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GPAA: CA business community offers strong support
 150 150 John Guenther
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To be competitive, California businesses needs a stable and predictable government. They want their elected leaders to be accountable to them, and they want to be able to see what they are getting for their tax dollars and what the state’s more than $100 billion in public programs are achieving.

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Turning exceptional successes into ordinary ones
 150 150 John Guenther
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Despite the time and energy devoted to sparring and parrying between state and local governments, cooperation and coordination between local groups and agencies with less involvement from Sacramento might actually accomplish the results and outcomes Californians have a right to expect from publicly funded programs.

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Mortgage fraud keeping SoCal residents under water
 150 150 John Guenther
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris visited the East LA Community Corporation recently to see for herself what could be done with the right focus on improving opportunities for housing in high-risk communities.

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LAO Report: GPAA could save state millions
 150 150 Fred Silva
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The California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), which provides nonpartisan fiscal and policy analysis for the Legislature, finds that the California Forward Action Fund’s Government Performance and Accountability Act (GPAA) would – over time – save the state millions of dollars.

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Magic Johnson celebrates scholar-athletes, supports reforms for education
 150 150 Wornel Simpson
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Basketball legend and businessman Magic Johnson thrilled a group of young scholar-athletes at the CA Hall of Fame event in Sacramento earlier this month – fist bumping and congratulating the kids from Scholar Athletes Globally Emerging, Inc. – Team SAGE – for their efforts on the court and in the classroom. Team SAGE has challenged California to support students by making better budget choices and supporting reform to fix state government.

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Momentum builds in CA Latino community for accountability measure
 150 150 Teresa Acosta
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Latino local elected officials from throughout the state of California came together on Thursday to discuss the California Forward Action Fund’s Government Performance and Accountability Act (GPAA) and the best ways to reach out to the state’s Latino community.

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Noose tightens, but revenue alone won’t solve CA’s budget problems
 150 150 John Guenther
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For the first time in a long time, California voters seem poised to seriously consider one or more of the various measures aimed at raising revenue through increased fees and taxes. But even if the State succeeds in raising more money, have we really addressed the issue of what it takes to make local programs such as education, job-creation and public safety work? The answer is a resounding, “No.”

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