State Supreme Court and Fair Political Practices Commission for taking a...
View ArticleYouth Vote Posts Strong Showing in 2012 Elections, in California and Nationally
For Immediate Release Wednesday, November 7, 2012Emily RuschNew expert estimates indicate that turnout of young voters between the ages of 18 and 29 will likely exceed 50 percent in yesterday’s...
View ArticleLet Los Angeles vote
Monday, January 14, 2013Austin PriceEmboldened by the Supreme Court's disastrous decision in Citizens United, millionaires and corporations spent more than three times as much on the 2012 election than...
View ArticleLos Angeles Moves Ahead to Get Money Out of Politics
For Immediate Release Wednesday, January 16, 2013Los Angeles, CA – L.A. City Council voted to move ahead with an initiative for the May ballot that would allow voters to weigh-in on the unlimited...
View ArticleInitiative Targeting Big Money in Elections One Step Closer to Being on L.A....
For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 29, 2013Austin PriceLos Angeles, CA- The L.A. City Council took one more step today to put the CALPIRG and Common Cause supported measure on the ballot. This...
View ArticleCitizens United Measure for L.A. Ballot Moves Forward
CALPIRG Reclaiming Our Democracy KCET Los Angeles Tuesday, January 29, 2013City News ServiceThe City Council preliminarily agreed today to ask Los Angeles voters in May to support an amendment to the...
View ArticleLos Angeles City Votes to Allow Citizens to Weigh-In on Citizens United
For Immediate Release Tuesday, February 5, 2013Austin PriceLos Angeles, CA - The Los Angeles City Council took the final step today with a 10-1 vote to put the Common Cause and CALPIRG supported...
View ArticleRally Outside City Hall Calls for Constitutional Amendment
For Immediate Release Monday, April 1, 2013Austin PriceLos Angeles, CA- Angelinos gathered outside City Hall today in support of Proposition C, a ballot measure that would instruct Congress to...
View ArticleComing together, pushing back
BlogTuesday, April 9, 2013Jon FoxDuring the past weekend I joined hundreds of privacy advocates, journalists, social activists, internet mavens, artists and people who simply care about the future of...
View ArticleL.A.'s Prop C a step toward reforming elections: Editorial
CALPIRG Reclaiming Our Democracy The Los Angeles Daily News Thursday, April 11, 2013Editorial BoardFor voters who are sickened by modern big-money politics, next month's Los Angeles city ballot...
View ArticleHuffman calls for constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United ruling
A constitutional amendment to restore campaign finance laws voided by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision topped the wish list of panelists at a forum Thursday on election reform hosted by...
View ArticleCheat Sheet: Proposition C Seeks to Limit Corporations' Influence on Campaigns
The 2012 election season was, by far, the most expensive in United States history.More than $6 billion were spent on candidates running for local, state, and national offices. The presidential race...
View ArticleProp C seeks to reverse Citizens United ruling
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Next week's election will not only decide the next mayor of Los Angeles, but it will also offer Los Angeles residents a chance to influence national policy. Proposition C is a...
View ArticleProp C, LA Measure To Overturn Citizens United, Will Be Voted On By Angelenos...
When Angelenos go to the polls next week to choose the next mayor of Los Angeles, they will be the largest electorate to vote on a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens...
View ArticleAngelenos Rally to Get Big Money Out of Politics
Today, volunteers from across Los Angeles gathered waving signs, cheering, and distributing literature in an effort to build support for Proposition C just days before Angelenos go to the ballot.
View ArticleLos Angeles Approves Proposition C with 76% Support
"Today, we sent a clear message to Congress that this is our democracy and its not for sale. There is a call rising from cities and states across the country telling Congress to get big money out of...
View ArticleGoogle’s Lack of Political Spending Transparency Threatens Brand, Hurts...
Google Inc.’s lack of transparency in its political spending and its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce pose a threat both to Google’s brand as well as to our democracy, according to letters...
View ArticleStudents Rally Against Citizens United
The California Public Interest Research Group and Rep. Scott Peters (D-San Diego.) held a rally at Warren Mall on Jan. 21, where they spoke in favor of overturning Citizens United. Representatives from...
View ArticleCALPIRG Applauds the Introduction of the Government by the People Act
The Government By the People Act (H.R. 20), introduced today, would allow candidates to run competitive campaigns for office by relying on small dollar donors. Seventeen California representatives are...
View ArticleToday Supreme Court Ruled for Another Flood of Big Money
The Supreme Court's McCutcheon v. FEC decision could add $1 billion from big donors through 2020.
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