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New law to increase transparency in campaign financing
Around Town, posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Oct 16, 2012 at 9:47 am

A State Assembly bill now signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown will go into effect in January 2013, requiring more transparency by independent expenditure committees that fund ads for candidates and measures, especially local ones.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 7:36 AM

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Posted by Julia, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 16, 2012 at 9:47 am

Please stop making me laugh...

More Transparency only means getting smarter on how to cover up issues.

The old school is still around...Shred when necessary.

Wake up folks...

Thanks for listening and if you prefer not to listen...so be it.

Julia Pardini from Alamo


Posted by tim, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood, on Oct 17, 2012 at 7:31 am

transparency from a one party socialist run state...too funny


Posted by William Tell, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 17, 2012 at 7:34 am

If written by a Democrat, I'm sure it makes it easier to cover up public employee union donations while publicizing and/or limiting private sector donations. The sad thing is there are now more people on the take in California (public employee unions, illegals with handouts, natural born Americans on "da welfare" or some type of assitance) that this coalition can basically be out in the open about their support for Democrats and disdain for the taxpayor.


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