Champions of democracy ~ *Our Bay Area (and CA) portion of the campaign to pass the Fair Elections Now Act is picking up serious steam.* In the last couple of weeks our work has led to: . /California Democratic Party/ passing a resolution in favor of public funding for federal congressional candidates. . /San Francisco Democratic Party/ unanimously passing a resolution endorsing the Fair Elections Now Act. . /California Young Democrats/ endorsing the Fair Elections Now Act. . /Charlie Couric, Founder and past President of Brita/ (the water filtration company), and also the Obama Campaign Bay Area Finance Committee Co-chair, joining our list of nationally prominent business supporters. . /San Francisco 4 Democracy/ and /Richmond District Democratic Club/ endorsing the bill. . These endorsements join those of /Small Business Majority/ and the /League of Young Voters/ which we mentioned in our previous email. *MEETING:* *Next Monday, June 23rd, 6pm* 24 Landers St. (right near Church and Market) This our first meeting, and any and all topics are open for discussion. In particular, we will brief you all on the other leads we are following up on (of which there are many), and can give a rundown on how we got to where we are right now. We'll also give information on how the campaign is going nationally. We'll take your suggestions, network and hang out with the other people who are helping out on this effort, and whatever else you want to talk about. We'll keep it efficient and interesting, and have some organic snacks for your eating pleasure. Everyone is invited, even if you're just interested in learning more. Please RSVP if you think you know you're coming in advance, and give me a call with any questions at 415-552-2229. Rob Arnow -- Robert Arnow Common Cause Fair Elections Now Act, Advocate 415-552-2229