Californians in November 2014 are scheduled to vote on a constitutional amendment, the California Rainy Day Budget Stablization Fund Act Read More
Categories: Elections, Governance Reform, Fiscal Reform Plan
Gov. Jerry Brown says he has 600 bills on his desk, but many he will not sign because "there's not 600 problems that we need those solutions for." We suggest he locate and sign two bills, SB14 and SB15, that help solve two of his biggest problems: the annual budget mess and the lack of public trust in Sacramento's leadership, which voters say are closely linked. Read More
Categories: Selected Blog Posts, Fiscal Reform Plan, Leadership Council, Accountability, Budget Reform
“It didn't take long for California's optimistic budget to fall behind in tax revenues,” said the Sacramento Bee’s Kevin Yamamura. Less than two weeks after the rosy-outlook budget was passed, the projections it was built on have started to come unraveled. Read More
Categories: Fiscal Reform Plan, State Budget, Fiscal Reform Plan, Jerry Brown, State Budget, Transparency
The California Senate has voted down a plan to extend existing tax hikes for a year, based on united Republican opposition. This, as the deadline to pass a balanced budget moves ever closer. It is now just two days away on June 15. Read More
Categories: Fiscal Reform Plan, , Civic Engagement, Budget Reform
After four consecutive years of budget deficits, Californians are wise to the accounting gimmicks and short-term fillers that keep California lurching from budget year to budget year without the kind of stable system in place that protects the programs they need and want. Read More
Categories: Selected Blog Posts, Fred Keeley, Fiscal Reform Plan, State Budget, , Budget Reform, Budget Reform, Fiscal Reform Plan, Fred Keeley, State Budget
In recent days several news outlets have focused on the work of California Forward and our efforts to fix state government. While much of this may be in response... Read More
Categories: Selected Blog Posts, Governance Reform, Fiscal Reform Plan, Proposition 11, , Budget Reform, Budget Reform, Fiscal Reform Plan, Governance Reform, Proposition 11
California Forward has worked diligently to advance political and fiscal reforms that will bolster democracy and improve the performance of government in our great but struggling state. Read More
Categories: Governance Reform, Fiscal Reform Plan, Tax Reform, Bob Hertzberg, Leadership Council, , Budget Reform, Bob Hertzberg, Budget Reform, Fiscal Reform Plan, Governance Reform, Leadership Council, Tax Reform
Even with 100 "extra" days to finish their work, the Legislature and Governor fell well short of including comprehensive budget reform in the final 2010 budget. Read More
Categories: Elections, Fiscal Reform Plan, , Budget Reform, Budget Reform, Elections, Fiscal Reform Plan