Blog & News

San Francisco commits to open data
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

In 2010, San Francisco leaders passed the city’s first open data ordinance, which essentially said that “as a city we should consider any and encourage the release of data by our various city agencies.”

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Texas vs California: Which economic model really works?
150 150 Doug Henton

Rival states have more to learn from each other than people know

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Interview with Chris Emami, author of Anaheim campaign finance report
150 150 Robb Korinke

Less than 10 percent of California cities make campaign finance and candidate filings available online.

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This week in Realignment: April 12, 2013
150 150 Christopher Nelson

In the realm of public safety realignment, there are two layers: what is actually happening and how the media chooses to connect those dots and report on the subject.

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CEQA Roundup: Is reform really on “life support?”
150 150 Justin Ewers

CEQA bills take hits from all sides; compromise bill still out there

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A Californian’s views on business with China
150 150 Pete Weber

Led by Governor Brown, an American delegation of about 100 business and government leaders arrived in Beijing on April 8th for a ten-day visit to China. These are impressions shared by Pete Weber of California Forward after the Beijing portion of the trip.

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