California Forward
It turns out wine, art, and governance reform can mix. California Forward was on hand at last weekend’s Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, the 18th annual event that draws upwards of 100,000 people to the East Bay community.
read moreCommunities across California are working to figure out how come out of this recession by building healthy, resilient communities.
read moreCivic education has eroded in California schools, and the results are clear and discouraging. It’s fair to say that California’s current budgetary and governance woes can be directly traced to our naïve reliance on an uninformed, or sometimes ill-informed, electorate.
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.
read moreThe long anticipated results of California’s historic deliberative poll have been released, showing that Californians do believe government can work well, if the system is improved and the state’s leaders and its citizens begin communicating again.
read moreAs California works to right its economy and deal in a meaningful way with the challenges it faces, we are reminded of the role we as citizens and voters can play in the process.
read moreCities are the closest government to the people. To the League of California Cities, that is an important responsibility, and they are working to engage everyday people in efforts to improve government and enhance their communities.
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