Public Campaign Action Fund - Proposition 89

The Voting Class

Katie Schlieper — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:21:19 +0000

Steven Hill writes in The San Francisco Chronicle about growing voter disenfranchisement and apathy in California and what can be done about it. In doing so, he says efforts to win full public financing should be abandoned - pointing to the loss of Proposition 89, the Clean Elections ballot initiative, in 2006. But if most eligible adults aren't voting, can you point to an electoral loss as evidence against pursuing full public financing?

Prop 89 on the Road

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:51:56 +0000

With just a week to go until Election Day the Yes on 89! team is taking a road trip to the campaign offices of some of the most corrupt politicians in California to stress the imporance of voting yes for Clean Elections in California.

Symptoms May Include...

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:47:59 +0000

You're familiar with that fast-paced muttering at the end of drug commercials listing off the side effects of whatever is being advertised, right? Well, what if the ads being put out opposing Proposition 89, the Clean Elections initiative in California, got the same treatment? Might look something like this.

Opportunity is Knocking

Katie Schlieper — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:08:29 +0000

Two guest pieces today, one in the ContraCosta Times, the other in the Napa Valley Register urge voters to make sure Proposition 89, the Clean Elections initiative, does not get lost in the shuffle leading to election day. With a chance to amend the "the system of legalized bribery that has too long passed in this state for representative democracy," we can't afford to let this opportunity slip by.

Mayor Villaraigosa Endorses 89

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:27:46 +0000

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has endorsed Proposition 89, the Clean Elections initiative on California's ballot. Mayor Villaraigosa expressed his hope that Prop 89 could help restore faith in the electoral system, and allow more people to participate in politics. He joins over 300 organizations and individuals in endorsing the initiative.

TGI (Clean) F

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:19:01 +0000

Got plans on Friday? This Friday, the 20th, the PBS weekly newsmagazine NOW is running an hour-long special episode called "Votes for Sale?", which will spotlight the Clean Elections movement as it took hold in Maine and Arizona as well as talk about campaigns to win Clean Elections across the country, particularly the current Proposition 89 campaign in California. Check out a preview here.

That's Some Ad!

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:56:09 +0000

Wow. The new ad for Proposition 89, the one we told you about yesterday, is now the top-rated political ad on YouTube - and it's getting attention from papers all over California. Have you seen it yet?

Vote Sí

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:03:03 +0000

La Opinión, the country’s largest Spanish-language daily newspaper, has endorsed Proposition 89, the California Clean Money and Fair Elections initiative. Citing voter disenfranchisement as a result of the special interest money’s dominance in political campaigns, the paper feels Prop 89 is an essential reform to restore faith in our electoral system and our government.

Stand Up

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:05:02 +0000

Sick of getting stomped by special interests and their money? Check out the Yes on 89! campaign's new ad for Clean Elections in California!

The Ad Wars

Katie Schlieper — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:50:23 +0000

Election season: time to bury your head in the couch pillows to tune out the endless barrage of campaign advertisements screaming at you from the TV. They're hugely expensive, and their ubiquity can actually depress voter turnout - and provides another good reason Proposition 89 makes sense for the voters in California.