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The Center for Governmental Studies (CGS), a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1983, creates innovative political and media solutions to help individuals participate more effectively in their communities and governments. CGS is unique in its ability to combine several areas of expertise to: convene relevant stakeholders; conduct research and policy analysis; achieve consensus among diverse groups; and effectively use technology to gather, present and disseminate the information to a wide audience. |
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Ballot initiatives have reshaped the lives of California citizens for almost 100 years, yet the initiative process itself has become outmoded, inflexible, confusing, complex, difficult for citizens to use and excessively dominated by money, concludes a new report, Democracy by Initiative: Shaping California's Fourth Branch of Government, issued by the Center for Governmental Studies (CGS). California must update its system of "direct democracy" to bring it into the 21st Century. Reforms are needed to help citizens draft, circulate and vote more effectively and responsibly on initiatives that can dramatically affect the future of the state.
Click here to view the Executive Summary and the Full Report. |
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"How Parties Pick Nominees", a .pdf of Bob Stern's recent presentation to the League of Women's Voters of Santa Monica. New CGS Report, Termed Out: Reforming California’s Legislative Term Limits, comprehensively analyzes California’s Term Limits and Proposition 93... More>>Mapping Public Financing in American Elections provides a comprehensive map-view of state and local public financing programs in the United States... More>>CalHealthReform.org offers news, insight and analysis about health reform legislation in California... More >>New Report From CGS Finds CA Prop 34 Fails to Deliver... More>> |
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CGS' Video Voter project recently launched Nevada Caucus '08 for the Nevada Presidential Caucuses and Democracy on Demand in California. These two efforts educate cable television viewers about important issues and how to get involved in the political process. Harnessing the power of cable's Video On Demand (VOD) technology, viewers can access relevant information that goes much further than a 30-second sound bite. By partnering with California and Nevada cable companies, CGS can experiment with various voter information formats developed through its Video Voter program. more >>
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