CA FWD NEWS

Mythical California brain drain may soon be reality
 150 150 California Forward
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A recent study by the Milken Institute that examined the out-migration of high-skilled California residents to other states arrived at some surprising conclusions that fly in the face of what many Californians have come to believe over the past few years.

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GPAA: Education figures back accountability measure
 150 150 John Guenther
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Because of the state’s inability to create a workable budget, California schools are trying to educate the next generation of students with $20 billion less than they had a few years ago.

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Non-partisan, democratic reform can restore sanity
 150 150 Elizabeth Sholes
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California once worked for all people. We may have disagreed, but we had a sense of the common good that kept us united in offering programs and policies that worked.

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Changing times call for new approaches to government
 150 150 Kish Rajan
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Given the dramatic scope and pace of change in the global economy, our country and our state face enormous opportunities and challenges. Huge advancements in transportation, communications, information technology, energy, etc. have irrevocably changed the global economic landscape. This, in turn, demands change in the way our society must function.

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Latino leaders endorse GPAA reforms
 150 150 John Guenther
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Latinos, like most Californians, want a government they can hold accountable, one that makes the American Dream attainable. But according to dozens of Latino leaders we’ve spoken to during the last 3 years, our state government’s inability to make and stick to priorities, to focus on long-term solutions and to consistently support quality education, the American Dream remains out of reach to many Latinos.

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GPAA: Elected leaders throw weight behind measure
 150 150 John Guenther
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Elected leaders throughout California say the California Forward Action Fund’s Government Performance and Accountability Act (GPAA) – based on the framework developed by California Forward – is essential to breaking down silos, holding elected leaders accountable to voters, and allowing agencies to collaborate.

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GPAA: CA business community offers strong support
 150 150 John Guenther
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To be competitive, California businesses needs a stable and predictable government. They want their elected leaders to be accountable to them, and they want to be able to see what they are getting for their tax dollars and what the state’s more than $100 billion in public programs are achieving.

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Turning exceptional successes into ordinary ones
 150 150 John Guenther
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Despite the time and energy devoted to sparring and parrying between state and local governments, cooperation and coordination between local groups and agencies with less involvement from Sacramento might actually accomplish the results and outcomes Californians have a right to expect from publicly funded programs.

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