California Forward
Think you can balance the budget better than your representatives in Sacramento? Do you know which services you would cut or scale down?
read moreCalifornians from all over the state have shared their ideas for how to repair our broken government through the California Forward Idea Map, and today, we traveled to Fresno to showcase those ideas and announce plans to submit them to Governor Jerry Brown.
read moreGov. Jerry Brown has recently proposed a couple of shifts that could take pressure off the state penal system and (if he’s lucky) might even save a few bucks…
read moreThis week California Forward released the results from the first in a series of “California Viewpoints” surveys on Californian’s attitudes toward state government, reform, and how…
read moreTo some, the stage might appear to be set for the same disenchanting story. A new governor has arrived in Sacramento, only to find the state facing another enormous budget shortfall…
read moreIt’s been a long time since I have felt proud to be an American, grateful yes, but proud, no. Wednesday in Fresno, at the special event – Can California Be Fixed?…
read moreA study of more than 1,000 Californians released today by California Forward finds that, while the problems that face California are serious, an overwhelming number of Californians say the state is fixable and not ungovernable…
read moreIn his eighth state of the state address and first since returning to the office of governor, Jerry Brown forcefully advocated for the budget reforms, spending cuts, and tax extensions he introduced just after taking office.
read moreBuried in a major new poll on Californians’ attitudes toward government is a finding that explains many things: Only six percent of adults can identify where the bulk of the state’s money comes from, and how it is spent…
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