California Forward
California Forward has worked diligently to advance political and fiscal reforms that will bolster democracy and improve the performance of government in our great but struggling state.
read moreOn Thursday, October 21, California Forward talked with attendees at the NAACP annual California convention, held at the Oakland Marriott and Convention Center, as part of our Speak Up for California campaign.
read moreOver the past two years, lawmakers have made changes to certain tax laws, which have led to a decrease in the amount some businesses pay in income tax. Proposition 24 would repeal these changes and reinstate business tax laws as they existed in 2008.
read moreLet me add one more broken California government system to those listed in Joe Mathews’ blog posting on caforward.org on Oct. 18
read moreOn Tuesday, Oct. 12, California Forward talked with attendees at the California Alliance of Retired Americans (CARA) 7th annual convention, held at the airport Hilton in Oakland, as part of our Speak Up for California campaign.
read moreProposition 23 is a reaction to legislation signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 (Assembly Bill 32), which limits emissions from vehicles, curbs greenhouse gas emissions from refineries and other businesses, and imposes fees on companies that fail to comply, in an attempt to protect California’s fragile environment.
read moreEven with 100 “extra” days to finish their work, the Legislature and Governor fell well short of including comprehensive budget reform in the final 2010 budget.
read moreProposition 22 was placed on the ballot in response to the state’s habit of turning to local municipalities to help balance its budget.
read moreCalifornia’s unemployment rate is 12.4 percent – third-highest in the country – but that statistic fails to tell the whole story of our economic woes.
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