No One Is Coming To The Rescue To Solve California’s Housing Crisis. So Let’s Do It Ourselves.
The first signs appeared years ago, in our own neighborhoods, when we noticed just how many grown kids and grandkids were still living in their parents’ spare bedrooms. Why couldn’t these 25-year-olds get a place of their own? Were there really no available apartments? Wait, they cost how much?! Then, it dawned on us. Look around, and […]
Governor’s Budget Is Good News Not Because It’s Bigger—But Because It’s Better
For almost 20 years, California’s state budget has been locked in the same cycle: In bad times, governors divide the pain. When dollars are flowing again, they divide the spoils—often at the cost of the state’s long-term fiscal stability. As it was, so it shall be, say the cynics. It’s just politics, right? Maybe not. […]
Spend Unexpected Revenues In Ways That Will Make Money In Lean Times
Editor’s Note: Part 5 of the ‘Boom, Bust, Repeat?’ Series, which explores how the state can smartly manage recent revenue gains to strengthen public programs for the long-term. CA Fwd encouraged lawmakers this week to be cautious over the next month as they hammer out next year’s budget. Revenues are up—too much to be […]
Revenues May Be Rolling In—For Now—But State Budget Must Heed Lessons Of Past
Editor’s Note: Part 1 of the ‘Boom, Bust, Repeat?’ Series, which explores how the state can smartly manage recent revenue gains to strengthen public programs for the long-term. Those experienced in California’s boom and bust budget cycles are getting dizzy. As the Governor prepares an updated budget proposal, the expanding recovery is pushing state […]