YES on 42 – The Public’s Right to Know Act – Launches Campaign
Measure appearing on June 2014 statewide ballot enshrines local government transparency into state Constitution
SACRAMENTO – Supporters of Proposition 42 – the Public’s Right to Know Act – today announced the launch of the campaign in support of the constitutional amendment that would enshrine local government transparency. Prop 42, which will appear on the June 2014 statewide ballot, is common sense reform to give taxpayers a constitutional right to attend local government meetings and review information about what local governments are doing with our money.
The measure protects both the Ralph M. Brown Open Meetings Act and the California Public Records Act – the most critical laws in place that protect citizens’ right to know what our government is doing and how it is doing it.
“Prop 42 is common sense reform to ensure taxpayers the right to attend local government meetings and see the documents in order to know what is happening and how decisions are being made. We need to see what is going on in local government in order to be informed voters, as well as to hold our elected officials accountable,” said Jennifer A. Waggoner, President, League of Women Voters of California.
“Without Prop 42, Californians will never fully know what’s happening in their local governments and agencies,” said Phillip Ung, spokesperson for California Forward Action Fund. “After all the scandals we’ve had in California cities like Bell, where there was widespread abuse and mismanagement of taxpayer dollars, it’s clear that citizens need to have access to public meetings and records.”
Supporters of Prop 42 include:
* California Democratic Party
* California Republican Party
* California Forward Action Fund
* California Newspaper Publishers Association
* California Nurses Association
* California Teachers Association
* California Professional Firefighters
* Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
* League of Women Voters of California
* State Building & Construction Trades Council
Additionally, newspaper editorial boards across California have endorsed Yes on 42, calling access to public records “essential to democracy,” and “fundamental” to “free and open society.”
The Yes on 42 campaign, with the financial support of California Professional Firefighters and the State Building & Construction Trades Council, has launched a website athttp://www.publicrighttoknow.org
The State Constitution requires that meetings of governing bodies and writings of public officials and agencies be open to public scrutiny. Two state laws establish rules that government must follow to provide public access to government information and scrutiny. The California Public Records Act (CPRA) allows every person to obtain copies of state and local government documents. The Brown Act requires that local government bodies hold open and public meetings to ensure public access.
In 2013, Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) authored SCA 3, placing Prop 42 on the statewide ballot. Prop 42 ensures that public access to meetings and information is a responsibility of and priority for local government.
For more information, please visit http://www.publicrighttoknow.org.
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Contact: Brian Brokaw, (916) 448-2770
YES on 42 – The Public’s Right to Know Act – Launches Campaign
Measure appearing on June 2014 statewide ballot enshrines local
government transparency into state Constitution
SACRAMENTO – Supporters of Proposition 42 – the Public’s Right to Know Act –
today announced the launch of the campaign in support of the constitutional
amendment that would enshrine local government transparency. Prop 42, which
will appear on the June 2014 statewide ballot, is common sense reform to give
taxpayers a constitutional right to attend local government meetings and review
information about what local governments are doing with our money.
The measure protects both the Ralph M. Brown Open Meetings Act and the
California Public Records Act – the most critical laws in place that protect citizens’
right to know what our government is doing and how it is doing it.
“Prop 42 is common sense reform to ensure taxpayers the right to attend local
government meetings and see the documents in order to know what is happening
and how decisions are being made. We need to see what is going on in local
government in order to be informed voters, as well as to hold our elected officials
accountable,” said Jennifer A. Waggoner, President, League of Women Voters of
California.
“Without Prop 42, Californians will never fully know what’s happening in their local
governments and agencies,” said Phillip Ung, spokesperson for California Forward
Action Fund. “After all the scandals we’ve had in California cities like Bell, where
there was widespread abuse and mismanagement of taxpayer dollars, it’s clear that
YES on 42 – The Public’s Right to Know Act – Launches Campaign
Measure appearing on June 2014 statewide ballot enshrines local government transparency into state Constitution
SACRAMENTO – Supporters of Proposition 42 – the Public’s Right to Know Act – today announced the launch of the campaign in support of the constitutional amendment that would enshrine local government transparency. Prop 42, which will appear on the June 2014 statewide ballot, is common sense reform to give taxpayers a constitutional right to attend local government meetings and review information about what local governments are doing with our money.
The measure protects both the Ralph M. Brown Open Meetings Act and the California Public Records Act – the most critical laws in place that protect citizens’ right to know what our government is doing and how it is doing it.
“Prop 42 is common sense reform to ensure taxpayers the right to attend local government meetings and see the documents in order to know what is happening and how decisions are being made. We need to see what is going on in local government in order to be informed voters, as well as to hold our elected officials accountable,” said Jennifer A. Waggoner, President, League of Women Voters of California.
“Without Prop 42, Californians will never fully know what’s happening in their local governments and agencies,” said Phillip Ung, spokesperson for California Forward Action Fund. “After all the scandals we’ve had in California cities like Bell, where there was widespread abuse and mismanagement of taxpayer dollars, it’s clear that citizens need to have access to public meetings and records.”
Supporters of Prop 42 include:
* California Democratic Party
* California Republican Party
* California Forward Action Fund
* California Newspaper Publishers Association
* California Nurses Association
* California Teachers Association
* California Professional Firefighters
* Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
* League of Women Voters of California
* State Building & Construction Trades Council
Additionally, newspaper editorial boards across California have endorsed Yes on 42, calling access to public records “essential to democracy,” and “fundamental” to “free and open society.”
The Yes on 42 campaign, with the financial support of California Professional Firefighters and the State Building & Construction Trades Council, has launched a website at
http://www.publicrighttoknow.org The State Constitution requires that meetings of governing bodies and writings of public officials and agencies be open to public scrutiny. Two state laws establish rules that government must follow to provide public access to government information and scrutiny. The California Public Records Act (CPRA) allows every person to obtain copies of state and local government documents. The Brown Act requires that local government bodies hold open and public meetings to ensure public access.
In 2013, Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) authored SCA 3, placing Prop 42 on the statewide ballot. Prop 42 ensures that public access to meetings and information is a responsibility of and priority for local government.
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citizens need to have access to public meetings and records.”
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Open Government/Citizen's Right to Know
