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Sunshine Task Force Meeting #3 [Recap]

August 28, 2013August 29, 2013 Mark Elliot good government, John Mirisch, Lili Bosse, lobbyist reform, recap, Sunshine Task Force, transparency

The Sunshine Task Force, an ad hoc committee formed by Mayor Mirisch to advance good government reforms, met for the

The three concepts of sustainability

How Well is the City Doing on Transparency?

June 12, 2013April 11, 2019 Mark Elliot good government, Sunshine Task Force, transparency

It is the cry of good-government & transparency (aka ‘sunshine’) advocates alike: all public documents should be accessible, machine-readable, and

Sunshine Task Force #2 Recap

May 30, 2013July 15, 2015 Mark Elliot good government, John Mirisch, Lili Bosse, Sunshine Task Force, transparency

The Beverly Hills Sunshine Task Force met for a second time this week following on last month’s initial meeting, wherein

Beverly Hills Sunshine Task Force Meets

May 1, 2013May 2, 2013 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills library, good government, John Mirisch, Lili Bosse, Sunshine Task Force, transparency

Mayor John Mirisch’s transparency-focused Sunshine Task Force (agenda) held its inaugural meeting this past Tuesday. A handful of folks from

What a Difference a New Council Makes

April 2, 2013 Mark Elliot good government, Public Records Act, transparency

Three of our five candidates for City Council this election cycle ran on platforms that featured transparency in local government

New Mayor Talks Multimodal Mobility at City Council Installation

April 1, 2013January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot Council installation, governance, John Mirisch, Lili Bosse, Nancy Krasne, transparency, Willie Brien

Beverly Hills pulled out all of the stops to celebrate the installation of the new City Council this past Wednesday

Sunshine Week 2013 Wrap-Up

March 20, 2013March 18, 2013 Mark Elliot citation, enforcement, Sunshine Week, Traffic and Parking Commission, transparency

Wrapping up Sunshine Week, we are already looking ahead to 2014 with the hope that our municipalities will take a

Greenwald: Government Secrecy and the Political Fix

March 15, 2013April 11, 2019 Mark Elliot Sunshine Week, transparency

Speaking out during Sunshine Week, attorney and civil rights advocate Glenn Greenwald drills down to the political nature of our

e-Notice screen

Beverly Hills Reaches Out When It Suits City Hall

May 25, 2012January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Public Works, Beverly Hills Transportation Division, Brown Act, public participation, Purple Line, transparency

We received a press release yesterday from City of Beverly Hills decrying Metro for finalizing the Purple Line Constitution station.

City of Beverly Hills Transparency? #FAIL!

August 10, 2011November 3, 2011 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills, governance, transparency

Did you know that City of Beverly Hills blocks all search engines from indexing the city’s public website? We noticed