California Forward Fiscal Reform Plan
Fundamental reform to make California's government work again.
Take Action: Please endorse the California Forward Fiscal Reform Plan to help show that Californians expect more of state government than we are getting today. We need lawmakers who can make responsible choices for the state's future and deliver real results.
The Plan
Our goal is fundamenal change: government that's small enough to listen, big enough to tackle real problems, smart enough to spend our money wisely in good times and bad, and honest enough to be held accountable for results.
- Give our state's budget and fiscal systems the overhaul they desperately need - so we finally get responsible budgets on time and
- Gives the people we elect the tools to do their jobs right - and holds them accountable to results.
Here is a link to the California Forward Fiscal Reform Plan.
For additional information, please visit our Resource Page.
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The Problem
Our government hasn't kept pace, and the global economic crisis has pushed our outdated methods to the breaking point. California lacks many of the tools other states are using to better manage themselves in these challenging times.
We're fed up with a broken government that is gridlocked by partisanship and the winner-take-all demands of narrow interests. We are fed up with politicians who spend more time fighting than solving problems, and spending too much on pet programs that don't work while short-changing real priorities.
We need to address the real, systematic challenges that are holding our state back. The status quo isn't acceptable anymore. It's time to step up and address our state's challenges head-on.
Why It Matters
The performance of our government has fallen behind other states, which means Californians suffer - with worse educational outcomes, road conditions, health status, public safety, environmental quality, economic competitiveness and overall quality of life.
The widely respected Pew Center on the States gives California an overall grade of "C" for the way top officials manage the state. Forty one states got higher grades, six scored the same, and only two scored lower. Looking soley at fiscal performance, California earned a "D+."
Even among the largest states - which make for the best comparisons with California - we're at the bottom of the class. Eight of the other 10 largest states all score better, with Florida, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania all earning "B-," and Georgia, Michigan, and Teaxas all at the top of the class at "B+."
The California Forward Fiscal Reform Plan addresses these shortcomings, because states that get these basics right also get better results in their schools, in keeping their highways safe and in providing health care.
Download "What Difference Will It Make?" to learn more about how fixing government can improve quality of life in California.
What You Can Do
Please stand with us. Please endorse the California Forward Fiscal Reform Plan. Sign now and help us show the lawmakers in Sacramento that Californians are demanding real change.
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A nonpartisan organization with no political ties or partisan agendas
Created in 2007 by nonprofit foundations, California Forward is led jointly by business, labor and community leaders who have come together to make our government work again.
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