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VIDEO: Panetta comments on balancing money’s role in politics
150 150 Ed Coghlan

When California Forward conducted a recent survey on our ideas to restore trust in government, it asked an open ended question: What else do you feel is necessary for achieving this goal?

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CA Fwd supports new Rainy Day Fund framework, highlights two ways to strengthen proposal
150 150 Justin Ewers

Governor to speak at special session of Legislature on fund that would capture funds during booms to be used in down times. Here’s how the reform can be improved.

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Realignment the topic du jour at PPIC roundtable
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

All three panelists acknowledged the relative youth of Realignment and the difficulty that poses when it comes to making an honest assessment of it, as well as how critical prevention is for any type of lasting success.

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VIDEO: California Rainy Day Fund — an idea whose time has come
150 150 John Guenther

The California Legislature has convened the special session called by Governor Brown to consider a revised Rainy Day Fund. The action signals the beginning of what many believe is a long overdue public discussion.

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VIDEO: Leon Panetta says young people are our strength and future
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Panetta told current California Forward co-chair Lenny Mendonca in a recent video interview that his own call to service was inspired by his immigrant parents, serving in the military and John Kennedy’s call to young people in the early 1960s

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Results are in: Surveyed Californians eager for a Path Toward Trust
150 150 Christopher Nelson

California Forward will often ask folks what they think on certain issues, but never have we gotten such an overwhelming response, however, than when we sent a simple survey asking people to give us feedback on our Path Toward Trust

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VIDEO: Taking California’s Online Voter Registration to the next level
150 150 Alexandra Bjerg

The June 3rd primary election is just six weeks away, yet millions of Californians will be unable to cast a ballot because they’re not yet registered to vote.

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