CA FWD NEWS

Rainy Day Fund: Other states’ volatility is California’s lesson to learn
 150 150 Courtney M. Fowler
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We’re in an upswing now. But we saw what happened last decade when everything was decidedly not hunky dory. Safety net services are the first to go, but the hole that this state had dug itself was so deep that cuts were made seemingly everywhere to get back in the black.

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VIDEO: Leon Panetta’s recipe for good governance is to remember who you work for
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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In this first video of a series, Panetta drew on his early days in public service when asked about how state legislators should be serving their constituents. Panetta’s own political life reflects the importance of bi-partisanship in doing the “people’s work,” be it in Sacramento or in Washington D.C.

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California special session called for Rainy Day Fund
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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“We simply must prevent the massive deficits of the last decade and we can only do that by paying down our debts and creating a solid Rainy Day Fund,” said Gov. Brown.

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CA Fwd releases report on how to build stronger budget reserve
 150 150 Justin Ewers
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With the governor’s actions dramatically increasing the likelihood of action this year, CA Fwd’s report offers a primer on why the rainy day fund has become such a pressing issue for state government.

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Los Angeles moving closer to free citywide Wi-Fi
 150 150 Matthew Grant Anson
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We sat down with the Councilmember for his take on where things stand now and what needs to happen before citizens of Los Angeles will be able to log-on to the Internet for free.

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AB 109 sheds light on need for sentencing reform in California
 150 150 Tom Hoffman
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Perhaps the most politically sensitive discussion now boiling just beneath the very controlled surface of public debate is sentencing reform.

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