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VIDEO: When will voters get to cast their ballot online?
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Despite the many ways we transact business online, elections leaders say there are still significant hurdles to get over before voting online becomes reality.

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VIDEO: New Speaker Rendon touts the need for public trust in water spending
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Having gathered public input for a $7.5 billion water bond–and serving a district where several former local officials are serving jail terms–Assemblymember Anthony Rendon understands skepticism in government spending.

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The seven most important changes community colleges can make to close California’s skills gap
150 150 Van Ton-Quinlivan

The skills gap is the biggest hurdle to economic prosperity for unemployed individuals, but there are some specific changes two-year colleges could make to help minimize the gap and improve completion and employment rates.

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Elections leaders tout voter turnout and access reforms at Los Angeles gathering
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Secretaries of State from high turnout states shared how they’ve worked to increase participation and California officials talked about boosting access and addressing barriers to voting.

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Report: Reforming felony threshold for theft would not increase crime rates
150 150 Nadine Ono

New data shows that states could likely reduce costs of incarceration without a negative impact on crime.

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11 steps for cutting housing costs highlighted by San Diego Housing Commission
150 150 Justin Ewers

Report lays out options that could increase the supply of housing, reducing the price of new homes for more San Diegans.

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Is it time California looks at how we pay for our elections?
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Rising costs and aging voting systems will affect the future of California elections, the topic of a gathering of election officials this week.

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