Directly following last months Bitcoin 2013 conference event in San Jose, CA that brought good revenue into the state, Californias Department of Financial Institutions decided to issue a cease and desist warning to conference organizer Bitcoin Foundation for allegedly engaging in the business of money transmission without a license or proper authorization.
... Then, they fight us ...
I was thinking about joining this ... but if they are breaking the law, that's a disincentive.
Perhaps we should find a way to give donations without going through a third party ...