CA FWD NEWS

How to build a winning water bond
150 150 Jim Mayer

Now that spring is officially here, it is beginning to feel like summer in Sacramento, and it won’t be long before lawmakers will need to vote on what – if anything – will be on the November ballot.

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Governor’s proposal on Infrastructure Financing Districts needs bolstering
150 150 Fred Silva

Read testimony provided to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee on behalf our sister org the California Economic Summit that details exactly how IFD authority must be expanded in order to safeguard infrastructure financing and economic development

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VIDEO: Opening up California’s data with MapLight’s Jay Costa
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

CA Fwd talked to California’s homegrown technological transparency sleuths to ask about the state of transparency in the Golden State.

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VIDEO: Secretary of State candidates on making California elections more transparent
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

Want to know what low or no-cost measures the six candidates for California Secretary of State would take, right away, to improve electoral transparency? California Forward asked them.

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San Francisco working to be Hollywood North?
150 150 Ed Coghlan

How local economy feels loss & gain of film productions

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REPORT: Rebooting Campaign Finance Disclosure in California
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Simply put, Californians want to know who is paying for campaigns and influencing our elected officials. That’s why on this first work day of Sunshine Week, CA Fwd has released a report on the topic called “Rebooting Campaign Finance Disclosure”.

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