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October 1, 2019/by Edward Ring

Using the Initiative Process to Transform California

The following numbered slides were presented at the CLEO event in San Diego on September 26, 2019. For much more information check the links in the references section that follows the last slide. USING…

July 31, 2019/by Edward Ring

Court Ruling Offers School Boards New Options

A recent court ruling has made it easier for school boards controlled by education reformers to get the legal counsel they deserve. The case was a July 25 ruling in the case Orange County Board of…

June 17, 2019/by Edward Ring

Fighting Corporate Welfare

Corporate Welfare: Projects advertised as benefiting the general welfare that offer a disproportionate amount of value to large corporations, and often in uncompetitive or anti-competitive ways. If…

May 20, 2019/by Marc Joffe

Analyzing Government Financial Health by Using Financial Statements

There are several types of financial disclosure that will offer valuable financial information about government agencies. They include: Budgets (sometimes including Capital Plans) Comprehensive…

May 6, 2019/by Edward Ring

Citizen’s Initiatives May Transform Oxnard Politics

What's happening in Oxnard provides another example of what citizen activists can accomplish. Led by Aaron Starr, a local executive with a financial background including a CPA, a small group of volunteers…

April 16, 2019/by Edward Ring

Resisting the Union Assault on Charter Schools

In an April 2019 report in the respected website CalMatters entitled "Charter-mageddon: Lawmakers advance a raft of union-backed charter school curbs," the ongoing battle between charter school advocates…

CLEO: Supporting Local Officials

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Using the Initiative Process to Transform California

Court Ruling Offers School Boards New Options

Fighting Corporate Welfare

Analyzing Government Financial Health by Using Financial Statements

Citizen’s Initiatives May Transform Oxnard Politics

Resisting the Union Assault on Charter Schools

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