The Facts About High-Speed Rail
Once again, opponents of California’s plans for a modern, efficient, and environmentally friendly high-speed rail system seem to think they can get away with criticisms of the project that have no basis in fact. Tom Del Beccaro’s recent opinion piece is just that, opinion. And while we are all entitled to our own opinions, we […]
Silicon Valley Needs Workers from CA
On Monday, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the cap for H-1B visas has been reached – in only one week’s time. The USCIS says a computer-generated process will randomly select the number of petitions needed to meet the caps of 85,000 visas so skilled computer scientists from around the world can […]
Bill Clinton, Yes — Sacramento, No
Last Thursday morning, former President Bill Clinton was at L.A. City Hall with Mayor Eric Garcetti to discuss strategies to finance economic development and to promote job growth, climate mitigation and resiliency through 21st century infrastructure. Clinton was joined by the West Coast Infrastructure Exchange and spent much of his time touting the opportunity to […]
Legislators: Act Now to Restore Public Trust in Government
When State Senators get arrested, indicted and convicted, as a trio has in California this calendar year, it shakes the public’s confidence in our government. And rightly so. That’s why California Forward (CA Fwd) is calling on legislators to take immediate action on implementing reforms to restore public trust in government. Our Path Toward Trust (which […]
Can Retirement Funds Help with Societal Needs?
“The Biggest Lump Of Money In The World” — the title of an NBC White Paper Documentary in 1985, when retirement assets exceeded $1 trillion. Retirement assets in this country now exceed $23 trillion. The Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution world is comprised of public employee retirement plans, union retirement plans, private sector big business retirement plans, and […]