Blog & News

Report highlights fixes to complex issues across California
150 150 Bill Mueller, Chair, California Stewardship Network

From Latino achievement to Smart Energy, these solutions stand out

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Video: Northern California city welcomes outlet boom
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

Livermore’s local economy benefitting from rolling out red carpet to huge outlet mall

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California property tax gets low grade for transparency
150 150 Fred Silva

With all the talk about the property tax and who pays more, residential or commercial property, there is a more basic issue that is missed: Where does the money go?

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CEQA Roundup – Who’s saying what this week
150 150 Justin Ewers

Roundup of news on efforts to reform or defend California’s enviro quality act

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Video: Californians collaborating on the future of the state’s elections
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

The coalition, called the Future of California Elections Project (FOCE), held its first public conference to help develop an agenda for 2013 to continue to move California elections forward.

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Video: Ensuring California rural poor not forgotten in CEQA
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Community group supports CEQA’s public participation; but wants more accountability

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State of the State: Leading toward a more effective government
150 150 Bill Hauck

Today, Gov. Brown spoke of an improving California economy; indeed, it does seem that California is on the mend. He also pointedly spoke to what our state government should be, for which he must be congratulated.

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Inland Empire second fastest in growing high-tech jobs in US
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

Area known for warehousing using education, initiatives to create tech job openings

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