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What It’s Like to Govern Under California’s Top Two
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Legislators share their experiences and effects felt so far under open primary reform

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No one is coming to the rescue to solve California’s housing crisis. So let’s do it ourselves.
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Even with all the housing bills signed into law last year, the governor and Legislature missed the opportunity to sufficiently respond to the crisis

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California’s Rainy Day Fund – Protecting our Future
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Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber, co-Chairs of California Forward’s Leadership Council, on how California’s Rainy Day Fund is protecting our Future.

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Governor’s budget is good news not because it’s bigger–but because it’s better
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Spending plan takes a forward-looking approach to spending surging revenues, smartly making one-time investments for the long term rather than making all-around increases that will have to be cut next recession.

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Part 5: Spend unexpected revenues in ways that will make money in lean times
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Four ways California can provide itself some cover for the next economic downturn and not repeat the budgetary mistakes of the past

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Part 1: Revenues may be rolling in but state budget must heed lessons of past
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Boom, Bust, Repeat? – New series from CA Fwd explores how the state can smartly manage recent revenue gains to strengthen public programs for the long term.

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