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VIDEO: California’s economic recovery is a tale of two economies
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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When the recession hit in 2008, no region was exempt. Five years later, the state’s economy is improved, but not every region has bounced back in the same way. In fact, getting back to the “good old days” has been uneven.

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The Not-so-Magic School Bus
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Senator Carol Liu’s “Pathways to Partnership” tour is not likely to turn up in Sunset magazine. But, when not stuck in traffic, the bus might have been headed to the future.

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Granicus working to make government data more sortable and digestible
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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California Forward attended the CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative and UC Berkley’s Institute for Governmental Studies one day symposium where folks discussed the future of open data.

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A conversation on LCFF with Teri Burns of the California School Board Association
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Teri updates California Forward on the progress of the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), the new way of funding California’s schools by allowing for more control by districts over how they spend their funds.

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Virtual town halls? San Mateo County makes it a reality
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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Speak Out, which launched earlier this year, is a virtual town hall where the County can educate citizens about certain projects, decisions and other county business.

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This week in Realignment: October 11, 2013
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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The theme of the week has been legislation and the realm of inmate health care was no exception.

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