California Forward
The Assembly Budget Committee this morning sent to the full Assembly two bills that would help stabilize California’s fiscal system: SB 14 and SB 15. They passed with votes of 20-0 and 20-1, respectively.
read moreThe long anticipated results of California’s historic deliberative poll have been released, showing that Californians do believe government can work well, if the system is improved and the state’s leaders and its citizens begin communicating again.
read moreCalifornia Forward has named Lt. Tim Murakami a Forward Thinker for his work get to the source of issues facing the community.
read moreWhat’s the best way to connect minority businesswomen with others in their community—then give them the tools to succeed? Put them all in one room, for one day.
read moreComing off a tough budget battle in Sacramento, Gov. Jerry Brown gave a Fresno audience a straightforward assessment of the fractured political climate in the state’s capital – but also a dose of optimism that change can happen.
read moreIt is hard to talk about dysfunction in California government without talking about money. And it is hard everywhere these days to talk about taxes.
read moreCalifornia Common Sense (CACS)—a Stanford-based nonprofit dedicated to increasing government transparency—highlights discrepancies with reported lawmaker spending and unreported spending.
read moreThe California Citizens Redistricting Commission has certified its final maps, marking the first time in the state’s history that a group of everyday citizens has drawn the state’s district lines and the process was brought out of the back room into full, open view of the public.
read moreThe California Citizens Redistricting Commission has voted to approve all 177 district maps, capping the state’s first citizen-led redistricting process in history.
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