Blog & News

Sequester is bad word for California’s economy
150 150 Ed Coghlan

225,000 current and future jobs are at risk

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Should LAPD follow the footsteps of other cities toward more transparency?
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

Transparency has always been a big deal here at California Forward, but events over the last few days have turned our attention to the issue even more.

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Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom ushers in 21st century to California government
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

In an effort to speed up this process of technological innovation in government, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has partnered with Code for America to launch the Citizenville Challenge.

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California city hopes to spur participation with Spanish translations
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

The city of Anaheim hopes to make it easier to communicate with the City Council by providing Spanish translation services at meetings.

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New legislation targets California Millennial vote
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

Millennials, those born between 1980 and 2000, make up the fastest growing and most diverse generation in history. By the 2020 presidential election, by which time all members of this generation will be of voting age, Millennials will represent nearly 40 percent of all eligible voters nationwide.

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Streamlining California’s approach to clean drinking water
150 150 Niki Woodard

Currently, some 250,000 Californians in the San Joaquin and Salinas Valleys have nitrate contamination issues, according to a study released by UC Davis last spring. Compounding the problem, these communities are some of the poorest in our state.

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