Transparency

Viewpoints: For government and the people, the time is now
 150 150 Loren Kaye
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Two cheers to the Legislature and Governor for agreeing on an on-time budget that moved the state’s fiscal crisis off center stage for at least six months. So what are the logical next steps for structural budget or governance reform that can achieve a more responsive, transparent and effective state government? In short – none. That’s right – the time for major structural reform has passed. The time for rolling-up-the-sleeves and delivering-for-the-people is now.

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Removing the blindfold: Why California needs transparency
 150 150 Nate Levine
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A recent dispute between Assembly members John Perez and Anthony Portantino highlights a problem that sits at the foundation of California’s broken government: a disturbing lack of transparency and accountability.

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CA voters favor early release of nonviolent offenders and part-time legislature
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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A new poll finds that most California voters would rather see some prisoners receive shorter sentences than raise taxes or cut education to pay prison-related costs.

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Stanford students launch transparency website as state denies request for financial transparency
 150 150 John Guenther
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In an effort to increase transparency and accountability, a group of students from Stanford University has launched a website to reveal how California state government spends taxpayer money.

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Budget projections fall behind already, substantive reform needed
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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“It didn’t take long for California’s optimistic budget to fall behind in tax revenues,” said the Sacramento Bee’s Kevin Yamamura. Less than two weeks after the rosy-outlook budget was passed, the projections it was built on have started to come unraveled.

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Budget making back to the future…..
 150 150 Fred Silva
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In an era when more and more Californians are demanding accountability and transparency in government, our budgeting process has slid back into the cloaked era of the past.

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50-state project to measure corruption risks
 150 150 John Guenther
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The State Accountability Project is an unprecedented effort to create a 50-state ranking of government transparency and accountability.

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