CA FWD NEWS

Gender gap in the California Legislature widening, not closing
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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A record number of women are serving in the 113th Congress in our nation’s capitol: 20 in the Senate and 78 in the House of Representatives. While women made historic gains at the federal level during the last election, however, women actually lost ground at the state level in California.

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Video: State senator says do no harm to CEQA
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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Sen. Noreen Evans argues education & transportation higher priorities

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We have met the arrestee and he is us
 150 150 Gregg Fishman
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A ground breaking study of who actually gets arrested in four California metropolitan areas has some surprising results. It’s us.

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Video: Palo Alto continuing open data push for city government
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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The city is using technology to create a more inclusive form of local government. Months after its launch, we wanted to find out how if citizens are answering the call to become more engaged.

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Making progress on AB 109 allocation
 150 150 Gregg Fishman
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The best solutions to complex issues often come from a solid application of the three Cs: communication, collaboration and cooperation. And that is exactly what was going on last month in the CSAC Conference Center in Sacramento.

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CEQA Roundup: Battle taking shape after Gov. Brown’s speech
 150 150 Justin Ewers
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Busy week as environmental reform adversaries trade fire & legislation introduced

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Video: Redistricting quirk leaves some unrepresented, others with two state senators
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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A quirk resulting from the 2011 redistricting process has left nearly 4 million Californians without an elected representative in the state’s upper legislative chamber for the next two years, while others are temporarily represented by two state senators.

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CALPIRG transparency report raises broader questions on public access
 150 150 Robb Korinke
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Last week CALPIRG released a new report on Transparency in City Spending, evaluating transparency efforts in 30 of the nation’s most populous cities.

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