The decision came just weeks before a new law would have required making them available to the public.
Steps are being taken to ensure transparency and accountability in the era of big policing tech.
There's little sunlight in this sun-soaked desert city.
“The problem with the Palo Verde Irrigation District is its very structure. It is a public entity controlled by the same business interests that the entity regulates,” says open government advocate Peter Scheer.
A set of new rules governing Anaheim’s interaction with lobbyists moved one step closer to fruition last week, but not with consensus from the city council.
Landlords who plan to raise rents more than 7% percent in the City of Glendale will now be on the hook for their renters’ relocation costs under a new ordinance passed last week.
A land parcel tax to increase public funding for education in Oakland. A tax on gross receipts in San Francisco to fund childcare services and a parcel tax levy to boost teacher pay.
By Jim Madaffer, former San Diego City Councilman and President of Madaffer Enterprises.
