Government Performance & Accountability

State parks scandal leaves questions about budgeting unanswered
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

As the intrigue of the state parks department’s surprise surplus grows, the story could highlight a bigger problem with our state’s budget process.

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Citizens and government of Whittier work together to save Pio Pico State Park
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

Concerned city residents, the city government and a family estate have all combined to do something the state government couldn’t….keep historic Pio Pico State Park open for another year.

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Non-partisan, democratic reform can restore sanity
150 150 Elizabeth Sholes

California once worked for all people. We may have disagreed, but we had a sense of the common good that kept us united in offering programs and policies that worked.

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Mortgage fraud keeping SoCal residents under water
150 150 John Guenther

California Attorney General Kamala Harris visited the East LA Community Corporation recently to see for herself what could be done with the right focus on improving opportunities for housing in high-risk communities.

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LAO Report: GPAA could save state millions
150 150 Fred Silva

The California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), which provides nonpartisan fiscal and policy analysis for the Legislature, finds that the California Forward Action Fund’s Government Performance and Accountability Act (GPAA) would – over time – save the state millions of dollars.

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Magic Johnson celebrates scholar-athletes, supports reforms for education
150 150 Wornel Simpson

Basketball legend and businessman Magic Johnson thrilled a group of young scholar-athletes at the CA Hall of Fame event in Sacramento earlier this month – fist bumping and congratulating the kids from Scholar Athletes Globally Emerging, Inc. – Team SAGE – for their efforts on the court and in the classroom. Team SAGE has challenged California to support students by making better budget choices and supporting reform to fix state government.

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Momentum builds in CA Latino community for accountability measure
150 150 Teresa Acosta

Latino local elected officials from throughout the state of California came together on Thursday to discuss the California Forward Action Fund’s Government Performance and Accountability Act (GPAA) and the best ways to reach out to the state’s Latino community.

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