Non-partisan, democratic reform can restore sanity
California once worked for all people. We may have disagreed, but we had a sense of the common good that kept us united in offering programs and policies that worked.
Category Archives: Governance Reform, Selected Blog Posts,
Mortgage fraud keeping SoCal residents under water
California Attorney General Kamala Harris visited the East LA Community Corporation recently to see for herself what could be done with the right focus on improving opportunities for housing in high-risk communities.
Momentum builds in CA Latino community for accountability measure
Latino local elected officials from throughout the state of California came together on Thursday to discuss the California Forward Action Fund’s Government Performance and Accountability Act (GPAA) and the best ways to reach out to the state’s Lati…
Magic Johnson celebrates scholar-athletes, supports reforms for education
Basketball legend and businessman Magic Johnson thrilled a group of young scholar-athletes at the CA Hall of Fame event in Sacramento earlier this month – fist bumping and congratulating the kids from Scholar Athletes Globally Emerging, Inc. — Team S…
Noose tightens, but revenue alone won’t solve CA’s budget problems
For the first time in a long time, California voters seem poised to seriously consider one or more of the various measures aimed at raising revenue through increased fees and taxes. But even if the State succeeds in raising more money, have we really a…
CA Fwd’s GPAA breaks down barriers to strengthen public safety
It has become plain that our state and local governments do not work as well as they should. We see this every day in the partisan bickering over the state budget, the inability of cities and counties to fund basic services or collaborate, and the dete…
Duplicate land use plans illustrate need for transparent, accountable government
You know the system is broken when the city and school district begin developing the same piece of land, but for different purposes. And, in Los Angeles, this is exactly what happened.
New blog profiles response to fiscal crisis from creative Californians
In an era described as the “New Normal” with tightening budgets at the state and local levels of government, the “waste, fraud, and abuse” line items have long been cut. But, innovative Californians are working together with fellow citizens and…
Fixing California: An approach to agree on
Hats off to the Think Long Committee (TLC) for braving the waters of reform with a thoughtful, bipartisan approach to addressing the gridlock and fiscal issues that face the state. The TLC report builds on what California Forward has learned: Californ…
CA Fwd Radio Show: Inland Empire faces its economic challenges
California’s economy has struggled to find solid footing, and even as we see positive sparks, we find that the state budget approved in June is now nearly $1.3 billion under-funded.
