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Prop. 8 donors not entitled to anonymity, judge says

FAC November 8, 2011

Donors to Prop. 8, California’s anti same-sex-marriage initiative, have no right to remain anonymous, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled. Backers of Prop. 8 had argued that campaign contributors could be subject to harassment and threats unless they were allowed dispensation from disclosure laws. But U.S. District Judge Morrison England disagreed, arguing that Prop. 8 supporters, who won 7 million votes in 2008, could not make the case that they were a persecuted group. According

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Billionaire backs website on federal government travel expenditures

donal brown October 24, 2011

Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is bankrolling a website run by Chris Carey, a Michigan journalist, with information about government travel spending. The site is  JunketSleuth.com and offers searchable records of travel spending of federal officials and Congressional leaders. JunketSleuth’s “main purpose is transparency and accountability,” said Carey. “People in Washington are saying we have this terrible financial crisis now, both with annual budget deficits and long-term federal debt issues. And yet some people

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Study suggests way to reduce government overclassification

donal brown October 6, 2011

A report by the Brennan Center for Justice proposes a pilot program for the government to insure employees are accountable for improper classification decisions. The report calls for better training for employees on what should be classified. The report also suggests building in incentives for declassifying documents. -db From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, October 5, 2011, by J.C. Derrick. Full story

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California: Attorney General looking at San Luis Obispo judges’ budget power

donal brown September 27, 2011

With San Luis Obispo County  judges awarding themselves over $235,000 in annual benefits, the California Attorney General is considering whether the Commission on Judicial Performance can bring sanctions against them. With control over the budget, the judges began giving themselves extra benefits without complying with state regulations regarding compensation from public funds and with the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. -db From the Cal Coast News, September 26, 2011, by Karen Velie. Full

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California: Alleged open meeting violation by Upland City Council

donal brown September 26, 2011

A former  City Council candidate has filed a complaint with the San Bernardino County District Attorney alleging that the council had committed two open meeting violations. The first was not reporting an action taken during a closed session and the second concerned a resolution to create a supplemental retirement plan. -db From the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, September 23, 2011, by Sandra Emerson. Full story

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