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Strange bedfellows come together to urge passage of CA budget
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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California’s June 15 budget deadline is moving ever-closer, and today Governor Brown brought together a rarely seen coalition of agriculture, labor, business, education, and law enforcement officials, who voiced support for his plan and urged Republicans to get on board to move the state forward.

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California Redistricting–The People Win
 150 150 Ed Coghlan
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The California Redistricting Commission released its draft report on Friday showing the newly drawn Congressional and legislative districts. Judging by the howling that is coming from all corners, including many officeholders, it looks like the Citizens Commission has done a great job.

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Commission praised for transparency and encouraged to hear all voices
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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The first round of California’s new political maps have been unveiled, and many organizations involved in helping ensure the commission made it through legislative and other hurdles are pleased with its painstaking efforts to be transparent and thorough, but concerned that not all communities are having their voices heard.

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Fred Keeley on Comcast Newsmakers
 150 150 John Guenther
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Throughout the month of June, CA Fwd Leadership Council member Fred Keeley will appear on Comcast Newsmakers, discussing California Forward’s work to move government closer to the people and make it more accountable, transparent, and effective.

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1st round district maps the culmination of an unprecedented process
 150 150 Zabrae Valentine
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We at California Forward eagerly await today’s release of the first round of draft maps from the Citizens Redistricting Commission, which has been working diligently to hear from people all over the state in its efforts to fairly redraw legislative, congressional, and Board of Equalization district lines.

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Fwd Thinker Dino Giacomazzi works to improve the link between people and their food
 150 150 Anita Smith Fitzhugh
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CA Fwd has named Central Valley dairy farmer Dino Giacomazzi a Forward Thinker, for his work to bring conservation practices to farming and his efforts to improve agriculture’s public image and reconnect people with the origins of their food.

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CA redistricting makes national headlines as lawmakers take positions
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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The nation is watching closely as California works to wrench the redistricting process away from gerrymandering and toward a map that better represents Californians, and several national media outlets are writing about the process this week, as we await the release of the preliminary maps.

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Fred Keeley: Taking reform debate to the people
 150 150 John Guenther
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As the legislature works to reach agreement on a budget and organizations across the state push for reforms designed to make government work more effectively, California Forward is taking the discussion to the people in a major way.

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