Top-four primary election reform being studied
Reform idea being explored is intended to open up ballot access and increase voter choice in the general election Read More
Categories: Democracy, Elections, Top Two Primary, Elections
Commentary
Commentary: Throw out the cookie cutter and approve community college funding formula for equity
Half of all students fail to complete a degree or certification after six years — with the rates for students of color even more concerning Read More
Categories: Education
Community Colleges are Learning a Lesson in Disruption – and Leadership
Reforms to open up access to higher education and incentivize completion are coming to a head this month Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit, Community Services, School Governance, Education
How the Top Two primary can strengthen parties and California voters
Increasing civic engagement through reforms is a good thing for parties and people Read More
Categories: Democracy, Civic Engagement, Elections, Top Two Primary, Elections, Leadership Council
Registration opens for 2018 California Economic Summit
Seventh annual statewide gathering, co-organized by CA Fwd, takes on state's upward mobility, housing, workforce challenges Read More
Categories: California Economic Summit
What It’s Like to Govern Under California’s Top Two
Legislators share their experiences and effects felt so far under open primary reform Read More
Categories: Democracy, Elections, Top Two Primary, Leadership Council, Lenny Mendonca, Pete Weber
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
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