From jwarren@well.sf.ca.us Sat Sep 10 03:56:14 1994 Received: from well.sf.ca.us (jwarren@well.sf.ca.us [198.93.4.10]) by eff.org (8.6.9/8.6.6) with ESMTP id DAA00866; Sat, 10 Sep 1994 03:56:12 -0400 Received: (from jwarren@localhost) by well.sf.ca.us (8.6.9/8.6.9) id XAA29969; Fri, 9 Sep 1994 23:17:26 -0700 Date: Fri, 9 Sep 1994 23:17:26 -0700 From: Jim Warren Message-Id: <199409100617.XAA29969@well.sf.ca.us> To: jwarren@well.sf.ca.us Subject: GovAccess.050: GovAccess Archive Site & Contents of #001-#040 Status: RO GOVACCESS POSTINGS & ALERTS ARCHIVED BY AL WHALEY AT CPSR.ORG Thanks to the untiring volunteer efforts of Al Whaley , all of the GovAccess postings should be archived for anonymous ftp access on his machine, on which he also maintains archives for the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR). The path to the GovAccess postings is: ftp.cpsr.org:/cpsr/states/california/govaccess -- al@sunnyside.com +1-415 322-5411 Tel, -6481 Fax, Box 60, Palo Alto, CA 94302 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& INDEX TO THE PAST GovAccess POSTINGS (typically one or few per week) GovAccess.001: online political disclosures + legislative online (AB1624) Jan. 19, 1994 [originally PUB.RCDS #1, Jan.18, name changed to reflect the issues] News To You? [Notice To New Recipients] Proposal For Computer-Assisted Access to Political Disclosures Now Online Four [Cal.] Bills Introduced to Open Up Already-Computerized Public Records Son of AB1624 [Or "Offspring Of ...", for the Politically-Correct :-) ] [California] State Legislation Online: AB1624 When? 001v2 - name changed to reflect the issues; 001v3 - updated to delete obsolete information GovAccess.002: dimensions of govt access; radio chat; joining this list Jan. 19, 1994 Some Dimensions Of The Gov-Access/Pub-Rcds Turf SF Bay Area Talk-Show About Computer-Aided Public Access To Government To Be Added To This Gov-Access Information-Distribution List 002v2 - deleted obsolete information GovAccess.003: three Calif bills to expand access to govt records Jan. 20, 1994 AB2523 [Cal. bill mandating state-agencies' data-processing master-planning] AB2524 [Calif. mandate for at-cost computer-format access to state pub.rcds] AB2525 [Cal. bill mandating public access to Governor's-office records] GovAccess.004: Calif legislation, statutes & constitution NOW ONLINE Jan. 22, 1994 Basic instructions on how to start accessing Calif. legislative info by ftp 004v2 - added "ftp" and "comment" info GovAccess.005: Cal.Emergency Svcs.online + Net-fax + MINN Pub Info Net Jan. 22, 1994 California Office Of Emergency Services Info Available Online Sacramento Internet Locals: How 'bout Legi-Fax ? Minnesota Draft Online-Access Proposal GovAccess.006: Calif Leginfo via Gopher + SEC Info + Telecom Regs Jan.31, 1994 Calif Legislative Info Available by Gopher [msg copied from lanet] Securities and Exchange Commission Online Information-Access Federal, State & Local Telecommunications Regulation GovAccess.007: Texas Legis online + Someone wants their say (YES!!) Jan.31, 1994 Push to Get Texas Legislature Accessable Via The Net Calif Legislative Staff: Speak Up! [offer to echo their unedited comments] My Standing Offer, Repeatedly Stated, Still Stands [echo govt staff stmts] GovAccess.008: Using the net for effective political action [HOW TO] Jan. 31, 1994 California's New Legislative Access Provides Model for Other States You Can Do It [six points on using the net for political action] Lobbying the Legislature For the Cynical Citizen [a positive view of elected officials] The California Model, Verbatim [AB1624 mandating online legislative info] [This #008 posting appeared in the December, 1993, issue of BoardWatch mag.] GovAccess.009: re polit.disclosures + Clinton/Gore communications plan Jan. 31, 1994 Spotted In A NY Times Editorial re Access to Govt