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CONTACT
Khanh T. Weinberg, Communications Director
(408) 678-3364 | khanh.weinberg@seiu521.org
Monday, January 24, 2011
SAN JOSE, CA – Superior Court of Santa Clara County is a public agency with a $120 million annual budget, run by an Executive Committee of judges who are not obligated to hold any meeting in public. And so it doesn’t.
Court workers will picket Tuesday to call attention to the lack of transparency and public accountability in the public agency. The action follows last week’s print and online advertisement questioning a system that allows decisions involving public funds to be made without public input.
WHAT: Workers picket Santa Clara County Superior Court
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 25 @ NOON
WHERE: 111 St. John St., corner of Market St.
In an ongoing campaign for more public accountability, court workers last year successfully lobbied Sacramento for court reform. First, legislation was enacted requiring regular financial audits of all 58 county court systems by the state Controller’s Office; second, workers who report court abuses would receive whistle-blower protection. In 2011, the goal is to bring transparency to the Superior Court of Santa Clara County.
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