California Forward
We present the first in a series of news coverage roundups on three important stories from the past few days, synthesizing news so you don’t have to. We’ll be doing on regular basis as ballot season heats up locally and politics take center stage nationally.
read moreFrom the CAFwd Radio Show: The Latino electorate is a large and rapidly expanding political arm of the California population that wields formidable power when organized. Latinos already represent half the populations of Los Angeles and San Diego, as well as significant segments of the Bay Area, Central Valley, Orange County, and Inland Empire.
read moreLucy Dunn knows California can once again be the Golden State.
How do we accomplish this? She believes the private and public sectors need to work together and come up with solutions to or slumping economy.
An attorney by training, Dunn has been on both sides of the coin and now heads the active Orange County Business Council.
Sacramento thinks every regulation is “a perfect snowflake” but refuses to see that “the roof has caved in on the business community from the weight of all that snow.” Dunn says every national business publication reports that California ranks 49th or dead last as the worst state to do business.
A recent study by the Milken Institute that examined the out-migration of high-skilled California residents to other states arrived at some surprising conclusions that fly in the face of what many Californians have come to believe over the past few years.
read moreBecause of the state’s inability to create a workable budget, California schools are trying to educate the next generation of students with $20 billion less than they had a few years ago.
read moreCalifornia once worked for all people. We may have disagreed, but we had a sense of the common good that kept us united in offering programs and policies that worked.
read moreGiven the dramatic scope and pace of change in the global economy, our country and our state face enormous opportunities and challenges. Huge advancements in transportation, communications, information technology, energy, etc. have irrevocably changed the global economic landscape. This, in turn, demands change in the way our society must function.
read moreLatinos, like most Californians, want a government they can hold accountable, one that makes the American Dream attainable. But according to dozens of Latino leaders we’ve spoken to during the last 3 years, our state government’s inability to make and stick to priorities, to focus on long-term solutions and to consistently support quality education, the American Dream remains out of reach to many Latinos.
read moreElected leaders throughout California say the California Forward Action Fund’s Government Performance and Accountability Act (GPAA) – based on the framework developed by California Forward – is essential to breaking down silos, holding elected leaders accountable to voters, and allowing agencies to collaborate.
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