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Getting results on governance reform: OC turns red tape into red carpet

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By: Lucy Dunn

March 9, 2011

Orange County has the lowest unemployment rate of any metropolitan area in California, and the third lowest unemployment rate in the nation.When California Forward approached OCBC to host a civic forum about what it would take to help the state in reforming the way it governs, we said, “You came to the right place.”

Letter to the Editor: GOP’s budget vision

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By: Pete Weber

March 8, 2011

Dan Walters’ March 5 column is right in stating that Republicans have significant leverage to influence the outcome of state budget negotiations. But the thoughtful Republicans…

Counties group support Gov. Brown’s realignment plan

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By: California Forward

March 8, 2011

The California State Association of Counties released a letter this afternoon expressing support for Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to move state services to the counties…

Action Fund, civic leadership organizations urge long-term fiscal reform

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By: California Forward

March 7, 2011

The California Forward Action Fund joined 18 other civic leadership organizations around the state in urging Governor Brown to enact long-term fiscal reform as part of any budget solution addressing the immediate fiscal crisis.

Californians want trustworthy solutions

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By: Bob Hertzberg & Tom McKernan

March 4, 2011

California once again is struggling with how to cure a large budget deficit. The borrowing and the accounting gimmicks used in previous years are no longer an option…

Budget reform that brings accountability and openness to state government

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By: Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher

March 3, 2011

As California confronts another year of wrenching financial challenges, it is time for state legislators to make good on their pledge to make bold changes to the way our state operates…

Restrained optimism at Marin County dialogue

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By: California Forward

March 3, 2011

As each day passes without action, California slips deeper into the crisis in which it is mired. As Governor Brown and lawmakers debate about the budget and reform in Sacramento, people across the state are weighing in with their own ideas through California Forward’s Speak Up CA Dialogues.

Attendees delve deeper into restructuring at 2nd CA Fwd Stakeholder Roundtable

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By: California Forward

March 2, 2011

As the governor and lawmakers debate over the best way to get California back on track, people from all over the state have taken the next step in a critical discussion…

California’s Future center stage at UCLA Plato Society event

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By: California Forward

March 1, 2011

The state of our state and how to find a better future for the tens of millions of people who call California home was the subject of a special meeting in Los Angeles over the weekend…

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Getting results on governance reform: OC turns red tape into red carpet

Letter to the Editor: GOP’s budget vision

Counties group support Gov. Brown’s realignment plan

Action Fund, civic leadership organizations urge long-term fiscal reform

Californians want trustworthy solutions

Budget reform that brings accountability and openness to state government

Restrained optimism at Marin County dialogue

Attendees delve deeper into restructuring at 2nd CA Fwd Stakeholder Roundtable

California’s Future center stage at UCLA Plato Society event

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