Info Computerized Political Disclosures: Possible Errata to Item in Govaccess#1 Administration Plans for Our Communications [from another distrib list] Details of the Clinton/Gore Federal-Information Electronic-Delivery Plans GovAccess.010: size and growth-rate of the Internet Jan. 31, 1994 Statistics on the Number of Hosts, Domains, and Nets on the Internet 010v2 - corrected an erroneous email address for John Quarterman GovAccess.011: first(?) Gov candidate to file computerized disclosures Feb.3, 1994 Calif's Gubernatorial-Candidate Computerized Campaign-Finance Disclosures But, Wilson And Brown Already Have Mature, Computerized Campaign Operations Tony Miller - Experienced Administrator, Now Running For Secy Of State GovAccess.012: Policy; $20/*YEAR* access; Library online; Wildlife; more Feb.12, 1994 Share Worthy Words [soliciting government-access-related quotes] When Sending Info, Indicate If I May Repost It & May Cite You As Source Content Source SV-PAL Offers Internet Access for $20 per *Year*!! [Sonoma CA] Public Library Offers 80 Terminals Connected to the Internet Calif State Govt Info-Tech Strategy -- sans Public Access? National Wildlife Seeks Online Input to Administration Planning Calif Defense-Work Conversion Project GovAccess.013: Legislat.gopher; Privitized libraries; Online White Haus Feb.13, 1994 Another Gopher Site for Free California Legislative & Statute Information Privitizing Public Resources [case described by a Newark NJ librarian] The White House Online - First Year [summary of online activities] GovAccess.014: Federal legislative info (fee? free?) + net white-pages Feb.14, 1994 [A note that I will receive Society of Prof. Journalists' No.Cal. FOI award] Big Bux For Access to Federal Information [fees for Legi-Slate access] Or Maybe Legi-Slate is Free? (Naaaah! ??) [apparently-free gopher access] Find Yourself -- Network "White Pages" [entry in directory of online users] GovAccess.015: "Gov access"? YUCK! auto-peep + fed-snoop + net-censor Feb.16, 1994 Big Brother On A Chip High-Tech Snoop Gadget U.S. Administration's Guaranteed-Insecurity Project Prompts Net Action "... To Petition the Government for Redress of Grievances." -- Amendment I Eff Another Major Group Opposing Govt-Guaranteed Communications-Insecurity Canadian Electronic Frontier Group Concerned About Net Censorship GovAccess.016: civserv $$ + a Calif-Senate gopher + Minn. Leg.online Feb.16, 1994 Ouch! Ahhhhh! Relief for the Technologically-Damaged Public-Employee Scholarships Available Calif's Leginfo May Not Have Gopher, But sen.ca.gov (State Senate) Has One! Another Calif Leginfo Gopher Minnesota Legislature Online - Ahah! Maybe Calif Legis was an "Also Ran"! GovAccess.017: school/library access + Speaker online + SEC online Feb.16, 1994 Calif Reports on Info Tech Strategy and School & Library Communications Tech School & Library Access: A National Information Infrastructure Discussion Speaker of Calif State Legislature's Assembly (Lower House) Speaks Online Securities Exchange Commission Filings Now Freely Available Taxpayer Assets Project (TAP) - Information Policy Note Crown Jewels Campaign - SEC's Edgar GovAccess.018: altered(?) gov rcds + a net-based Congressional push Feb.17, 1994 Public Access to *Inaccurate(?)* Public Records About the Next Item: Explicit Example of a Net-Based Political Push Congressional Action Seeks Net-Wide Support (Including You! :-) Only In Amerika: Cryptoids' Comic Relief in the Fed-Snoop and Gov-Peep Game GovAccess.019: Smithsonian; Austin; USbudget; symposium; Spkr; Buddists Feb.17, 1994 Smithsonian Institution Photographs by anonym. ftp (file transfer protocol) An Austin TX Sorta-Civic/Community Netsite Start-Up For Those Who Missed It: U.S. Budget Available on CD-ROM [among other ways] Symposium: Developing an Equitable and Open Information Infrastructure