Saddled with a struggling economy and a dysfunctional budgetary process (at best), Californians are more dissatisfied with the state legislature than ever.
California Forward promotes accountability and transparency in our government because Californians have told us that they want a government they can trust.
Things in our state have gotten worse over the past decade, but folks who live here still have faith things can get better.
How can we get our government back on track?
That’s the question posed at a recent symposium held by the Concordia University Center for Public Policy and the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture held in Orange County.
Current and past elected leaders, business, labor and community leaders gathered to offer their ideas.