Very encouraging. > http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/summit-unveils-five-year-roadmap-to-shared-prosperity-for-california > > <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/summit-unveils-five-year-roadmap-to-shared-prosperity-for-california> > > Summit unveils five-year roadmap to shared prosperity for California > > Reporting </reporting> RSS </reporting/rss> > January 11, 2015 by By Paul Granillo and Eloy Oakley > > > > (Photo Credit: Linda Tanner/Flickr > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/goingslo/7454975318/in/set-72157603814873711>) > > One thing is becoming clear as the California Economic Summit continues to > make progress in its fourth year: Our momentum is building. > > After achieving all of our goals for 2014 > <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/year-in-review-summit-hits-targets-set-to-release-5-year-prosperity-roadmap>, > the expanding network of more than 700 regional leaders working together > through the Summit has begun to look even further ahead—developing a 5-year > plan for advancing a sustainable growth agenda for the state’s diverse > regional economies. > > Today, we are proud to announce the release of our Roadmap to Shared > Prosperity <https://cafwd.box.com/s/7tola8oebw8tj2mua5k3>, a broad set of > proposals aimed at helping every region in California concentrate its efforts > to accelerate middle-class job growth—and address issues from growing income > inequality to the environmental and economic challenges of climate change. > > In a state that is home to more billionaires and a higher percentage of > people living in poverty than anywhere else in the country, where our economy > depends on mountain snowpacks likely to dwindle in a warmer future, and where > we are likely to face a shortfall of as many as two million skilled workers > in the decade ahead, there is no doubt about the urgency of this effort. > > It is heartening to see these issues becoming priorities everywhere from the > governor’s new budget > <http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/governors-budget-proposals-offer-strong-support-for-summit-agenda> > to the agendas of cities large and small. We believe the Roadmap represents > a unique opportunity to weave these state and regional efforts together into > a long-term strategy for sustainable growth. > > We also believe there is no better way to organize these efforts than through > the Economic Summit, a partnership between California Forward > <http://www.cafwd.org/> and the California Stewardship Network > <http://castewardship.org/>, two organizations that are leading the way in > applying new thinking to some of the state’s most intractable problems. > > The right next steps toward sustainable growth > > Californians have thrived for decades by finding new paths to prosperity, and > we know we will do so again. But to take on the challenges we face today, we > will have to set aside old paradigms and work together in ways we’re only > beginning to imagine. > > Our future prosperity will not only require more—and more > effective—investments in education and infrastructure. It won’t just demand a > blend of entrepreneurial thinking, new technology, and innovative public > decision-making. > > California has led on all of these issues in the past. The challenge now is > that tackling any one of our problems requires taking them all on > simultaneously. > > This is the aim of the Economic Summit and our Roadmap to Shared Prosperity > <https://cafwd.box.com/s/7tola8oebw8tj2mua5k3>, a five-year plan grounded in > public and private sector commitments to the “triple bottom > line”—simultaneous growth in the economy, improvement in environmental > quality, and increased opportunity for all. > > The Roadmap outlines a set of overarching priorities Summit leaders believe > can increase and broaden prosperity for all Californians. It identifies the > “right next steps” we believe are needed to move toward these goals in the > next year—from aligning workforce training programs with industry needs to > integrating the state’s myriad climate adaptation efforts. It also includes a > detailed set of proposals for how the Summit’s seven action teams > <http://www.caeconomy.org/progress/2013-2014> plan to get this done—and who > we must partner with to get there. > > We hope you’ll take a moment to read through the Roadmap. Whether you live in > San Diego or the Redwood Coast, we think you’ll see your priorities reflected > here—and we hope you’ll also find a way to become more active in the > expanding Summit coalition throughout the year.We also hope you’ll join us at > the next Economic Summit on November 12-13 in the Inland Empire > <http://www.caeconomy.org/pages/summit>, where we’ll assess our progress, > sharpen our strategies, and continue building momentum toward ensuring every > Californian has an opportunity to prosper. > > Paul Granillo is the president and CEO of the Inland Empire Economic > Partnership and a member of the California Stewardship Network. > > Eloy Oakley is the superintendent-president of Long Beach City College and a > member of the California Forward Leadership Council. Together, they are > co-chairs of the California Economic Summit Steering Committee. > > Categories: Capital <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/c/capital>, Housing > <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/c/housing>, Infrastructure > <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/c/infrastructure>, Jobs > <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/c/jobs>, Manufacturing > <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/c/manufacturing>, Regulations > <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/c/regulations>, Summit > <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/c/summit>, Water > <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/c/water>, Workforce > <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/c/workforce>, Working Landscapes > <http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/c/working-landscapes> >
-- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