Internet Demographics Check It Out! -- Let a Key Player Know We *Are* Interested Lest One Think the Net's Only for Tech-Nerds (& an electronic-mag. example) GovAccess.020: crypto hearings; state telecom; regional NII; PUBPOL-L Feb.22, 1994 Online Opposition Escalating Against Administration's Perverted-Privacy Plan Resource Available: Selected 1993 State Telecom Legislation NII List: National Information Infrastructure Regional Project Development PubPol-L: Public-Policy Discussion-List Began Last Summer GovAccess.021: Leginfo popular; school & public access; Cal infoplans Feb.27, 1994 11,000 Queries to Calif. Leginfo in Three Weeks, *Just* via UCSC's Gopher Online Access for California Schools & Libraries Pacific Bell & Calif.PUC Pacific Bell Announces Vision for Universal Service; More re Calif Info Tech Strategy and School & Library Communications VIP Email Addresses GovAccess.022: Finger; Common Cause; Florida access; Internet county; Who? Mar.03, 1994 First International Conference on Community Networking They Can Run, But They Can't Hide - Finger Your Senator [that's not nasty] California Common Cause has Online Presence; Needs Online Assistance [Example] Just-Issued Cal Common Cause Campaign-Loot Tidbits Florida Surveys Electronic Records Access Issues and Problems San Mateo County (Calif.) Coming on the Internet in March; One of First?? Who's on First? - Request for Information about Local-Agency Internet Sites GovAccess.023: Internet-fax to Congress; community/civic/rural/local lists Mar.04, 1994 Internet-Fax Service to Congress is *Blocked* In Case You Thought Govaccess was the Only Discussion of Govt Access ... [multi-page list of many, many listserv's, etc. addressing the issue] GovAccess.024: swords>air; May 4-6 community-nets conf; more SEC EDGAR Mar.03, 1994 [actually distributed Mar.4th] Different Defense Conversion: From Military To Environment May 4-6 Conf On Community Networks, in Cupertino, Calif. - Limited Capacity Security and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Dissemination Project GovAccess.025: alt.whitehaus?;privacy;leginfo use;fed legis;judic rprt Mar.7, 1994 For Details Regarding "Altered White House Documents" [pointer to source] Regarding Safety of Personal Crypto Keys that the Govt Wants to Store for Us Calif Leginfo Usage Stats - From *One* External Gopher [>12,000 accesses] More on Washington Post's Legi-Slate System for Online Congressional Info Is California Judicial Counsel Clutching its Child-Support Report ? List Administrivia GovAccess.026: ACTION ALERT: Urge governor candidates' digital filings Mar.7, 1994 California's Acting Secy of State has Again Asked for Computerized Filings Let 'em Know [Briefly] We Want It and We Want It *Now*! :-) GovAccess.027: net-based, computer-aided citizen political action Mar.14, 1994 How Citizens Can Pursue Practical, Potent, Grassroots, Net-Based, Computer- Aided Political Action [a *long* 3,000-word, 20K-byte "tutorial"] Types Of Applications [persuading elected officials and govt policy-makers] Fundamental Assumption [belief in decisions of well-informed citizens] Political Platitudes [some applicable prerequisite political insights] Math Prerequisite [political arithmetic that assures citizen power] Further Political Pragmatics [techniques that persuade public officials] System Requirements [minimum equipment needed, but must be personal equip] Data Requirements [computerized voter-registration records are *crucial*] Operator Skills [writing, political knowledge, databases, coordination] *Not* Required [no political boss, no party, no big operation, no bankroll] Tutorial For New Users [detailed example of computer-aided citizen action] Citizen-To-Citizen Advocacy [key to effective action, and how to use it] Magnifying Your Impact [net-based coordination and sharing] Penetrating Communities [contacting newspapers, community groups, business] Just Like The Ol' Days [comparison to another political revolution, ~1776] GovAccess.028: Access bills need support;capitol email-faxes;FEC online Mar.16, 1994 Four Calif Assembly Bills would Open and Assure Electronic Public Access Ask Legislators/Staff to Tell Lobbyists They Want to Access Testimony Online Freely Fax Your E-Mail to Decision-Makers in Washington DC Freely Fax Your E-Mail to Decision-Makers in Sacramento CA Online Legislative-Information Access in Action Federal Elections Commission Seeks to Further Online Access GovAccess.029: ACTION ALERT- SUPPORT ONLINE PUBLIC-RECORDS ACCESS (NOW!) Mar.30, 1994 Bill Would Mandate Free Online Public Access to State's Public Records Glorioski! You Can *Email* Support for AB2451 to Bates' Aide Tell Your Powerful Friends - The Committee Members' *Constituents* AB2451 Bill Text GovAccess.030: Congr.contacts, CA Govinfo; CA candidates e-resps; + Apr.06, 1994 Old Truth; Still True - Know This and Know How Much About Political Power The Coalition for Public Information Gopher How to Discover the U.S. House & Senate Gophers & one Senate E-Addr Let's *All* Ask How to Access the House E-Mail System I Have All U.S. House & Senate Phone & Fax Numbers, etc. Will U Archive It? How to Assure Truth in Corporate Statements Calif Govt-Info "Town Hall" Discussion-List Only John Garamendi & Tony Miller File "Complete" Cmpgn-Finance Disclosures Flambeau the Front-Runners (and the Back-Runner, Too!) Calif Gov Candidate Kathleen Brown's Semi-null Response to Email State Legislative Indices Exist; Are Needed, Online Guide to Online Access of California Legislative Info Now Available in ASCII Legislative Joint Resolutions [Not on LegInfo.Public.ca.gov ??] A Fair Statement [correcting Govaccess.027 datum from a reference-desk] [Off Topic, But ...- Warning re Sending Credit-Card Numbers Across the Net GovAccess.031: misc re digital govt access; privacy; civic nets Apr.10, 1994 Pete Wilson Can't File Digital Finance Disclosures, But Maybe He's Online A Notion about Net-Based, Computer-Aided Grassroots Political Action FOIA Footnote - Litigation Excuse Used to Lock Up Public Records Net-Action Promoting Single-Payer National Health Legislation Clarifying Privacy Point Regarding Govt-Records Digital-Access Bills Have Litigators *Really* Subpoenaed an Email Membership List? Smoking Out the Opposition List of Online Reporters, Media - in Gleason's Net-Happenings Ohio Legislators Coming Online, Wants Ohio Legislative Info Online Local and National Civic Networking Events From the Horse's Mouth [Or Similar Farm Animal] Net-Access to Texas Legislation GovAccess.032: Online U.S.Reps; SF data; NY Legis online; WA groups Apr.11, 1994 Reset! Calif. Gov. Pete Wilson is Apparently *Not* on Netcom U.S. House Of Representatives Has 16 Publicly-Modern Members (Out Of 435) San Francisco Expands Public Access, Reduces Data-Peddling Govt Profits New York State Tip-Toes Towards Online Public Legislative Access Wash State Pursues Internet User Group, County Free-Net, Online Libraries Washington Post Legi-Slate's Fees for Access to Congressional Info GovAccess.033: Congress lists; NY & CA Legis; LWV; Rural Data; More Apr.17, 1994 When Emailing Notes to Legislators, Send the Very Best [writing tips] Contact List for Members of Congress, plus Govt-Reform Files, All by FTP Gopher and Telnet Access to California Legislative Information Efforts to Open Up New York State's Legislative Information League Of Women Voters Offers Online Info, But Initially Only on Compu$Erve South Carolina Move to Get State Legislative Data Online Conference on Rural Datafication What Our Federal Legislators Get That We Can't Get and Why Online Public Policy Forum & Notices GovAccess.034: CA & CT ACTION ALERTS; informed voters; $26mil avail <5/12 Apr.20, 1994 