Transparency

California Legislature reverses itself on altering California Public Records Act
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

“To be clear, this means that the California Public Records Act will remain intact without any changes as part of the budget – consistent with the Assembly’s original action.”

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Bringing data to the people
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

The State Controller recently spoke with California Forward at the second annual Silicon Valley Regional Economic Forum. He discussed his new plans to bring more data to the people.

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California Legislature digressing on transparency and open data
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

The legislature recently took one step forward and two steps back on the road towards greater transparency in California.

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Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom on the importance of Open Data
150 150 Ash Roughani

We caught up with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this week at the “Forum on How Government Can Evolve to Harness the Digital Age Revolution” and asked him a few questions about the importance of Open Data to California’s future prosperity

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Big transparency win by California Legislature
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

The budget bill was made public on Tuesday, while its more than 20 “trailer bills” — the detailed bills that make the budget a reality — were posted online the over the following 2 days

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Gaining access to Cal-Access
150 150 Mark Orcutt

The Public Policy Institute of California hosted an event this week in San Francisco focused on the future of California’s elections

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New survey reveals disconnect between Californians and state government
150 150 Christopher Nelson

Conducted by the California Business Roundtable and Pepperdine University, parts of the survey discuss disconnects on budget issues and how much bang for their buck taxpayers believe they are getting

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Transparency train keeps rolling with President’s open data executive order
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

President 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.

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