CA FWD NEWS

Fixing California: An approach to agree on
 150 150 John Guenther
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Hats off to the Think Long Committee (TLC) for braving the waters of reform with a thoughtful, bipartisan approach to addressing the gridlock and fiscal issues that face the state. The TLC report builds on what California Forward has learned: Californians want change, and they want it now.

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Forward Thinker Celina Rodriguez encourages kids to follow dreams
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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As a girl, Celina Rodriguez saw two worlds—one where people could afford a lot and another where folks could barely survive. This juxtaposition, she says, shaped who she is today and how she decided to spend the rest of her life.

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CA Fwd Radio Show: Inland Empire faces its economic challenges
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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California’s economy has struggled to find solid footing, and even as we see positive sparks, we find that the state budget approved in June is now nearly $1.3 billion under-funded.

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Bring back creativity & innovation or risk it all
 150 150 John Guenther
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California has reached the point of no return. Either we decide to value education and support it financially as a state or we face a very uncertain future, one that will eliminate the American Dream for a full generation of students and have a cascadingly negative impact on all of California. I want every student to become a successful tax-payer, not just a tax-user. This requires an appropriate investment in California’s education system Pre-K-16.

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Participation, performance and accountability: A reasonable approach to governing California
 150 150 Michael Turnipseed
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As the state continues to struggle with chronic budget shortfalls and a sluggish economy, Californians are overwhelmed by a plethora of political solutions. These “solutions” do little to either restore faith in government or that can — or will — address the issues at hand; namely, greater accountability at all levels of government and improved outcomes of critical public programs that most directly impact performance, prosperity and productivity.

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The GPAA: What They’re Saying
 150 150 Chris Nelson
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A little over a week ago, the California Forward Action Fund introduced the Government Performance and Accountability Act (GPAA) as a potential ballot initiative for 2012. The initiative quickly garnered support in the press as soon as it was launched. Here we present a coverage roundup of the GPAA thus far and it ranges from cautious optimism to unequivocal support.

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Local government CA’s best hope to ensure accountability & results
 150 150 Bruce McPherson
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Californians have been clear – they want their governments to be more accountable and perform more effectively.

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