Californians

Fixing DC: California’s innovations can help
 150 150 Lenny Mendonca and Thomas V. McKernan
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With strong citizen engagement, civic leadership and belief in the possibility of change, these reforms can shift partisan politics throughout the nation as well. Good governance matters, citizens deserve and should demand it.

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Citywide Wi-Fi in Los Angeles may be closer than you think
 150 150 Matthew Grant Anson
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It’s because proposals and ideas like Blumenfield’s free wifi access will be a gateway to expanding open data efforts and availability

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Sen. Emmerson’s abrupt resignation brings familiar California issues to light
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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Republican State Senator Bill Emmerson of the 23rd district, who just a few hours prior was a panelist at the second annual California Economic Summit, submitted a brief letter of resignation to Senate President Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg last Friday afternoon.

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New effort for Latino electeds launched in California
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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There are 14 million Latinos in the state and the Center’s vision says that the development of a strong Latino middle class is vital to California’s economic stability.

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Another California off-year election has dismal turnout
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Of the nearly 1.75 million LA County voters eligible in yesterday’s elections, a paltry 9.9 percent, including yours truly, bothered casting a ballot according to preliminary tallies

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California economy receives clout from Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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With over 600,000 AAPI owned businesses, in the state, and sales and receipts totaling more than $182 billion annually, AAPI’s contribute significantly to a thriving economy.

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Ignorance isn’t bliss when it comes to civic awareness
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Only one percent of respondents answered all five of the relatively easy questions correctly.

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Initiative process scrutinized in PPIC roundtable
 150 150 Matthew Grant Anson
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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

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