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Next Logical Step after LV is RCV
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. November 21, 2016 RCV stands for ranked-choice voting. Ranked-choice voting is a voting system that empowers...
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LV’s failing to plan is planning to fail
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. November 1, 2016 There are many reasons to vote no on Measure LV. LV would...
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Initiative Reform and Measure LV Drafting Errors
By Mike Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 17, 2016 In California, the right to initiative, referendum and recall is a pro-democracy tool...
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Why I’m Voting No on LV
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. October 10, 2016 Urban planning is complicated - for a lot of reasons. As someone who...
Read moreWho chooses who debates?
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. September 26, 2016 At their best, elections are opportunities to debate the issues of the day,...
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‘Dark money’ in Santa Monica and beyond
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. June 20, 2016 Most Santa Monicans and most Americans favor full disclosure of campaign donations for...
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Secret Service comes to Santa Monica
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. June 14, 2016 Ever since Robert Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles on the evening of...
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Local elected officials divided in Democratic presidential primary
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. June 13, 2016 The presidential primary election season in the United States is a long one...
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Expo link cuts through hate, voting in November
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. May. 23, 2016 It might not be like the original Woodstock in 1969 - where millions...
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Reflective Democracy in Santa Monica
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. April 25, 2016 The best electoral systems give voters a realistic chance to elect candidates who...
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