Accountability

City of Bell scores top grades for open data access one year after trials conclude
150 150 Bill Britt

A year after former public officials were sentenced in financial scandal, the city now boasts one of the more open municipal websites in the state.

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Head of California’s watchdog agency on right track to modernization
150 150 Phil Ung

CA 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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Jodi Remke: Technology and Transparency go hand in hand
150 150 Jodi Remke

Head of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission talks about the need for state to modernize campaign finance disclosure.

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CA Fwd data summit pushes forward cause of California open data policy
150 150 John Guenther

Attendees brainstormed on how to put value on wealth of data and Assembly member intro’d new open data legislation

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CA Fwd summit to boost government transparency opens with news of Assembly open data bill
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Summit on Data to promote open governance and civic data tech opens with news of bill to create chief data officer for California

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CA Fwd and Assembly mark Sunshine Week celebration of open data
150 150 Ed Coghlan

State Assembly passes Sunshine Week resolution and CA Fwd will host open data gathering in Sacramento this week

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VIDEO: How tech startups can improve government-citizen relationship
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

One thriving startup founder talks about how civic data can be an economic opportunity and a way to get citizens more engaged with government

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VIDEO: How to get startup thinking into government
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

Open Data advocates know government can’t always run like a business but could learn how to be more agile when solving problems.

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