MEDIA WATCH: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AND COMMON CAUSE SCRUTINIZE "MEDIA AND...
March 1, 2009 (San Diego)--Channel 10 News Director J.W. August joins Jon Bartholomew of Common Cause on Thursday, March 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Tom Ham's Restaurant, 2150 Harbor Island...
View ArticleMEDIA REFORM, INITIATIVE PROCESS & CLEAN ELECTIONS TOP COMMON CAUSE AGENDA
By Miriam Raftery March 16, 2009 (San Diego)--At a San Diego fundraising dinner for Common Cause last week, speakers addressed the latest priorities taken on by the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization...
View ArticleFIXING WHAT’S BROKEN: CALL BROADENS TO HOLD A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN...
By Miriam Raftery,, Voter's Watchdog columnist August 4, 2009 (San Diego) – An overflow crowd packed the Mission Valley Library on Saturday, August 1st, when Common Cause hosted a town hall meeting...
View ArticleSEMPRA LOBBYIST SEX SCANDAL SPARKS CALL FOR LOBBYING REFORMS
By Miriam RafterySeptember 13, 2009 (Sacramento) –Last week, Assemblyman Mike Duvall (R-Orange County) resigned after bragging on videotape about sexual romps with lobbyists— including a lobbyist...
View ArticleSTATE LAUNCHES PROBE OF ANDERSON FINANCES; CASE PROMPTS CALL FOR CAMPAIGN...
By Miriam Raftery October 8, 2009 (San Diego’s East County)—The California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has launched an investigation into allegations that Assemblyman Joel Anderson’s...
View ArticlePOLITICAL PORK? COMMON CAUSE CALLS FOR FPPC TO INVESTIGATE LOBBYIST SEX...
By Miriam RafteryOctober 15, 2009 (Sacramento) – A lobbyist scandal in Sacramento has given new meaning to the term “pork” in politics. Ever since former Assemblyman Mike Duvall squealed on tape about...
View ArticleTHE WILL POWER REPORT -- NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
Clarence Thomas's Taxes June 7, 2011 Just about everybody cheats slightly on their taxes. Whether it is failing to report income, fudging on the value of donations to charity, or forgetting to report...
View ArticleVOTING RIGHTS UNDER ATTACK IN U.S. AND SAN DIEGO
Common Cause seeks volunteers to monitor polls on Election DayOctober 24, 2012 (San Diego)--This past June, San Diego witnessed an unprecedented surge in voter intimidation during the primary. A...
View ArticleMEDIA WATCH COLUMN: THE URGENCY FOR MEDIA REFORM
By Jennifer Douglas, jen@saveklsd.comMay 3, 2013 (San Diego)--The need for media reform and putting a halt to further media consolidation now seems urgent. Since late April, we have learned that...
View ArticleSUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS
By Miriam RafteryApril 2, 2014 (Washington D.C.) – The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down limits on how much money an individual can donate overall during elections. By a 5-4 vote in the case,...
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