Can Child Advocates Capitalize on Sacramento’s Rise in Parent-Lawmakers?
Becoming a parent certainly changes your family dynamic and forever alters your perspective and priorities; but it’s not a requirement for caring deeply about children’s futures. Making systems work better for children and families is gaining momentum in California – underscoring how the collective strength of parents, caregivers, lawmakers, stakeholders and advocates will drive brighter […]
Record Low Birthrates and the Need to Invest in Childhood Development
California is facing an unprecedented demographic shift as our citizens are aging and birthrates are not keeping up. The Governor-elect and members of the State Legislature must prepare for this inevitable shift in population by prioritizing early childhood development in policy and budget decisions. We need to value every child in California as precious to […]
Our Next Governor Must Run – Not Crawl – to Prioritize Young Kids’ Needs
In 1998 race for governor, reporters quizzed Gray Davis about the death penalty, gun control, immigration and more. Yet as a member of Davis’ communications team, I rarely fielded questions regarding energy, an issue that would largely define and ultimately help end his tenure. Two decades later, a new crisis is looming and it, too, […]