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Stanford students launch transparency website as state denies request for financial transparency
 150 150 John Guenther
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In an effort to increase transparency and accountability, a group of students from Stanford University has launched a website to reveal how California state government spends taxpayer money.

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Budget projections fall behind already, substantive reform needed
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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“It didn’t take long for California’s optimistic budget to fall behind in tax revenues,” said the Sacramento Bee’s Kevin Yamamura. Less than two weeks after the rosy-outlook budget was passed, the projections it was built on have started to come unraveled.

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Second round of redistricting maps scrapped
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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California Forward has learned that the second round of draft redistricting maps, originally scheduled to be released this Thursday, will be put on hold, reportedly so the commission can spend more time working with the feedback they have received on the initial maps.

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Forward Thinker Tom Soto dedicates his life to clean tech
 150 150 Gloria de Leon
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California Forward has named Tom Soto a Forward Thinker for his work to make clean technology accessible and governments more responsive to the clean tech revolution.

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Budget signed, but talk of winners and losers goes on
 150 150 John Guenther
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As the state prepares to turn its attention from the budget to other matters, there is some talk of who won the short-term and long-term battles, and whether California citizens are winners at all.

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Forward Thinker Cristina Garcia crusades for accountability and transparency
 150 150 John Guenther
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CA Fwd has named Cristina Garcia a Forward Thinker for her work to improve accountability and transparency in the city of Bell.

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Budget making back to the future…..
 150 150 Fred Silva
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In an era when more and more Californians are demanding accountability and transparency in government, our budgeting process has slid back into the cloaked era of the past.

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