California Immediate Action Needed: Legislation to Aid Public Oversight of Law Enforcement Practices Connecticut Immediate Action Needed: Legislation to Study Electronic Public Access to State Records John Garamendi Still Only Governor Candidate to Volunteer Useful Disclosures Tony Miller Only Secy.of State Candidate to Volunteer Useful Disclosures Glenview Illinois Cable-Based Community Data Network $26-Million for Your Information-Infrastructure Innovation; May 12 Deadline GovAccess.035: PANIC-MODE ACTION ALERT! Calif. AB 2451 Vote TOMMORROW! May 10, 1994, 8:39 a.m. May 11th Hearing on Internet Access to State's Computerized Public Records To Those Who May Have Sent Me Email (I'm backed up almost three weeks) GovAccess.036: Census data; NJ LegInfo; Calif. Secy.of State loot lists May 29, 1994 Census Bureau Data Coming On The Internet New Jersey Legislative Information For The Internet : Bulletin No.1 Correction Re Secy Of State Candidates' Computerized Disclosures Secy Of State Candidates' Responses - And Woo's Non-Response Secy Of State's Press Office Goofed GovAccess.037: re #038-#040 and net-based grassroots political action May 30, 1994 If You Can Vote In California, These May Be Of Direct Interest To You. Even If You Can't Vote In Calif., Their Results *Will* Likely Impact You: How To Make A Difference. Easily. From "The Privacy Of Your Own Home" Why I Got Off The Fence And Became A Suspect, Uh, Political Advocate The Last Straw(S) And A Closing Personal Footnote GovAccess.038: ACTION ALERT - Needed action impacting the nation May 31 1994 Participating (Now!) In The Process Of Our Own Governance - By Example The Vision Thing The Operational Principles The Operational Example Full Disclosure, Plus Apologies A Time-Sensitive Personal-Advocacy Message To Online Contacts Optional Reading Regarding The Secretary Of State The Last Straw - That Pushed Me Into This Advocacy Regarding The Governor's Race Regarding The California Treasurer's Race The Operational Components Of The Advocacy Message ["How To"] GovAccess.039: Online election-night results; more on Cal poli-dregs Jun.03, 1994 A First! [?]: June 7th Calif. Primary-Election Results Available Online More Muck From The Sacramento Political Swamp The FBI Recorded Gwen Moore's Now-Imprisoned Senior Staffer Gwen Moore Missed Her Most-Crucial Campaign-Finance Filing Deadline Footnote On Pete Wilson's Opponent, Ron Unz Use Governor's Race To Deliver Message That Campaign-Finances Are Important Email To Pete Wilson [Send Your Own, Or Put Your Name On This & Send It.] Email To Kathleen Brown [Send Your Own, Or Put Your Name On This & Send It.] My Email To Tom Hayden [Send Your Own, Or Add Your Name To Mine & Send It.] GovAccess.040: Peninsula CIVICNET '94, Fri., Jun.17, 1994 Jun.04, 1994 Peninsula Civicnet '94 - A One-Day Symposium Friday, June 17, 1994 San Mateo, California Peninsula Civicnet '94 - Who Should Attend & Why Pcn'94 Program Overview Civic Networking: An Overview Of Peninsula Potentials The Power Of Civic Networking: Real-World Successes - I The Power Of Civic Networking: Real-World Successes - Ii Community Networking For Diversity Informal "F2f" Meetings - Face-To-Face - Over Box Lunches Civic Networking In San Mateo County: Plans & Developments Parallel Breakout Sessions For Focused F2f Discussions Summary Reports From The Breakout Sessions (In Theater) Symposium Wrap-Up - Where Do We Go From Here? Peninsula CivicNet '94 Registration Form &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft. -- H. G. Wells [from nylegis@aol.com] --jim Jim Warren, columnist for MicroTimes, Government Technology, BoardWatch, etc. 345 Swett Rd., Woodside CA 94062; voice/415-851-7075; fax/415-851-2814 >> To join or drop the GovAccess list, email to jwarren@well.com . << >> Permission herewith granted for unlimited reposting and recirculation. <<