CA FWD NEWS

The realignment story in California is still being written
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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“The hard truth is, despite what you hear from many people on both sides of the argument, we just don’t know yet,” Sharon Aungst, director of California Forward’s Partnership for Community Excellence told the Association for Criminal Justice Research in California.

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Looking at California’s jobs numbers from a step back
 150 150 John Guenther
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What does a drop in California unemployment but few jobs created mean?

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Redwood Coast injecting life into local economy
 150 150 Justin Ewers
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As recently as a decade ago, the sprawling redwood north of California, a region the size of Connecticut and New Jersey combined, had no broadband access, difficult transportation challenges across hundreds of miles of mountains, and a generation of workers who found themselves tempted to tell their children to move elsewhere to find good jobs.

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Santa Ana bolsters transparency efforts by approving Sunshine Ordinance
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Earlier this week, the City of Santa Ana agreed to let the sunshine in. On Monday the city council approved the community driven “Sunshine Ordinance” designed to bring transparency to City Hall.

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The new, new economy on California’s Redwood Coast
 150 150 Justin Ewers
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Rural economic development faces different challenges, same goals

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Next big startup idea might be found at San Diego WBT2012 tech showcase
 150 150 San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
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Tech opportunities on display at conference, an economic boost to San Diego

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Flexing their political muscles: Latinos and Asian Americans in California Congressional races
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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Thanks in part to newly drawn districts and the top two primary system, voters will see some changes on their ballots. One positive change through the eyes of their respective communities is the number of Latino and Asian Americans running for office.

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