California Forward
Throughout the month of June, Community Television of Santa Cruz County is airing a special CA Fwd dialogue on state government restructuring.
read moreThroughout the month of June, CA Fwd Leadership Council member Fred Keeley will appear on Comcast Newsmakers, discussing California Forward’s work to move government closer to the people and make it more accountable, transparent, and effective.
read moreAs the legislature works to reach agreement on a budget and organizations across the state push for reforms designed to make government work more effectively, California Forward is taking the discussion to the people in a major way.
read moreCalifornia state controller John Chiang has taken a bold step by announcing to lawmakers that if they don’t get a budget passed on time, they will stop receiving paychecks until the work is done.
read moreA lively, engaged, passionate group of people from government, nonprofits, and education sat down together in San Francisco last week to delve into the pros and cons of restructuring California’s broken governance system.
read moreTwo bills that could vastly improve the state’s budgeting process and lead to a more stable fiscal landscape have passed unanimously out of a Senate committee and are on their way to the full floor. SB 14 would require budgeting based on the performance, and SB 15 would require multi-year, long-term budgeting and forecasting.
read moreBusiness organizations from across the state sent an open letter Wednesday to the Governor and legislature, urging them to adopt a five-point financial workout plan that is consistent with the principles put forth by CA Fwd.
read moreFrom San Diego, Stockton, LA and Oakland, members of the National Council of La Raza stream into the state capitol for CA Latino Advocacy Day, to exercise one of the oldest and perhaps most ignored privileges of democracy: connecting face-to-face with their elected leaders.
read moreAnother week, another blast at the Citizens Redistricting Commission. But, all the Commission did was take a preliminary step to interpret an ambiguous area in redistricting law.
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