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Realignment in Review: Sentencing reform is necessary
150 150 Christopher Nelson

The way we sentence those who have committed crimes may be the single most important aspect of the criminal justice system we can change

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The state of municipal campaign finance in California
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles hosted a discussion on the state of campaign finance in California Wednesday, aptly scheduled on what would have been U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis’s 157th birthday.

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VIDEO: Sen. Steinberg on crucial link between economy and education
150 150 John Guenther

Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg offered his thoughts on how the Summit will help him advance his goals and priorities

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Palo Alto receives honor for putting technology toward good governance
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

Palo Alto was recently recognized by the Center for Digital Government as the #1 Digital City in America for a city with population of less than 75,000 people

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VIDEO: Recapping the California Economic Summit
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

An historic effort to not just maintain the state’s economic recovery, but accelerate it, is underway.

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Sen. Emmerson’s abrupt resignation brings familiar California issues to light
150 150 Christopher Nelson

Republican State Senator Bill Emmerson of the 23rd district, who just a few hours prior was a panelist at the second annual California Economic Summit, submitted a brief letter of resignation to Senate President Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg last Friday afternoon.

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