CERF News

Recipe for strong a California economy includes one million more skilled workers
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Challenge to find enough skilled workers to fill high-pay jobs represents one of the three big challenges to be featured at California Economic Summit.

Legislative wrap-up: California housing solution is under construction
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Taking stock of the Legislative session for results and wins for California Forward that spur community investment in housing and infrastructure.

Progress update on California Economic Summit’s Roadmap
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As CA Fwd and partners collaborate on upcoming 2015 California Economic Summit, the list of wins along the Roadmap to Shared Prosperity grows.

Early signs of a deal emerge in special session on road maintenance
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Infrastructure bills emerging in the California Legislature could offer the first glimmerings of a potential road funding deal that includes new money, new protections to ensure road funds are spent on roads, and new accountability measures.

12 new ways to close infrastructure funding gaps highlighted by CA Fwd and Economic Summit partners
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Paying for badly needed maintenance of California’s transportation system would benefit from using “fourth sector” models, which combine public, private and nonprofit resources for public good.

Inland Empire to host 2015 California Economic Summit
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Economic Summit, co-hosted by CA Fwd, will be held in Ontario on November 12-13, 2015.

New data shows strong support Proposition 1, gains for Proposition 2
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It’s less than two weeks from the election and neither the drought, the support for the state water bond seem, or interest in beefing up the state’s budget reserve seem to be waning much.