Smart Investment

12 new ways to close infrastructure funding gaps highlighted by CA Fwd and Economic Summit partners
150 150 Justin Ewers

Paying for badly needed maintenance of California’s transportation system would benefit from using “fourth sector” models, which combine public, private and nonprofit resources for public good.

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CA Fwd offers policy framework for special legislative session on road funding
150 150 Justin Ewers

Legislature working on addressing a $59 billion-backlog in state road and highways maintenance, but so far, proposed fixes have been temporary solutions to a long-term infrastructure investment issue.

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Lenny Mendonca and Doug Henton: California must invest now in education and infrastructure
150 150 Lenny Mendonca and Doug Henton

California has an opportunity to build for long-term prosperity with smart investments in schools, workforce development and infrastructure.

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Part 1: Revenues may be rolling in but state budget must heed lessons of past
150 150 Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber

Boom, Bust, Repeat? – New series from CA Fwd explores how the state can smartly manage recent revenue gains to strengthen public programs for the long term.

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VIDEO: Millennials face uphill battle in today’s economy
150 150 John Guenther

We asked a gathering of sub-40-year-old representatives from a range of public policy groups to give us a rundown of those problems and where the opportunities are for fixing them.

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New data shows strong support Proposition 1, gains for Proposition 2
150 150 John Guenther

It’s less than two weeks from the election and neither the drought, the support for the state water bond seem, or interest in beefing up the state’s budget reserve seem to be waning much.

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