California Forward
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
read moreRepublican 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.
read moreOn 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.
read moreIn 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.
read moreThe 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.
read moreApparently some lessons are only learned the hard way as Bell and Stockton both showed up on a less-than-illustrious list recently.
read moreCalifornia 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.
read moreSpeak Out, which launched earlier this year, is a virtual town hall where the County can educate citizens about certain projects, decisions and other county business.
read moreA new law will help make it easier for Californians to keep tabs on their public officials. Gov. Jerry Brown this week signed legislation sponsored by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) designed to provide greater public access to financial disclosure statements by public officials.
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