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California and CA Fwd should double-down on Smart Government
610 200 Sunne Wright McPeak

In divisive era, government reform needs to start with framework based on goals, metrics, and accountability for outcomes

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CA Fwd’s Comments on Governor Brown’s 2017-18 Budget Proposal
610 200 California Forward

Statement on behalf of James Mayer, President & CEO of California Forward

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Community Colleges and Inland Empire manufacturers build training center to close skills gap
580 200 Amber Nelson

Collaboration helps train more skilled workers to meet local demand as older workers retire and technology changes

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CA Fwd and Riverside County: Using Data to Solve Problems
610 200 Jay Orr

A model for system change sprang from a need to make criminal justice more cost-effective and lower jail populations

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College creates career center dedicated to helping career technical education students
580 200 Amber Nelson

CTE students sometimes can require support and career help different from students on traditional transfer pathways

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No one is coming to the rescue to solve California’s housing crisis. So let’s do it ourselves.
580 200 Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber

Even with all the housing bills signed into law last year, the governor and Legislature missed the opportunity to sufficiently respond to the crisis

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VIDEO: Watch all of Day Two from the 2016 California Economic Summit
580 200 John Guenther

Panels on upward mobility, workforce, water and housing featured Ashley Swearengin, Gavin Newsom, Chad Mayes, and Darrell Steinberg

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Governor’s housing department releases list of options for addressing California’s housing crisis
580 200 Justin Ewers

A third of California renters spend more than half their income on housing costs, says new report

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