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New redistricting maps may temper critics
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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The long-awaited newly drawn California district maps will be released on June 10, but visual plans are already available online. While many naysayers may still find something to dislike, some of the most vocal critics are finding more to celebrate than to pan.

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Redistricting and the budget
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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It’s a big week, both for the California Citizens Redistricting Commission and the state’s budget negotiations. On Friday, the first round of newly drawn political maps will be released. And a few days later on June 15, lawmakers must have a budget plan passed.

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PPIC Poll shows support for state-local restructuring
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A PPIC poll released this week shows that many Californians do want to see a restructuring of state and local governments, with the hope that it would improve transparency, accountability, flexibility, and performance.

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San Diego stakeholders hope for better state-level flexibility, more local power
 150 150 Alisha Rosas
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At the recent San Diego Stakeholder Roundtable, attendees discussed their thoughts on the Five ‘Smart Government’ Proposals. Many agreed that implementation of local control over program funding and services would be challenging.

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CA controller to hold lawmakers accountable for on-time budget
 150 150 John Guenther
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California state controller John Chiang has taken a bold step by announcing to lawmakers that if they don’t get a budget passed on time, they will stop receiving paychecks until the work is done.

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Inland Empire Roundtable focuses on solutions
 150 150 Janeth Hernandez
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California has a diverse population comprised of people with different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, beliefs, education levels – yet we all share one dream: we all wish for California to be a prosperous and thriving state that it once was, the state that was defined as the epitome of the boundless opportunities. Today, California’s state government is issuing IOUs, unemployment is at its highest in history, and teachers are on hunger strike.

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Commission Frustrated By Lack of Detailed Redistricting Maps
 150 150 Megan Goldsby
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At Oakland’s Laney College last week, the CA Citizens Redistricting Commission aimed to get down to the nitty gritty of precisely where political lines should be placed, by giving several organizations the opportunity to share their maps.

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Californians brainstorm state’s political issues
 150 150 Lenny Mendonca & David Davenport
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It’s hardly news that Californians are frustrated with politics as usual. The budget is billions of dollars out of balance and invariably comes together late, with duct tape and deferral of the real problems. Sixty percent of Californians say the state is headed in the wrong direction.

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