After initially saying no to a request for daily downloads of the CalAccess database, Sec. Bowen came around and agreed to implement exactly that by Labor Day. Read More
Categories: Government
President Barack Obama issued a historic executive order and new open data policy making vast troves of previously inaccessible government data available for public scrutiny and use. Read More
Categories: Transparency
Today marked the 20th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), signed into effect by President Clinton in 1993. Read More
In a sign that public safety realignment is gaining prominence, Gov. Jerry Brown touched on the issue in his short statement on his May budget revision Read More
Categories: Crime, Partnership for Community Excellence
Secretary of State Debra Bowen has designated the state's new Health Benefit Exchange, Covered California, as a voter registration agency under the National Voters Registration Act (NVRA) Read More
Categories: Elections
Hispanic women will soon comprise more than 20 percent of the state’s population Read More
Categories: Civic Engagement
These are challenging days for local government, but every crisis brings opportunity. Read More
Categories: Government
In past years, the May Budget Revisions have reflected the need for major spending reductions. The final budget reflects which programs will survive. Read More
There are 1.5 million Filipinos living in the Golden State with half living in the greater Los Angeles region. San Diego and Santa Clara counties also have large Filipino American communities. Read More
Categories: Elections, Californians
Campaign season for the 2014 elections is already heating up and public safety realignment is fast becoming one of the most politicized topics. Read More
Categories: Crime, Partnership for Community Excellence
We are near the bottom in both voter registration and voter participation. The state has less than two-thirds (65.6 percent) of our voting age citizen population registered, which ranks 45th. Read More
Categories: Elections
California faces an estimated shortage of one million college educated workers by the year 2025. Read More
Categories: Economy
Fred Silva is the recipient of the Sacramento American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Ross Clayton Lifetime Achievement Award Read More
The Budget Story carefully lays out Walnut Creek’s finances in a way that’s visually appealing and easy to grasp – it’s more magazine than textbook. Read More
Categories: Accountability, Transparency
The question posed to Vallejo residents: How would you spend $3.2 million dollars of a city’s budget? Read More
Categories: Californians
Californians in November 2014 are scheduled to vote on a constitutional amendment, the California Rainy Day Budget Stablization Fund Act Read More
Categories: Elections, Governance Reform, Fiscal Reform Plan
Were able to ask State Sen. Leland Yee (D - San Francisco) about his views on some vital topics on the FOCE’s agenda. Read More
Categories: Elections, Transparency
We have no way to determine if realignment is working or will work because no money was put into research Read More
Categories: Crime, Partnership for Community Excellence
When the White House calls you, you know you’re doing something special. Such is the case for 15 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) nationally who were recognized by the White House as “Champions of Change.” Read More
Categories: Californians
Famously wracked by budget cuts, the UC system has reached a new low in the number of actual Californians it’s admitting. At the same time, out-of-state applicants have had their acceptance levels swell by 21 percent over last year for the coming fall semester. Read More
Categories: Californians, Education, State Budget