Gotham Gazette Op-Ed: C&BP Calls on NYC Officials to Investigate $47M Tech Boondoggle

2019-12-17

Since last summer, after receiving a tip, Checks and Balances Project has been looking into questions about New York City’s $30.5M contract with software company Ivalua to custom-build an eProcurement platform for some 40 city government agencies. Fast forward 16 months and the contract amount has risen to $47M while the city still doesn’t have… Read more »

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C&BP Retains First Amendment Attorney Karl Olson to Get to Bottom of Decision to Approve Billionaire’s Vanity Basketball Arena

2019-12-16

Records About California Air Resources Board’s Approval of Inglewood Arena Are Slow Walked. City of Inglewood Ignores Basic Requests.

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Despite CA Records Law Requirement of Prompt Action, Responses Vary Widely by 4 Government Bodies Enabling Controversial Ballmer Arena

2019-12-10

State records law requires government agencies to respond within 10 calendar days —by December 5th in our case — to acknowledge the records request and tell the requesters whether they have disclosable public records.

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Enabled by Controversial Mayor and Powerful Lobbyist, Billionaire Clippers Owner Gets Big Win from California Air Resources Board

2019-12-5

CARB’s approval was a big step forward for Steve Ballmer, but potentially a big step backwards for the nation’s toughest carbon pollution reduction goals.

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Will Microsoft Billionaire Gut California’s Carbon Pollution Standards for a Basketball Arena?

2019-12-3

Steve Ballmer — the 15th Richest Person in the World — Appears to Be Attempting to Crash Through the Nation’s Toughest Standards to Address Climate Change

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