California Forward
State 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 moreLocal governments would need to catalog their data management systems and make the information publicly available under bill by State Senator Bob Hertzberg.
read moreBITA has passed, but what are the next steps toward ensuring its success? And what are Californians looking for in this new Legislative session?
read moreBefore we say get out and vote (!), we have a few other things we’d like to discuss. Think of this as Scrooged, California Edition, because we’re going to talk about the past, the present and the future.
read moreThe evidence is growing that voters are getting the political reform they wanted when they seized from lawmakers the authority to draw district boundaries, opened primary elections to all voters, and modified term limits to reduce constant campaigning.
read moreAs California State Controller, my job hinges on having access to the numbers that help me to tell the stories about what direction our State, communities, schools and businesses are heading.
read moreRemember a time when you couldn’t think of any song or any clip from any movie, look it up on YouTube and immediately share it with a friend in a few seconds time? Millennials don’t.
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