Californians

California Millennials share their perspective on transparency
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

Do Millennials – so often derided as apathetic and thoroughly disinterested – care about transparency?

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Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders look to increase voting rates in L.A.
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

The 2010 Census states that there were 9.8 million people living in L.A. County. Of those, 1.3 million were Asian including Chinese, Filipino, Korean and Japanese.

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Video: Improving the Millennial vote in California
150 150 Ed Coghlan

We’ve all heard it before. We’ve maybe even said it. “Young people don’t vote.” With today’s Millennial Generation, however, you might quote the old Hertz commercial and say, “Not Exactly.”

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Video: Asian American vote in California increasing in importance
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Would it surprise you to know that 10 percent of the registered voters in California are Asian Americans? In fact, the Asian American population is the fastest growing racial group in the state.

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Video: U.S. Latino vote growing but potential impact is greater
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Latinos made up 10 percent of the electorate in 2012, up from 9 percent in 2008 and 8 percent in 2004. Population and voting experts tell us that upward trend of Latino voters will continue.

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New California Senate Bill 113 would encourage teen voter pre-registration
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

The legislation, introduced by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), hopes to encourage teens applying for their learner’s permit or driver’s license at the DMV to pre-register to vote.

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The Future of California Elections: What’s at stake?
150 150 Doug Chapin

The Future of California Elections (FoCE) Project was formed in late 2011 to examine and address the unique challenges facing the State of California’s election system. In 2013 and beyond, FoCE will be focused on building on this foundation of consensus and success.

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Nation’s first Vietnamese-American mayor takes office in Westminster
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

Tri Ta is not only the newest mayor of the Orange County city of Westminster but he is the first Vietnamese American elected in the nation.

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