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LCFF & Common Core: How Compton Unified is managing both
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

In this interview, CAFwd spoke to Micah Ali of the Compton Unified School District for his perspective on the ongoing changes.

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New grant bolsters Asian American Pacific Islander community
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

For the first time, Advancing Justice-L.A. received a grant from the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), to provide English as a Second Language (ESL) and Civics classes to the AAPI communities of L.A.

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An election official’s perspective: The line starts here!
150 150 Dean C. Logan

Do you know why we vote on Tuesdays? The answer dates back to our history as an agrarian society and the time needed to travel by horse and buggy to and from the County Seat to vote on a day that didn’t conflict with crop yielding and selling goods at the market.

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Futures Conference presents vision for a reformed California
150 150 Ed Coghlan

At Fullerton College in Orange County, a community college that is celebrating its first 100 years, the theme was to look to the future in business, education, science, technology and government.

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San Diego boosts permanent affordable housing fund
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

Housing options aren’t booming like the tourism industry is

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Los Angeles doubles down on open government with Chief Innovation Officer hire
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

Continuing in a recent trend of embracing innovation and open government, Los Angeles shored up its reputation even more by appointing the city’s first Chief Innovation Officer this week

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