CA FWD NEWS

California is different and a 2011 harbinger
150 150 Lenny Mendonca

There has already been, and will be much more written in the wake of the 2010 mid-term elections. Behind the many plot lines that played out at the national level …

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Selection of Redistricting Commission enters final phase
150 150 Malka Kopell

The initial eight members of California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission, chosen last month, meet for the first time today. Their first task: to choose the remaining six members of their group.

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Are you on the map?
150 150 Gina Baleria

Hundreds of Californians have voiced their ideas on how to improve our state, and the “Dear Governor” messages are now posted online as part of the California Forward Idea Map.

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Policymakers in Sacramento must help small business
150 150 Betty Jo Toccoli

Another election has come and gone in California. At the national level, there was a major shift, with new faces in Congress and a new party ruling the House of Representatives.

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A big job for newly elected leaders
150 150 David Nott

Nationally, as was foreshadowed by the special election of Scott Brown in Massachusetts, independents gave the Republicans gains in Congress.

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Citizens Redistricting Commission takes shape
150 150 Gina Baleria

The first eight of 14 commissioners for the California Citizens Redistricting Commission have now been chosen.

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Portion of Citizen’s Redistricting Commission to be seated this week
150 150 Gina Baleria

The make-up of the Citizen’s Redistricting Commission will take another step closer to completion this week, as the first eight members are chosen at random from a list of 36 finalists.

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