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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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Rock The Vote takes aim at California’s low youth voter turnout
150 150 Bill Britt

Youth vote panel at this week’s FoCE Conference in L.A. will talk up efforts to boost participation by Millennials, who were 28 percent of the state’s electorate last presidential election.

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Agriculture Key to California Economic Summit’s ‘One Million Challenge’ for Workers, Water and Homes
150 150 AJ Hughes

Key component of the Summit’s outlined vision, which is designed to spur economic growth in the Golden State.

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CA Fwd partners with watchdog agency to modernize California’s landmark political ethics law
150 150 John Guenther

Project to streamline and simplify California’s Political Reform Act will make it easier to understand, comply with, and enforce the 41-year-old ethics law.

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Chris Gates named Senior Fellow at California Forward
150 150 California Forward

Former president of the Sunlight Foundation and the National Civic League, Gates will help CA Fwd catalyze a reform conversation with local, state and national leaders across the country.

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VIDEO: Innovative program shows way to graduation, not incarceration
150 150 John Guenther

Partnership with community college helps formerly incarcerated students with housing and support to succeed and not return to jail.

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Opinion: California’s Prop 50–Another step toward restoring public trust
150 150 John Guenther

Giving lawmakers the ability to suspend members without pay is a commonsense step toward holding themselves accountable.

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