Guide to Local Government Finance in California
Author: Michael Multari
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781938166174
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Guide to California Government
Author: League of Women Voters of California
Publisher: League of Women Voters of California
Published: 2013-10
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780963246516
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Guide to California Government is a thorough, nonpartisan, easy-to-read book for navigating the often complicated process for voting and engaging with our state government. This 15th edition of the guide provides essential information for every citizen or future citizen of California. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League of Women Voters of California is the organization where hands-on work to safeguard democracy leads to civic improvement.
Democracy in California
Author: Brian P. Janiskee
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780742534841
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe two most popular question that people ask: 1) what is my purpose and 2) why was I born ? In Purpose, Why were you called you can find the answer. This book will also help you figure out what is you assignment and how to allow God to prepare you so that you will be able to successfully carry out your assignment and glorify God. I used part of my life to assist you in your journey. My story is not meant to cause pity, but to give praise to God. Purpose, Why were you called will help you to understand why you were born or called into a life fill with so much pain resulting from so many hurts and abuse. You will understand that there are two spirits in the world-- God and the Devil and they control the people in our lives. Two groups of people are called to be vessels of honor and vessels of dishonor. The vessels of honor belong to God, and vessels of dishonor belong to the Devil. Each of these people was placed on earth with an assignment. Both will glorify God.
California Government and Politics
Author: R L Cohen
Publisher: Humanities Academic Publishers
Published: 2021-09-15
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781988557816
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCalifornia Government and Politics: An Introductory Primer to California Government provides a basic understanding of the history and modern practice of California government and politics. This book stands as an independent resource for teaching California politics or a compliment to most introduction to political science classes at the university level.
Early California Laws and Policies Related to California Indians
Author: Kimberly Johnston-Dodds
Publisher: California Research Bureau
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreated by the California Research Bureau at the request of Senator John L. Burton, this Web-site is a PDF document on early California laws and policies related to the Indians of the state and focuses on the years 1850-1861. Visitors are invited to explore such topics as loss of lands and cultures, the governors and the militia, reports on the Mendocino War, absence of legal rights, and vagrancy and punishment.
Water and American Government
Author: Donald J. Pisani
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2002-12-31
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 0520230302
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDonald Pisani's history of perhaps the boldest economic and social program ever undertaken in the United States, shows in fascinating detail how ambitious government programs fall prey to the power of local interest groups and the federal system of governance itself.
Texas vs. California
Author: Kenneth P. Miller
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2020-07-14
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 0190077395
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTexas and California are the leaders of Red and Blue America. As the nation has polarized, its most populous and economically powerful states have taken charge of the opposing camps. These states now advance sharply contrasting political and policy agendas and view themselves as competitors for control of the nation's future. Kenneth P. Miller provides a detailed account of the rivalry's emergence, present state, and possible future. First, he explores why, despite their many similarities, the two states have become so deeply divided. As he shows, they experienced critical differences in their origins and in their later demographic, economic, cultural, and political development. Second, he describes how Texas and California have constructed opposing, comprehensive policy models--one conservative, the other progressive. Miller highlights the states' contrasting policies in five areas--tax, labor, energy and environment, poverty, and social issues--and also shows how Texas and California have led the red and blue state blocs in seeking to influence federal policy in these areas. The book concludes by assessing two models' strengths, vulnerabilities, and future prospects. The rivalry between the two states will likely continue for the foreseeable future, because California will surely stay blue and Texas will likely remain red. The challenge for the two states, and for the nation as a whole, is to view the competition in a positive light and turn it to productive ends. Exploring one of the primary rifts in American politics, Texas vs. California sheds light on virtually every aspect of the country's political system.
When Government Speaks
Author: Mark G. Yudof
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2009-04-03
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 0520261755
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGovernment's ever-increasing participation in communication processes, Mark Yudof argues, threatens key democratic values that the First Amendment was designed to protect. Government control over the exchange of ideas and information would be inconsistent with citizen autonomy, informed consent, and a balanced and mutually responsive relationship between citizens and their government. Yet the danger of government dominance must be weighed against the necessary role of government in furthering democratic values by proposing and promotion policies and by disseminating information and educating citizens. Restraints on government's ability to control communications processes are desirable, but excessive or inappropriate restrictions threaten democracy. Professor Yudof identifies a number of formal and informal checks on government as disseminator, withholder, and controller of ideas and information. Where more controls are needed, the strengthening of pluralism and legislative oversight is generally the answer. Constitutional redress in the courts should be sought only in extreme instances, he cautions, to avoid judicial interference with legitimate policy objectives.
California Crackup
Author: Joe Mathews
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 0520268520
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"California Crackup is brilliant. It cuts through the familiar tangle of diagnoses and quick-fix solutions to provide a comprehensive and persuasive analysis of California's dysfunctional governmental system. Paul and Mathews have coolly laid out a complicated story, made it readable, sometimes even comedic. It is the best discussion of the issue I've seen in over three decades."--Peter Schrag, author of California: America's High-Stakes Experiment "I know of no other work that combines so succinctly and enjoyably a historical summary of California's existing problems with such a sweeping and provocative program of reform."--Ethan Rarick, University of California, Berkeley "Mark Paul and Joe Mathews have produced an indispensable guide to California's crisis of governance--and they have done so with humor, scholarship, fairness and storytelling verve. Every Californian should read this book."--Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ghost Wars "Mark Paul... has a talent for presenting California Big Think stuff in an easily accessible and always readable way...[offering] clear and creative insights on the subject of California's collapse."--CalBuzz "Joe Mathews has done an artful, fascinating, and convincing job of connecting the California of today's Schwarzenegger era to the long history that made his rise possible.--James Fallows,The Atlantic Monthly on Mathews' book, The People's Machine
California Greenin'
Author: David Vogel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2018-05-01
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 0691179557
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA political history of environmental policy and regulation in California, from the Gold Rush to the present Over the course of its 150-year history, California has successfully protected its scenic wilderness areas, restricted coastal oil drilling, regulated automobile emissions, preserved coastal access, improved energy efficiency, and, most recently, addressed global climate change. How has this state, more than any other, enacted so many innovative and stringent environmental regulations over such a long period of time? The first comprehensive look at California's history of environmental leadership, California Greenin' shows why the Golden State has been at the forefront in setting new environmental standards, often leading the rest of the nation. From the establishment of Yosemite, America's first protected wilderness, and the prohibition of dumping gold-mining debris in the nineteenth century to sweeping climate- change legislation in the twenty-first, David Vogel traces California's remarkable environmental policy trajectory. He explains that this pathbreaking role developed because California had more to lose from environmental deterioration and more to gain from preserving its stunning natural geography. As a result, citizens and civic groups effectively mobilized to protect and restore their state's natural beauty and, importantly, were often backed both by business interests and bystrong regulatory authorities. Business support for environmental regulation in California reveals that strict standards are not only compatible with economic growth but can also contribute to it. Vogel also examines areas where California has fallen short, particularly in water management and the state's dependence on automobile transportation. As environmental policy debates continue to grow more heated, California Greenin' demonstrates that the Golden State's impressive record of environmental accomplishments holds lessons not just for the country but for the world.
