Budget Reform

CA Fwd’s Comments on Governor Newsom’s 2020-21 Budget Proposal
800 300 John Guenther

Funding for regional solutions that bring together public, private, and civic leaders is key to solving California’s challenges

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Newsom’s budget is a roadmap – with a vision and the right next steps
610 200 Jim Mayer

Every new budget is a chance to improve how we govern and responsibly respond to challenges

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CA Fwd: Moving CA From Red Ink to a Reserve
610 200 Ed Coghlan

How CA took a leap forward in creating a more stable state budget picture

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CA Fwd’s Comments on Governor Brown’s 2017-18 Budget Proposal
610 200 California Forward

Statement on behalf of James Mayer, President & CEO of California Forward

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CA Fwd — Approaching a Decade of Making a Difference
610 200 John Guenther

Ten years into an era of reform, California’s outlook has been shaped by public desire for change in how government served the people.

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CA Fwd report outlines plan to upgrade how California pays for elections
610 200 California Forward

Analysis sheds light on state-local tension over county funding of elections and reforms dependent on solving the problem.

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VIDEO: New Speaker Rendon touts the need for public trust in water spending
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Having gathered public input for a $7.5 billion water bond–and serving a district where several former local officials are serving jail terms–Assemblymember Anthony Rendon understands skepticism in government spending.

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California’s Rainy Day Fund – Protecting our Future
150 150 Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber

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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