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­Senator Feinstein Joins California Economic Summit
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Organized by CA Fwd and the California Stewardship Network, Summit will gather for the fifth annual statewide meeting in Sacramento in December.

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California business leaders push for workforce training support in state budget
150 150 Justin Ewers

Legislators considering about $250 million in new state budget funding for career technical education programs at community colleges.

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Commentary: Don’t forget about ways to raise California’s median wage
150 150 Jim Mayer

Workforce development can be the policy that brings adversarial interests together – and solve more than poverty.

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Chris Gates: Catalyzing state-based political reform across the country
150 150 Chris Gates

Linking reform-minded leaders to solve problems on the local and state level will be key to filling vacuum left by federal partisan gridlock.

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San Diego job center uses employment to prevent a return behind bars
150 150 Nadine Ono

Participants in reentry program receive workshops, employment services, even the loan of business attire.

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Advocates tell state lawmakers California must invest in workforce training
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Careers in technical education fields can garner graduates double the salary of average community college student.

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Alameda County takes lead in identifying affordable housing funds
150 150 Nadine Ono

Highlighting local housing efforts, as the Bay Area gets more expensive and counties continue to deal with the loss of redevelopment funds.

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Lenny Mendonca: Hiram Johnson Would Like This California Era of Reform
150 150 Lenny Mendonca

Despite shortcomings, the state’s citizen ballot initiative process has brought important reforms to California via direct democracy.

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