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[music-guitar] The most complex problems [rain falling]
sometimes have the most common-sense solutions.
[birds chirping] In california our government is too far from the people that represents. It's easy for leaders
to lose touch with the communities they serve.
Too often funding comes with restrictions that limit the flexibility local governments [stretching sound]
need to solve a problem. And when a program fails we see a game of accountability hot potato
where the blame seems to rest with no one. [crow sound in distance]
But it isn't too late fix the system many of us have lost faith in.
We need to move government closer to the people:
empowering local governments to find local solutions
to local problems.
Let's tie funding to outcomes and not limit the creativity of
local communities to solve the problems that are close to them.
Let's start with education
by improving our school so more of our students graduate. [projector flickering]
By educating our kids we'll build the economy of the future
creating more jobs and providing services that will ensure a better life for generations to come
its' a virtuous cycle and the first step is moving government closer to the people.
So let's close the gap let's move california forward
Sign the petition at c-a-f-w-d dot org forward slash closer and take the first step to move
government closer to the people