California Forward
The Sacramento region is riding the backs of people like Richard Lewis, who is helping to create flexible community partnerships based on trust that allow big things to happen to keep downtown Sacramento vibrant.
read moreCalifornia’s schools have seen a 20% reduction in expected funding from the state since 2007. And, with another $1.4 billion in trigger cuts looming, school board members came out in force at the CA School Boards Association (CSBA) annual conference to advocate for a commitment to public education.
read more“There is no cavalry riding to our rescue,” said Jim Williams, member of the Next Economy Capital Region Prosperity Plan leadership team, as he urged Sacramento business leaders to commit themselves to hammering out a better economic future for the Sacramento region.
read more“Start with the homework, finish with the vision, and then have the guts to go for it,” Bob Hertzberg told candidates for state office at a forum hosted on Thursday by the Leadership California Institute at the Citizen’s Hotel in Sacramento. “Your job is to make California better.”
read moreNo birthday candles or cake, but there were a few fireworks at the 100th Anniversary Celebration of California’s Initiative & Referendum hosted by the Citizens in Charge Foundation and co-sponsored by California Forward and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
read moreA more open, receptive, and responsive government was on the minds of many at Sacramento’s Alliance Mixer on Wednesday, put on by the Hispanic, Asian Pacific, and Black Chambers of Commerce.
read moreSacramento business and community leaders have come together to create a comprehensive plan that will help strengthen the economy, create jobs, and educate the workforce.
read moreYou’ve heard the statistics. California spends more on prisons than higher education. About 11% of the state budget – roughly $8 billion – goes to the penal system yet seven in ten offenders return to prison – the highest level in the nation.
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