Tech-enhanced Government

Citywide Wi-Fi in Los Angeles may be closer than you think
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

It’s because proposals and ideas like Blumenfield’s free wifi access will be a gateway to expanding open data efforts and availability

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The state of municipal campaign finance in California
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles hosted a discussion on the state of campaign finance in California Wednesday, aptly scheduled on what would have been U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis’s 157th birthday.

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Palo Alto receives honor for putting technology toward good governance
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

Palo Alto was recently recognized by the Center for Digital Government as the #1 Digital City in America for a city with population of less than 75,000 people

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Sen. Emmerson’s abrupt resignation brings familiar California issues to light
150 150 Christopher Nelson

Republican State Senator Bill Emmerson of the 23rd district, who just a few hours prior was a panelist at the second annual California Economic Summit, submitted a brief letter of resignation to Senate President Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg last Friday afternoon.

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City of Bell works to clean up reputation with transparency
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

On the platform, citizens and city leaders can view the city’s historical financial information and current budget through visuals that present revenue and expenditure data in a structured format.

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Riverside County takes a big step towards transparency with amended campaign finance rules
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

In Riverside County, candidates can no longer hide behind closed doors. Thanks to a big push by Supervisor Kevin Jeffries, those running for office will now have to publicly disclose all contributions more than $1,000 via the Internet.

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LA City Controller opens the data floodgates with new online resource
150 150 Christopher Nelson

The portal is a look into a massive amount of the city’s under-the-hood data that was launched this morning via a press conference at City Hall East.

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Granicus working to make government data more sortable and digestible
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

California Forward attended the CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative and UC Berkley’s Institute for Governmental Studies one day symposium where folks discussed the future of open data.

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