California Forward
It is hard to talk about dysfunction in California government without talking about money. And it is hard everywhere these days to talk about taxes.
read moreCalifornia Common Sense (CACS)—a Stanford-based nonprofit dedicated to increasing government transparency—highlights discrepancies with reported lawmaker spending and unreported spending.
read moreTwo cheers to the Legislature and Governor for agreeing on an on-time budget that moved the state’s fiscal crisis off center stage for at least six months. So what are the logical next steps for structural budget or governance reform that can achieve a more responsive, transparent and effective state government? In short – none. That’s right – the time for major structural reform has passed. The time for rolling-up-the-sleeves and delivering-for-the-people is now.
read moreA recent dispute between Assembly members John Perez and Anthony Portantino highlights a problem that sits at the foundation of California’s broken government: a disturbing lack of transparency and accountability.
read moreCollege students from all over Northern California brought their passion, energy, and ideas to Mobilize.org’s Target 2020 California Leadership Seminar, with the hope of making access to higher education more of a reality for all young people.
read moreA new poll finds that most California voters would rather see some prisoners receive shorter sentences than raise taxes or cut education to pay prison-related costs.
read moreIn an effort to increase transparency and accountability, a group of students from Stanford University has launched a website to reveal how California state government spends taxpayer money.
read more“It didn’t take long for California’s optimistic budget to fall behind in tax revenues,” said the Sacramento Bee’s Kevin Yamamura. Less than two weeks after the rosy-outlook budget was passed, the projections it was built on have started to come unraveled.
read moreIn an era when more and more Californians are demanding accountability and transparency in government, our budgeting process has slid back into the cloaked era of the past.
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