California Forward
Newly elected officials talk about the harsh realities of learning how to work inside the system of local government
read moreLaw would mean agencies could not forward hard-to-analyze and unsearchable PDF’s or spreadsheet printouts of public records when the data has been defined as “open.”
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 moreLocal governments would need to catalog their data management systems and make the information publicly available under bill by State Senator Bob Hertzberg.
read moreStudents go through curriculum combining design, innovation, leadership and technology to ultimately help government work more efficiently.
read moreSanta Ana shows what a sunshine ordinance and opening up governing can do for civic engagement.
read moreA year after former public officials were sentenced in financial scandal, the city now boasts one of the more open municipal websites in the state.
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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