California Forward
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…
read more“Game changers.” In Silicon Valley, we use this term for cutting-edge products and processes that leapfrog the competition…
read moreNext 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…
read moreConcern 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…
read more2010 has brought with it some exciting and real steps toward repairing our broken government – from the top two open primary to a reaffirmation of redistricting. We look forward to continuing down the path to a shinier Golden State in 2011 – with your help, your ideas, and your support.
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 moreToday it was announced that the California Supreme Court has decided not to hear a request to block the state’s new election process.
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 moreAs Californians work to recover from both the economic recession and an erosion of education, public safety, social service, and business prowess, a new report offers a framework …
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