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Gender gap in the California Legislature widening, not closing
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

A record number of women are serving in the 113th Congress in our nation’s capitol: 20 in the Senate and 78 in the House of Representatives. While women made historic gains at the federal level during the last election, however, women actually lost ground at the state level in California.

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Video: Californians collaborating on the future of the state’s elections
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

The coalition, called the Future of California Elections Project (FOCE), held its first public conference to help develop an agenda for 2013 to continue to move California elections forward.

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Lenny Mendonca elected new co-chair of California Forward Leadership Council
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Mendonca, a senior partner at McKinsey and Company in San Francisco, joins Thomas McKernan, Chairman of AAA Southern California, in leading the bipartisan government reform organization.

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CEQA is a safety net: Environmental attorney’s perspective
150 150 Justin Ewers

Attorney says public participation via CEQA key to long-term planning

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Newly sworn in Millennial city councilmember hopes to engage his peers
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

While most of his 19 year old peers have college on their minds, Jose Gurrola, has his eyes set on much bigger plans—having a successful first term as the newest councilmember in the city of Arvin.

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California economy unwraps gifts of good & bad job news
150 150 John Guenther

Rundown of economic stories while we wait find out what’s in fiscal cliff box

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Educational innovation wins California rural town top honors
150 150 Niki Woodard

Best known for producing olives, Lindsay is a small town in the southern San Joaquin Valley that is receiving national attention for its progressive education system.

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California unemployment dips below 10 percent
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

Good news statewide, but Orange County doing the best

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Is California population growth a sign of improving economy?
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Uptick in people and movement around state points to recovery

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