California Forward
As he inherits California’s chronic budget problems, Gov. Jerry Brown says he wants to try a new approach to dealing with the state’s massive deficits: a broad restructuring of the relationship between the state and local governments…
read moreCalifornians want a path forward – one right step after another. We need to stop the bleeding and start the healing, make government work again, and support…
read moreAs 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…
read moreEven with the latest tuition increase, a year at Cal is still cheaper than a year at San Quentin.
read moreThe future of reform in California was the primary focus of a special panel at the “California’s Future” conference, hosted by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)…
read moreWelcome to the new CAFwd.org! As you can see, things are brand new around here. We’ve shifted to a new design and a new set of informational and interactive features to make it easier …
read moreAs California Forward connects with thousands of people across the state about reform ideas to help repair our government, Executive Director Jim Mayer discusses what CA Fwd wants to do and how Californians can take part …
read moreWord from the state Legislative Analyst on Wednesday is that the budget is scarier than we thought. But Governor-elect Jerry Brown is determined to tame the budget beast.
read moreThere has already been, and will be much more written in the wake of the 2010 mid-term elections. Behind the many plot lines that played out at the national level …
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