California Forward
The big news of the day is brand-new Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for California. Citing a $25.4 billion deficit over the next year and a half, the guv wants…
read moreThe 2011-12 budget plan introduced by Governor Brown on Monday includes major pieces of the fiscal puzzle that at long last will hopefully bring fiscal balance back to California…
read moreIn recent days several news outlets have focused on the work of California Forward and our efforts to fix state government. While much of this may be in response…
read moreOn Wednesday, a new era of redistricting in California begins with the first meeting of the Citizens Redistricting Commission….
read moreCalifornia has long been the bellwether for the United States as a whole. Indeed, as the world’s eighth-largest economy that is home to Hollywood and Google…
read moreAs he inherits California’s chronic budget problems, Gov. Jerry Brown says he wants to try a new approach to dealing with the state’s massive deficits: a broad restructuring of the relationship between the state and local governments…
read moreCalifornians want a path forward – one right step after another. We need to stop the bleeding and start the healing, make government work again, and support…
read moreThe direness of California’s budget crisis has one silver lining: efforts to reform state government are finally gaining traction with voters and lawmakers…
read moreAs California begins another year with a huge budget deficit, let me make some predictions. Before the confetti from the New Year’s party hits the floor, the Legislature will slide into its time-honored gridlock…
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