California Forward
Survey shows most voters and non-voters open to reforms designed to boost turnout, like sending every registered Californian a vote-by-mail ballot and automatically registering people who utilize DMV.
read moreLatest special election in district with political makeup similar to the entire state shows how California’s top-two primary is an incentive for less partisan politics.
read moreState Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye created partnership with California schools to boost student proficiency in civic to encourage more participation in democracy.
read moreNewly elected officials talk about the harsh realities of learning how to work inside the system of local government
read moreFree, online platform gives Californians “Google-like” search tool to view government hearings
read moreLegislatures approved funds to bring California’s paper-based system for public officials to declare economic interests into the digital age.
read moreLawmaker proposes lowering state primary voting age to engage young voters earlier in the electoral process and encourage lifelong voting
read moreThe State of California, like some other states, has an “unfunded mandate” law that requires the state to make money available for new legislation that imposes costs on counties. In practice, those mandates can be “suspended” for budgetary reasons, leaving localities holding the bag on costs.
read moreCA Fwd’s mission of improving government transparency with technology lines up with push by FPPC’s Jodi Remke to modernize the state’s disclosure system.
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