Calif. Lt. Gov . Gavin Newsom advocates a rethinking of government for 21st century . It funded world-class universities to prepare beach boys and California girls for lives of endless promise . Alex Castellanos says Newsom 's idea could make government more effective , closer to the people . He says Newsom is right to say the future is open source , open data , open participation . Castellanos : The problem with this approach is that it assumes we can trust our elected officials and bureaucrats will do what they are supposed to do.
Calif. Lt. Gov . Gavin Newsom advocates a rethinking of government for 21st century . Alex Castellanos says Newsom 's idea could make government more effective , closer to the people . He says Newsom is right to say the future is open source , open data , open participation . Castellanos : The problem with this approach is that it assumes we can trust our elected officials and bureaucrats will do what they are supposed to do.