Transparency

VIDEO: Panetta comments on balancing money’s role in politics
150 150 Ed Coghlan

When California Forward conducted a recent survey on our ideas to restore trust in government, it asked an open ended question: What else do you feel is necessary for achieving this goal?

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Results are in: Surveyed Californians eager for a Path Toward Trust
150 150 Christopher Nelson

California Forward will often ask folks what they think on certain issues, but never have we gotten such an overwhelming response, however, than when we sent a simple survey asking people to give us feedback on our Path Toward Trust

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Inaugural Summit on Data stresses importance of open data for California
150 150 Christopher Nelson

California Forward convened an impressive list of those who care about data most in the Golden State to share thoughts and ideas on the many facets of open data and why it’s more important now than ever. This was the inaugural Summit on Data.

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California Forward’s statement on the arrest of Senator Leland Yee
150 150 Jim Mayer

Earlier today, California State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) was arrested on charges of political corruption and bribery tied to a larger sting underway by the FBI. This marks the third (of just 40) sitting California State Senators to face legal troubles in the past year.

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VIDEO: Opening up California’s data with MapLight’s Jay Costa
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

CA Fwd talked to California’s homegrown technological transparency sleuths to ask about the state of transparency in the Golden State.

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VIDEO: Secretary of State candidates on making California elections more transparent
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

Want to know what low or no-cost measures the six candidates for California Secretary of State would take, right away, to improve electoral transparency? California Forward asked them.

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California Legislators regulating themselves with new transparency bills
150 150 Christopher Nelson

Last week a series of bills meant to foster greater public trust in government by, among other things, banning gifts from lobbyists, were announced in the California Legislature.

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Open data on its way to San Diego
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

Kersey believes San Diego could make open data work in collaboration with the community by tapping into the City’s technology sector.

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Los Angeles doubles down on open government with Chief Innovation Officer hire
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

Continuing in a recent trend of embracing innovation and open government, Los Angeles shored up its reputation even more by appointing the city’s first Chief Innovation Officer this week

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