Voters want the choice Top Two provides
The best electoral process is one that evolves toward the public — and nonpartisan — interest. Read More
Categories: Democracy, Elections, Top Two Primary, Elections
Commentary
Meet the one-person alternative sentencing program connecting Californians to a better life outside of jail
Riverside County social worker directly connects people charged with crimes to rehabilitative programs Read More
Categories: Community Services, Community Corrections, Justice System Change Initiative, Crime
Graduates, we need you to invent the future — again
Knowledge is doubling every year but the problems that need to be solved are increasing almost as fast. Read More
Categories: Economy, Creating Jobs, Leadership Council, Lenny Mendonca
Report: Next steps in building California’s future-ready workforce
Results from the CA Fwd and California Community Colleges' Future of Work series on workers stranded by technology Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Education
Knowing the Data: How to build better outcomes for inmates with mental health needs
Getting to know why people are in jail helps set justice reforms up for success Read More
Categories: Community Services, Community Corrections, Justice System Change Initiative, Crime
VIDEO: Candidates for California governor set sights on the housing crisis
As prices skyrocket, gubernatorial candidates share a game plan for more affordable housing Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit
Pilot program gives select San Bernardino County inmates a chance to live, work on the outside
Small group of low-risk inmates is monitored, allowed back into community to encourage a successful reentry Read More
Categories: Community Services, Community Corrections, Justice System Change Initiative, Crime
Data-driven criminal justice reform yielding results say San Bernardino County supervisors
CA Fwd study of county jails showed which strategies working best to cut recidivism Read More
Categories: Community Services, Community Corrections, Justice System Change Initiative, Crime
A Year-Round Opportunity To Fight Poverty in California
Billions of dollars in tax credit for working Californians being left on the table Read More
Categories: Elevate CA
Elevate CA: California’s near completers deserve new, innovative higher education pathways
Three ways to help close the state's growing degree gaps and improve upward mobility Read More
Categories: Elevate CA, Education
Can California’s Techies Move the Needle on Mental Health?
How California's innovation economy can have a positive impact on public services Read More
Categories: Community Services, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, Innovate for Impact: Improving Access to High Quality Mental Health Care, Mental Health, Partnership for Community Excellence
County and Tech Innovators Are Rethinking California’s Mental Health Services
The state's diverse 58 counties could benefit from a high-tech hub for mental health solutions Read More
Categories: Community Services, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, Innovate for Impact: Improving Access to High Quality Mental Health Care, Mental Health
Tech Industry and Mental Health Advocates Seek Solutions at First-Ever Summit
Diverse crowd comes together to brainstorm atypical solutions to serve Californians with mental health needs Read More
Categories: Community Services, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, Innovate for Impact: Improving Access to High Quality Mental Health Care
Mental health services are cutting criminal justice detention rates and homelessness in L.A. County
Study shows adults and transition-age youth enrolled as county mental health clients were detained fewer times Read More
Categories: Community Services, Community Corrections, Crime
How removing barriers to higher education can help prevent a life of incarceration
Report provides roadmap for using education support for incarcerated Californians to cut recidivism Read More
Categories: Community Services, Community Corrections, Crime, Education
CA Fwd report highlights ideas for getting more housing out of last year’s housing package
Implementation efforts, the best chance this year to make a dent in the housing crisis, reach critical juncture Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit
New federal law encourages private investment for public good
CA Fwd weighs in on approaching deadline to improve Opportunity Zones in California Read More
Categories: Elevate CA
College students help lead San Bernardino County inmates toward rehabilitation
Interns teach in-jail parenting and trauma classes and build their skills serving others Read More
Categories: Community Services, Community Corrections, Justice System Change Initiative
Linking classroom and career creates upward mobility & a better workforce
Elevate CA: Four ways California can build more grads ready for college and a career Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Elevate CA
Economic Summit launches new Roadmap to Shared Prosperity updated for 2018
New initiatives and continuing progress are featured in new strategy guide to fight California's poverty problem Read More