Posts By :

Matthew Grant Anson

A conversation with Connie Rice on mass incarceration
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

Rice recently sat down with California Forward to discuss the award as well as her perspective on violence prevention and mass incarceration.

read more
Los Angeles one step closer to citywide Wi-Fi
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

LA would join San Jose and Riverside

read more
Citywide Wi-Fi in Los Angeles may be closer than you think
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

It’s because proposals and ideas like Blumenfield’s free wifi access will be a gateway to expanding open data efforts and availability

read more
ICT jobs in California ripe for the picking
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

People just need to qualify for them

read more
Rapid growth in ICT field California economy’s best kept secret
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

The first step in getting the word out was an October 30th webinar, which was the first of many bringing together economic big-shots from across the state to talk about what ICT is and how the skills involved will be the lifeblood of the California economy for years to come.

read more
Plan for Valley looks to rewrite L.A.’s car centrism
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

Revamped transit & housing plan for San Fernando Valley sets standard

read more
Initiative process scrutinized in PPIC roundtable
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

PPIC’s Reforming California’s Initiative Process event, held Thursday afternoon in Sacramento, was an analysis of California’s popular but flawed process of direct democracy

read more
Criticism of new school funding law misses the mark
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

Like all things that sound hunky dory, the law has drawn increasing caution, concern, and criticism, highlighted last week by a piece by EdSource’s Louis Freedberg on the potential weaknesses in the new school funding law. But some parts of his argument lack clarity in a manner that merits a response.

read more
A conversation on LCFF with Teri Burns of the California School Board Association
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

Teri updates California Forward on the progress of the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), the new way of funding California’s schools by allowing for more control by districts over how they spend their funds.

read more