California

State Legislation

 * California has a foundation of legislation and programmatic support for transparency efforts.

Local Governments

 * The City/County of San Francisco also has transparency efforts up and running, such as DataSF, a result of Mayor Newsom's Directive.
 * Ted Nguyen, the Manager of Public Communications, for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is developing Social Media Guidelines for OCTA. It is meant to provide the OCTA users a greater sense of openness and provide a new avenue for information.

News

 * Reportingtransparency.ca.govis the [CA.gov]CA.gov transparency portal.
 * Governor Schwarzenegger's Executive Order acknowledges "transparency is fundamental to promoting efficiency and effectiveness in government and strengthening the democratic process by giving citizens enough information to reach their own conclusions about how their tax dollars are being spent."

Transparency Leaders in Government

 * There was a question about inviting local and state government leaders to casual meet & greets. Here's a space to list likely invitees.
 * Leland Yee, State Senator, SF - has been instrumental in bringing up transparency issues such as non-profit disclosures, trying to publish his own calendar, etc.

Open Questions
Sandra Emerson - http://inlandpolitics.com/blog/2011/09/24/dailybulletin-former-upland-council-candidate-accuses-city-of-violating-brown-act/
 * Are there more transparency resources at the local level?
 * San José had some reports by a commission on transparency in the past couple of years. Does someone have those?