You Can Help Reform How California Pays For Roads And Highways
California’s transportation finance system is running out of gas. Not literally, but the buck or two for each gas station fill-up is getting much less bang than it did a decade ago. The Governor and Legislature are debating how to resolve a $5.7 billion annual mismatch between revenues and spending for road and highway upkeep. […]
TURN’s Turn on Solar Industry Shows It’s Becoming Increasingly Out-of-Touch with Californians
Last month’s decision by the California Public Utilities Commission to allow the state’s fast-growing solar industry to move forward without burdensome new fees and regulations was widely embraced by the state’s technology leaders and environmental groups. But there was one self-proclaimed consumer group — The Utility Reform Network, better known as TURN — that fought the solar […]
Schools Aren’t Giving California Kids Enough Screen Time
California teachers, you should be showing your students more movies. And not for babysitting purposes, or to fill holes in your lesson plan. As our state considers new frameworks for the history and social science taught in each grade, now is the time to incorporate that signature California art—film— into classes at every grade level. […]
Say Yes to Legislative Transparency
California Forward has been in existence for nearly a decade and during that time we’ve talked with people around the state about how to improve and reform our state government. There have been a number of good ideas that have been expressed, but few of them have more support than what is called the 72-hour […]