CA FWD NEWS

Video conferencing set to boost LA City Council transparency efforts
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In a move to boost accountability, transparency, and engagement, Los Angeles councilmember Bob Blumenfield introduced a measure that would enable citizens to use video-conferencing technology to participate in meetings remotely.

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Technology and agriculture intersect to boost California economy
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Thanks to an i6 Challenge grant from the US Economic Development Administration (EDA), SARTA and UC Davis are working together to support, identify, invigorate and accelerate agriculture technology companies and entrepreneurs.

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Federal Realignment following California’s lead
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Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder released a three page memo and gave a landmark speech to the American Bar Association (ABA) outlining the Obama administration’s dramatic philosophical shift toward drug-related crimes

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No Child Left Behind waivers put standards back under local control
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Much as the districts’ appeal to the Department of Education was done jointly, the new system for the eight districts will also be executed in tandem.

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This week in Realignment: August 9, 2013
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Now that reducing state prison headcount by another 10,000 is a reality with a rapidly approaching end-of-year deadline, Sacramento must buckle down and figure out how to make it happen

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