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As Californians work to recover from both the economic recession and an erosion of education, public safety, social service, and business prowess, a new report offers a framework ... Read More
Categories: Selected Blog Posts, Civic Engagement
On Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, people from all walks of life came together to help find ways to reinvigorate the State of California. Read More
Categories: , Democracy, Civic Engagement, Elections, Selected Blog Posts, Speak Up CA, Civic Engagement, Elections, Speak Up CA
There has already been, and will be much more written in the wake of the 2010 mid-term elections. Behind the many plot lines that played out at the national level ... Read More
Categories: Selected Blog Posts, Governance Reform, Jerry Brown
The initial eight members of California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission, chosen last month, meet for the first time today. Their first task: to choose the remaining six members of their group. Read More
Categories: Citizens Redistricting Commission
Hundreds of Californians have voiced their ideas on how to improve our state, and the "Dear Governor" messages are now posted online as part of the California Forward Idea Map. Read More
Categories: , Selected Blog Posts, Dear Gov, Dear Gov
California Forward (CA Fwd) engaged with county leaders last week at the annual California State Association of Counties (CSAC) conference in Riverside. Read More
Categories: , Speak Up CA, Civic Engagement, Civic Engagement, Speak Up CA
Another election has come and gone in California. At the national level, there was a major shift, with new faces in Congress and a new party ruling the House of Representatives. Read More
Categories: Elections
Nationally, as was foreshadowed by the special election of Scott Brown in Massachusetts, independents gave the Republicans gains in Congress. Read More
Categories: , Budget Reform, Redistricting, Budget Reform, Redistricting
The first eight of 14 commissioners for the California Citizens Redistricting Commission have now been chosen. Read More
The make-up of the Citizen’s Redistricting Commission will take another step closer to completion this week, as the first eight members are chosen at random from a list of 36 finalists. Read More
Categories: Citizens Redistricting Commission, Proposition 11
The make-up of the Citizen’s Redistricting Commission will take another step closer to completion this week, as the first eight members are chosen at random from a list of 36 finalists. Read More
Categories: Citizens Redistricting Commission, Proposition 11
You do not have to have read George Orwell to know that one of the most abused words in the English language is "reform." It is almost as bad as our penchant for reviving old labels with the word "neo." Read More
Categories: Selected Blog Posts, Budget Reform, Fiscal Reform Plan, Governance Reform, Tax Reform
California Forward’s Fred Keeley, treasurer of Santa Cruz County and leader in efforts to reform California’s broken budget and governance system, appeared on The CEO Show with Carl Guardino on Nov. 9, 2010. Read More
Categories: Fred Keeley, Governance Reform
In the educational and social justice community, we hope the 2010 election results will bring literal and figurative climate change to Sacramento and California. Key election results present new hopes and opportunities for the communities we represent: low-income families, immigrants, and students of color. Read More
Angelenos were just as passionate as those in D.C. on Oct. 30 about the desire to restore common sense, reasonable dialogue, communication, and fair compromise to government and society. Read More
Categories: Speak Up CA
Once again, Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor is playing the role of Toto in the Wizard of Oz. He pulled the curtain back and revealed for citizens of the state that little secret about the state budget that the great Wizards (Governor and Legislature) would not admit. Read More
Categories: Fiscal Reform Plan, Governance Reform, Jerry Brown
Talking about politics at the dinner table encourages an engaged citizenry according to findings of the 2010 California Civic Health Index (CHI), a new Congressionally-chartered study, by the National Conference on Citizenship, in collaboration with California Forward. Read More
Categories: , Speak Up CA, Civic Engagement, Civic Engagement, Speak Up CA
California voters demonstrated their famed misdirection on Nov. 2, stopping the Republican tsunami at the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, but also sending a strong message about the size and reach of government, and just how far they will trust politicians, once elected to office. Read More
Categories: , Governance Reform, Jerry Brown, Citizens Redistricting Commission, Proposition 14, Citizens Redistricting Commission, Governance Reform, Jerry Brown, Proposition 14
The election is over, and what happened? No one has much of an answer, since voters appear to be deeply confused and conflicted about what government means in our lives, especially in California. Read More
Categories: , Democracy, Civic Engagement, Elections, Civic Engagement, Elections
Now that the slate mailers are in the recycling bin, how did this election affect the State’s precarious fiscal condition? Is the 2010-11 state budget still in balance? Is the problem bigger or smaller than it was on Monday, Nov. 1? Read More
Categories: Budget Reform, Elections, Jerry Brown