Author: Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber

Lenny Mendonca is Co-Chair of the California Forward Leadership Council and former director of McKinsey & Company. Pete Weber is Co-Chair of the California Forward Leadership Council and former Executive Committee Chair of the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley.

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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

Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber January 9, 2017

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

Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber May 29, 2015

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

Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber May 15, 2015

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

Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber May 11, 2015