California Forward
Californians are speaking decisively about the fiscal and governance crisis gripping our state, and their message is clear: Fix this mess and fix it now. In a recent survey commissioned…
read moreCalifornia Forward has been named a top “California Influencer” by Campaigns & Elections magazine for its work to repair a broken state government…
read moreAs Californians grapple with the major issues facing our state and work to find ways to fix our broken government, Common Good founder and chair and conservative columnist Philip K. Howard makes the case for…
read moreA week after Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal was released, details of his spending and revenue plans have begun to come into focus—along with the first wave of showdowns with those his cuts will most impact (with much of the early attention going to redevelopment agencies and enterprise zone developers).
read moreCalifornia, as we know, is awfully complex, with a Gross Domestic Product eclipsing that of all but seven world nations and a culture lurching ahead of perhaps all formal political entities…
read moreI would advise Governor Jerry Brown that “Rome was not built in one day!” Yes the State of California is in a fiscal crisis, however, it did not happen overnight and trying to balance…
read moreIn the coming weeks, the California State Legislature will debate the details of Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposal. With an $8.2 billion deficit in this year’s budget and…
read moreMost new governors enjoy a grace period when the public and Legislature give them the time – and support – to do what they promised. We hope that’s true for Governor Brown, because his budget, as tough as it is, may provide a bi-partisan way forward for California – something we at California Forward have been focused on for several years.
read moreEvery Californian should understand that our state is teetering on a financial precipice and that we each have a role in pulling it back from the brink. Join the conversation about the future of our state each Wednesday between noon and 1 p.m. through January.
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