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Welcome to our rolling repository of updates on reform in California. For press inquiries, please contact Jania Palacios (520-404-7643, jania@cafwd.org) or Janeth Hernandez (909-964-1414, janeth@cafwd.org).

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A Strategic Way of Spending $4.6 billion

The Internet was humming recently with the news that the California economy has generated $4.6 billion more in state tax revenue than budget writers had anticipated. Now comes the big question: What to do with it? Californians in November 2014 are scheduled to vote on a constitutional amendment, the California Rainy Day Budget Stabilization Fund Act, which would restrict what state officials can do when revenues jump above the 20-year average growth line. Read more

Ventura County leaders tally economic priorities

Ventura County community leaders met in Camarillo to vote for the most important changes needed to build this region's economy. Read more

What should CA do with the $4.6B in extra tax revenue?

The internet was humming last week with the news that the California economy has generated $4.6 billion more in state tax revenue than budget writers had anticipated. Now comes the big question: What to do with it? Californians in November 2014 are scheduled to vote on a constitutional amendment, the California Rainy Day Budget Stablization Fund Act, that would restrict what state officials can do when revenues jump above the 20-year average growth line. Read more

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$10 billion in debt not on Jerry Brown’s wall

When Gov. Jerry Brown talks about reducing the state's "wall of debt," he carefully limits it to about $30 billion in budget deficits, mostly money owed to schools and community colleges. Read more

Political parties argue for ‘constitutional right’ to be on ballot

In anticipation of the next court hearing in June, opponents of California’s top-two nonpartisan primary filed another brief on Tuesday, May 21. Read more

Covered California rolls out health plan choices, rates

Today was a big day for Covered California, the new state-run marketplace for health insurance created under the federal Affordable Care Act. Read more

Bell is on the brink of a fiscal crisis, audit says

Bell's finances have worsened considerably since its infamous corruption scandal, leaving the city unable to refund millions of dollars in taxes illegally levied on residents and businesses, an audit released Wednesday shows. Read more

Decision on statewide facilities bond will have to wait until 2014

Legislation needed to place a statewide bond measure before voters to help pay for school construction projects will have to wait at least another year, officials said Wednesday. Read more

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Press Releases

CA Fwd Issues the State of Transparency in California As Part of National Sunshine Week

The Update Reinforces CA Fwd's Efforts to Encourage Transparency to Strengthen Good Government Practices in California Read more

New CA Fwd Report Shows Pretrial Programs Could be Cost-Effective Alternatives to Crowded Jails

Report Features Best Practices from Pretrial Programs in Five California Counties Read more

The historic first California Economic Summit Concludes—For now

Californians will be able to comment online before a final report is issued Read more

New survey shows California Millennials ready to shape California’s future

California’s millennials like living in California, trust its government and education system, and are highly optimistic about its future, according to a survey released today by California Forward (CA Fwd). Read more

Californians Weigh in on Government Reform

California Forward to Present Ideas from around the State to Governor Brown... Read more

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