California Forward
On Tuesday, the city council of Alameda voted to convert to biennial budgeting; a process designed to promote fiscal discipline, long-term policy planning, and increased accountability.
read moreReport shows 850,000 young people in state not working or in school
read moreFor those who pay attention to the governance issues in California, the fiscal tension that exists between Sacramento and our local governments is a long standing problem that needs to be repaired sooner rather than later.
read moreNearly five months later, community members say enough’s enough with the bad press. Many have banded together to tell a different story. This grassroots movement has a name: Stockton Forward.
read moreJust getting California’s roads, buildings in good repair vital to economy
read moreGraduating isn’t enough in today’s high-skill job economy
read moreCalifornia State University Sacramento’s Hornets Policy and Politics alumni chapter, along with California Forward, is hosting a thoughtful discussion with folks who have explored and have been successful with new policy approaches.
read moreUpgrading California infrastructure vital to keeping state competitive
read moreA quarter of California high school students didn’t graduate in 2011. Latino and limited English proficiency (LEP) students fared even worse, with respective graduation rates of 70 percent and 60 percent.
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