Monthly Archives: April 2007

From the Leno camp, the hearing for a large group of bills, including AB 1668, will proceed on April 17 at 9am. It appears that AB 1668 will be lumped in with a group of bills, which I assume will … Continue reading →

This blogger is just shocked, *shocked* that Microsoft is opposed to AB 1668. Well, he’s right in that they shouldn’t be opposed, yet I’m not surprised at all. In all honesty, Microsoft does some very interesting things at Microsoft Research … Continue reading →

I came across text of an interview with Assemblymember Leno, and there is a written as well as audio transcript. You can find the text here. The audio links are also there, but here are direct links to the English … Continue reading →

cbs5.com has an article on AB 1393, AB 1648, and AB 1668, all introduced by Assemblymember Leno (D – 13, San Francisco). To summarize, AB 1393 would allow public records requests via state agency web sites. AB 1648 would require … Continue reading →

Herewith are some map PDF’s showing the districts of each committee member: Anna Caballero – District 28 (parts of Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey counties) Juan Arambula, Chair – District 31 (part of Fresno county and the northern tip of … Continue reading →

Here’s a look at each of the Assemblymembers responsible for the AB 1668 hearing on April 17: Chair Juan Arambula: Web site Bio District 31 Vice Chair Jim Silva: Web site Bio District 67 Anna Caballero: Web site Bio District … Continue reading →

As should surprise no one, Microsoft is already busy lobbying California Assemblymembers on AB 1668. Stay tuned, this is going to be a battle. The only way to win is through sheer numbers of people getting  involved.

AB 1668 was introduced by Mark Leno, California Assemblymember from the 13th district in San Francisco. I’m looking to get an official statement or interview from Leno as soon as possible. Would love to post an interview!

I’m waiting for confirmation from the Mark Leno camp, but my understanding is that the “Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy” will have a hearing on AB 1668 on April 17. Will write more details on this … Continue reading →

AB 1668 is the bill that would, if passed: “require all state agencies, beginning on or after January 1, 2008, to create, exchange, and preserve all documents, as specified, in an open extensible markup language-based, XML-based file format, and to … Continue reading →