CA FWD NEWS

Selection of Redistricting Commission enters final phase
150 150 Malka Kopell

The initial eight members of California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission, chosen last month, meet for the first time today. Their first task: to choose the remaining six members of their group.

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Are you on the map?
150 150 Gina Baleria

Hundreds of Californians have voiced their ideas on how to improve our state, and the “Dear Governor” messages are now posted online as part of the California Forward Idea Map.

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Policymakers in Sacramento must help small business
150 150 Betty Jo Toccoli

Another election has come and gone in California. At the national level, there was a major shift, with new faces in Congress and a new party ruling the House of Representatives.

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A big job for newly elected leaders
150 150 David Nott

Nationally, as was foreshadowed by the special election of Scott Brown in Massachusetts, independents gave the Republicans gains in Congress.

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Citizens Redistricting Commission takes shape
150 150 Gina Baleria

The first eight of 14 commissioners for the California Citizens Redistricting Commission have now been chosen.

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Portion of Citizen’s Redistricting Commission to be seated this week
150 150 Gina Baleria

The make-up of the Citizen’s Redistricting Commission will take another step closer to completion this week, as the first eight members are chosen at random from a list of 36 finalists.

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The reform agenda – red pills, blue agendas, and the neo-Johnsons
150 150 Edward Headington

You do not have to have read George Orwell to know that one of the most abused words in the English language is “reform.” It is almost as bad as our penchant for reviving old labels with the word “neo.”

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Fred Keeley appears on The CEO Show with Carl Guardino
150 150 Fred Keeley

California Forward’s Fred Keeley, treasurer of Santa Cruz County and leader in efforts to reform California’s broken budget and governance system, appeared on The CEO Show with Carl Guardino on Nov. 9, 2010.

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