California Forward
Los Angeles mayoral race may have had the lowest turnout since ’30s.
read morePresident Barack Obama issued a historic executive order and new open data policy making vast troves of previously inaccessible government data available for public scrutiny and use.
read moreThe Budget Story carefully lays out Walnut Creek’s finances in a way that’s visually appealing and easy to grasp – it’s more magazine than textbook.
read moreWere able to ask State Sen. Leland Yee (D – San Francisco) about his views on some vital topics on the FOCE’s agenda.
read moreWouldn’t you like to know if your doctor is qualified, licensed and generally up to snuff?
read moreIn 2010, San Francisco leaders passed the city’s first open data ordinance, which essentially said that “as a city we should consider any and encourage the release of data by our various city agencies.”
read moreLess than 10 percent of California cities make campaign finance and candidate filings available online.
read moreAccording to the annual “Following the Money” report, having dropped from 43rd to 49th place, California is only slightly more open about how it spends money than North Dakota.
read moreCity officials’ texts, emails, and electronic communications will be made part of the public record
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