California Forward
At the CA Fwd regional roundtable in South LA on Monday, attendees were open to the ideas outlined in the Smart Government Framework, but skeptical when it came to how to share resources and execute the plan.
read moreLocal government representatives from throughout Southern California agreed unanimously Monday that state government should be held accountable to measurable outcomes, one of five “smart government” proposals being advanced by California Forward. But, they were less optimistic about how to make it happen.
read moreCalifornians are speaking loud and clear during the ongoing series of Stakeholder Roundtables CA Fwd is hosting across the state. On April 27, CA Fwd held the Inland Empire Regional Stakeholder Roundtable, the first event of its kind …
read moreThe time has come to take this show back on the road. Over the last several months, in a series of stakeholder meetings in Sacramento and more than 50 Speak Up California civic engagement forums across the state …
read moreWherever we go in California, we hear the same themes again and again: The state’s current governance system is broken, it lacks a focus on results, it is too complex, and there are too many decisions being made in Sacramento that could be made better by our own community governments.
read moreIt never fails. I’ve walked away from every single public meeting with a new, good idea for solving California’s governance problems. Now, the Framework is not a collection of our ideas; it’s a collection of California’s ideas.
read moreIt’s time for a change at our state government. If you’re like me — and I think most people are — you are probably wondering why our state Capitol is such a mess…
read moreAs the governor and lawmakers debate over the best way to get California back on track, people from all over the state have taken the next step in a critical discussion…
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