Democracy

The education crisis, state leaders, and the upcoming election
 150 150 Jeremy Lahoud
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Let’s be clear about something: There is an education crisis in California. An inequitable education system is creating a lost generation of students. Soon the rest of California will feel this loss, as it ripples across an economy and civil society that needs a more skilled labor force, better educated and engaged residents, and a social safety network that will be stressed into bankruptcy.

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Free movie screening: Gerrymandering
 150 150 Caroline Vance
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We hope you’ll be able to join us for a special screening of the just-released film Gerrymandering this Thursday, Oct. 21 in San Francisco!

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Proposition 21: VLF surcharge for parks
 150 150 California Forward
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This measure would create a new, stable funding stream for California state parks and wildlife programs, which have received declining amounts of financial support in recent years.

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Jim Lazarus: Critical moment for redistricting reform
 150 150 Jim Lazarus
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Once considered one of the most powerful economic engines in the world, California recently made headlines for its record-breaking 100-day budget impasse. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated occurrence.

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Proposition 27: Repeal of Citizens’ Redistricting Commission
 150 150 California Forward
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This measure returns responsibility for determining the boundaries of the California’s legislative districts to the State Legislature, taking it out of the hands of a bipartisan commission recently established by voters.

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Proposition 20: Redistricting of Congressional districts
 150 150 California Forward
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This measure takes away responsibility from the State Legislature for determining the boundaries of the state’s U.S. Congressional districts, and puts it in the hands of a bipartisan commission recently established by voters.

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Alex Raksin: The Whitman and Brown debate
 150 150 Alex Raksin
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The notion that California is the place to “invent the American dream” may have been conjured up by real estate hucksters, but Californians largely accepted this romantic ideal during the 20th Century, thanks not only to the Mamas and the Papas and scores of other Hollywood musicians and movie-makers, but to the Progressive leaders who created a ballot initiative process that gives voters enough clout to act like a Fourth branch of government.

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