The Governor’s proposed budget is one of the few times every year voters can find out exactly the plan is for billions in new surpluses and how to keep the economic recovery churning Read More
Categories: Economy, State Budget, Jerry Brown, Budget Reform, Budget Reform, Jerry Brown, State Budget
The summit — a collaboration of California Forward and the California Stewardship Network — attracted the geographic, economic and ethnic diversity that defines California. Read More
Categories: Economy
Rice recently sat down with California Forward to discuss the award as well as her perspective on violence prevention and mass incarceration. Read More
Categories: Crime, Economy, Accountability
It’s because proposals and ideas like Blumenfield’s free wifi access will be a gateway to expanding open data efforts and availability Read More
Categories: Californians, Economy, Transparency
Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg offered his thoughts on how the Summit will help him advance his goals and priorities Read More
Categories: Economy
Palo Alto was recently recognized by the Center for Digital Government as the #1 Digital City in America for a city with population of less than 75,000 people Read More
Categories: Economy, Transparency
An historic effort to not just maintain the state's economic recovery, but accelerate it, is underway. Read More
Categories: Economy
The second day, and main event, focused on the emergence of a prosperous coastal California and a poverty-stricken inland California Read More
Categories: Economy
A brief glimpse into what attendees were saying on social media during the second annual California Economic Summit Read More
Categories: Economy
With over 600,000 AAPI owned businesses, in the state, and sales and receipts totaling more than $182 billion annually, AAPI’s contribute significantly to a thriving economy. Read More
Categories: Californians, Economy
How can we create more middle class jobs and maintain California’s economic competitiveness? Read More
Categories: Economy
The first step in getting the word out was an October 30th webinar, which was the first of many bringing together economic big-shots from across the state to talk about what ICT is and how the skills involved will be the lifeblood of the California economy for years to come. Read More
Categories: Economy
When the recession hit in 2008, no region was exempt. Five years later, the state’s economy is improved, but not every region has bounced back in the same way. In fact, getting back to the "good old days" has been uneven. Read More
Categories: Economy
Thanks to a public-private partnership, the historic Colton Crossing got a major facelift that will help ensure the long-term economic success of the region Read More
Categories: Economy
From CA Fwd’s perspective – nonpartisan, good governance – 2013 was a winning season, not a championship year, but steady progress. Read More
Categories: Economy, State Budget, Government
Thanks to an i6 Challenge grant from the US Economic Development Administration (EDA), SARTA and UC Davis are working together to support, identify, invigorate and accelerate agriculture technology companies and entrepreneurs. Read More
Categories: Economy
The mayor has received too many calls to count from folks wondering when jobs would be available or how they could apply. Read More
Categories: Economy
California has more manufacturing jobs than anyone else, and new legislation is intended to keep it that way. Read More
Categories: Californians, Economy, Jerry Brown
It is time for our generation to invest in projects that will enable economic vitality for the next generation Read More
Categories: Economy
California faces an estimated shortage of one million college educated workers by the year 2025. Read More
Categories: Economy