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California Secretary of State candidates on modernizing Cal-Access
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We asked the seven candidates for California Secretary of State to tell us how and when they would modernize Cal-Access, the state’s outdated campaign finance and lobbying database

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VIDEO: Panetta comments on balancing money’s role in politics
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When California Forward conducted a recent survey on our ideas to restore trust in government, it asked an open ended question: What else do you feel is necessary for achieving this goal?

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VIDEO: Leon Panetta says young people are our strength and future
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Panetta told current California Forward co-chair Lenny Mendonca in a recent video interview that his own call to service was inspired by his immigrant parents, serving in the military and John Kennedy’s call to young people in the early 1960s

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VIDEO: Leon Panetta’s recipe for good governance is to remember who you work for
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In this first video of a series, Panetta drew on his early days in public service when asked about how state legislators should be serving their constituents. Panetta’s own political life reflects the importance of bi-partisanship in doing the “people’s work,” be it in Sacramento or in Washington D.C.

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California special session called for Rainy Day Fund
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“We simply must prevent the massive deficits of the last decade and we can only do that by paying down our debts and creating a solid Rainy Day Fund,” said Gov. Brown.

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CA Fwd to Legislators: Act now to restore public trust in government
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When State Senators get arrested, indicted and convicted, as a trio has in California this calendar year, it shakes the public’s confidence in our government. CA Fwd has a plan to restore that trust.

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Latina entrepreneur creates ambicultural Latino food event
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Increasingly today’s entrepreneur in California is not a man, she’s a Latina

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Q&A: Dr. Yasmin Davidds on the strengths of Latina businesswomen
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Recently in Los Angeles, in conjunction with the California Economic Summit, a group of Latina business and organizational leaders convened, each with their own story to tell.

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