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Tag Archives: transparency
San Diego voters overwhelmingly favored Measure J. Here’s what it took to get there.
More than 85 percent of the San Diegans who voted Tuesday on Measure J approved it. That means billions of dollars in city contracts, purchases, sales and leases with private companies will become more transparent. Again. Read More »
A peek behind the inewsource curtain on International Fact-Checking Day
We're pulling back the curtain to show how fact-checking plays into inewsource’s process. Read More »
New law in San Diego firms up government transparency
After a series of inewsource investigative reports, San Diego has fixed a vaguely worded financial disclosure law called Section 225 of the city charter. Read More »
San Diego makes big stride toward government transparency
After more than a year of inewsource stories on the topic, the San Diego Rules Committee on Wednesday firmed up a vague law called Section 225 that mandates everyone doing business with the city disclose the financial interests behind the deal. Read More »
San Diego contracts, business deals closer to transparency
The San Diego City Council and Mayor’s Office are fixing a law meant to make business between local government and private companies more transparent. Read More »
Fix to San Diego’s long-ignored transparency law to go on November 2018 ballot
San Diego's most-ignored law has a fix in site. In the meantime, the city is working on an ordinance to jumpstart the process. Read More »
Stop ignoring transparency law, Grand Jury warns San Diego
The San Diego County Grand Jury issued a report on the long-ignored transparency law, called Section 225, that's been the subject of inewsource scrutiny. Read More »
City Attorney’s Office will weigh in (again) on San Diego disclosure law
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith told inewsource his office will basically reiterate its predecessors. This will be the fourth time the office has weighed in on Section 225 since its inception. Read More »
Question: Where are San Diego County’s five-star hospitals? Answer: There aren’t any
It’s a rare patient who enjoys a stay in a hospital. But when the noise prevents you from sleeping, the bathroom is dirty, your pain isn’t controlled, the nurses and doctors confuse you … Any of that can make a sick person feel even worse. That’s why the Affordable Care Act mandated that patients get a chance to score hospitals ... Read More »