Transparency

Sadly, it has little to do with actual bees.

The auditor’s report revealed more than 40 relatives working in the department.

The situation is not very different from the 2010 scandal in the City of Bell.

The City of Fremont has taken home its 31st consecutive award for excellence in financial reporting issued by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).

The city of Long Beach as unveiled a new city website that features neighborhood mapping, an open data portal and other features designed to make services more accessible to the public.

A new audit from Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin found that four employees in the Traffic Paint and Sign division received at least $70,000 in overtime pay.

In a significant step toward trasparency in California, two open data bills have passed unanimously off their respective floors this morning.

In 2012, Simi Valley staff responded to council members’ challenge to find the most proactive, public-friendly platform in an effort to boost civic engagement.

A new report out from the IBM Center for the Business of Government examines a dozen cities across the United States that have award-winning reputations for using innovation and technology to impro

A recent report by OpenGov names the six best practices for online transparency.