California Forward
Status update on moving the state closer to a strong statewide open data strategy, including three bills under consideration in Legislature
read moreCalifornia working group of school boards collaborates on how to grapple with the requirements of Local Control Funding Formula education reforms.
read moreRichmond, California, after an unsuccessful attempt to deal with blighted properties through eminent domain, is now turning to social impact bonds to rehabilitate these homes.
read moreAs part of state’s local funding initiative, school district creates tool to calculate “true costs” of educating students based on more realistic expenditures.
read moreWrap-up of gathering that brought together problem solvers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to take on the state’s most intractable social and environmental problems.
read moreCalifornia earned a rating bump because of its latest budget, while citizen-led reforms won major victory in U.S. Supreme Court.
read moreLatina entrepreneurs are starting businesses at a faster rate than other demographic and need increased access to capital to make an even bigger impact on the California economy.
read moreEntrepreneurs get help starting and growing their business and navigating California’s regulatory environment
read moreCalifornia’s long drought and increased groundwater pumping has put into focus the vital benefits of protecting recharge zones.
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