CA FWD NEWS

Introducing data-driven discourse to the California Superior Court system
 150 150 Evan Storms
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Developing hard, quantitative standards of spending efficiency should be a priority for a state in California’s financial position. But efforts toward developing such standards have been placed on indefinite hold in the state’s trial court system.

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Move toward performance-based, multi-year budget essential for California
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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The Assembly Budget Committee this morning sent to the full Assembly two bills that would help stabilize California’s fiscal system: SB 14 and SB 15. They passed with votes of 20-0 and 20-1, respectively.

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Forward Thinker Tim Murakami gets to the heart of community issues
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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California Forward has named Lt. Tim Murakami a Forward Thinker for his work get to the source of issues facing the community.

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Doing business with each other
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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What’s the best way to connect minority businesswomen with others in their community—then give them the tools to succeed? Put them all in one room, for one day.

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Gov. Brown frank about challenges ahead for CA
 150 150 Felicia Matlosz
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Coming off a tough budget battle in Sacramento, Gov. Jerry Brown gave a Fresno audience a straightforward assessment of the fractured political climate in the state’s capital – but also a dose of optimism that change can happen.

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Californians put money-talk on hold until waste goes down and trust goes up
 150 150 Jim Mayer
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It is hard to talk about dysfunction in California government without talking about money. And it is hard everywhere these days to talk about taxes.

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Stanford-based group highlights lack of transparency in CA legislature
 150 150 Evan Storms
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California Common Sense (CACS)—a Stanford-based nonprofit dedicated to increasing government transparency—highlights discrepancies with reported lawmaker spending and unreported spending.

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