Fiscal Reform

Forging a path to a stronger state
150 150 Armando Botello II

In recent days several news outlets have focused on the work of California Forward and our efforts to fix state government. While much of this may be in response…

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The Conversation: Can California be pulled from the brink?
150 150 Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels

California has long been the bellwether for the United States as a whole. Indeed, as the world’s eighth-largest economy that is home to Hollywood and Google…

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Can a two-year budget help solve California’s financial woes?
150 150 Nina Martin

The direness of California’s budget crisis has one silver lining: efforts to reform state government are finally gaining traction with voters and lawmakers…

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Five changes Californians must approve for reforms
150 150 Peter E. Weber

As California begins another year with a huge budget deficit, let me make some predictions. Before the confetti from the New Year’s party hits the floor, the Legislature will slide into its time-honored gridlock…

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Silicon Valley to Jerry Brown: We need a game changer
150 150 Carl Guardino

“Game changers.” In Silicon Valley, we use this term for cutting-edge products and processes that leapfrog the competition…

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What can Brown do for California?
150 150 Armando Botello II

Next week, Jerry Brown will take the helm of the maligned entity known as the Golden State. Much of the state’s glimmer has been lost since the last time…

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Raising the bar and setting expectations for California higher education
150 150 Stephen Reed

Concern increases daily among soon-to-be high school graduates, their parents, the more than 670,000 current University of California and California State University students, and millions of Californians, as they watch…

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Despite fee hikes, UC still cheaper than prison
150 150 Lance Williams

Even with the latest tuition increase, a year at Cal is still cheaper than a year at San Quentin.

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State lawmakers tout CA Fwd ideas in discussions on how to solve the budget crisis
150 150 Justin Ewers

For California’s budget, it has been a week of the worst of times and then even worse. With California once again confronting a massive budget shortfall estimated at more than $25 billion …

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