Government

The Future of California Elections: What’s at stake?
 150 150 Doug Chapin
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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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League of Women Voters: Time for new views on CA’s Initiative Process
 150 150 Caroline Bruister
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The League of Women Voters is in the process of updating its position on the Initiative & Referendum process. Here’s why it’s important to adopt an updated, thoroughly researched stance.

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Video: Ann Ravel and the FPPC are keeping elections honest
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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We had a chance to sit down for an extended and very frank conversation with Ann Ravel, Chair of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission.

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Sunnyvale: Making police and fire services interchangeable
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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As cities are still adjusting to new a fiscal reality, not even sacred cows like police and fire departments are being spared from the budget knife.

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The PCE Realignment Digest: Jan 7 – Jan 11, 2013
 150 150 Sharon Aungst & Danielle Williams
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We present the initial installment of the PCE Realignment Digest, which will bring an informed perspective to the table on all of the important realignment-related news from the prior week.

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Nation’s first Vietnamese-American mayor takes office in Westminster
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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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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Gov. Brown wants the Supreme Court out of California prisons
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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Gov. Jerry Brown made a bold yet calculated play this week to challenge the Federal Court’s continued jurisdiction over the California prison system as part of a ruling that mandated a reduction in the state prison population.

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Plan Monrovia: How one California city is making a lean budget work
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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As cities are being challenged to do more with less, city officials and residents share the same goal: ensuring that limited resources are being spent wisely. In Monrovia, they are working in tandem to do just that.

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