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Riverside County takes a big step towards transparency with amended campaign finance rules
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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In Riverside County, candidates can no longer hide behind closed doors. Thanks to a big push by Supervisor Kevin Jeffries, those running for office will now have to publicly disclose all contributions more than $1,000 via the Internet.

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Ignorance isn’t bliss when it comes to civic awareness
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Only one percent of respondents answered all five of the relatively easy questions correctly.

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Plan for Valley looks to rewrite L.A.’s car centrism
 150 150 Matthew Grant Anson
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Revamped transit & housing plan for San Fernando Valley sets standard

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This week in Realignment: October 25, 2013
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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When 2,000 people on probation in Los Angeles County are unaccounted for, it is disconcerting to hear, especially for the public. But as always, there is context to a seemingly gaudy number.

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Initiative process scrutinized in PPIC roundtable
 150 150 Matthew Grant Anson
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PPIC’s Reforming California’s Initiative Process event, held Thursday afternoon in Sacramento, was an analysis of California’s popular but flawed process of direct democracy

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LA City Controller opens the data floodgates with new online resource
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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The portal is a look into a massive amount of the city’s under-the-hood data that was launched this morning via a press conference at City Hall East.

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