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- Beyond Crisis: Recapturing Excellence in California's State Park System
(Report #215, March 2013)
- Rewiring California: Integrating Agendas for Energy Reform
(Report #214, December 2012)
- Building Value: Modernizing Property Management
(Report #212, September 2012)
- A Review of Government Reorganization Plan No. 2
(Report #211, May 2012)
- Serving Students, Serving California: Updating the California Community Colleges to Meet Evolving Demands
(Report #210, February 2012)
- Better Regulation: Improving California's Rulemaking Process
(Report #209, October 2011)
- A Long-Term Strategy for Long-Term Care
(Report #205, April 2011)
- Public Pensions for Retirement Security
(Report #204, February 2011)
- Smarter Choices, Better Education: Improving California Charter Schools
(Report #202, November 2010)
- Managing for Change: Modernizing California's Water Governance
(Report #201, August 2010)
- Making up for Lost Ground: Creating a Governor's Office of Economic Development
(Report #200, February 2010)
- Building California: Infrastructure Choices and Strategy
(Report #199, January 2010)
- Stem Cell Research: Strengthening Governance to Further the Voters' Mandate
(Report #198, June 2009)
- Bond Spending: Expanding and Enhancing Oversight
(Report #197, June 2009)
- Clearer Structure, Cleaner Water: Improving Performance and Outcomes at the State Water Boards
(Report #195, January 2009)
- First Year Checkup:
Strategies for a Stronger Public Health Department (Report #194,
January 2009)
- New Legacy System: Using Technology to Drive Performance
(Report #193, November 2008)
- A New Legacy System: Using Technology to Drive Performance
(Report #192, November 2008)
- Juvenile Justice Reform: Realigning Responsibilities
(Report #192, July 2008)
- Educational
Governance & Accountability: Taking the Next Step
(Report #191,
May 2008)
- Addressing
Addiction: Improving & Integrating California's Substance Abuse Treatment
System
(Report #190, March 2008)
- Career Technical
Education: Creating Options for High School Success
(Report #189, November
2007)
- A Smarter
Way to Care: Transforming Medi-Cal for the Future
(Report #187, May
2007)
- Solving
California's Corrections Crisis: Time is Running Out
(Report #185,
January 2007)
- Still
Imperiled Still Important - The Little Hoover Commission's Review of
the CALFED Bay-Delta Program
(Report #183, November 2005)
- Serving the Public:
Managing the State Workforce to Improve Outcomes (Report
#181, June 2005)
- Breaking the
Barriers for Women on Parole
(Report #177, December 2004)
- Regulation
of Acupuncture: A Complementary Therapy Framework
(Report
#175, September 2004)
- Governing
the Golden State: A Critical Path to Improve Performance & Restore
Trust
(Report #174, July 2004)
- Real Lives,
Real Reforms: Improving Health and Human Services
(Report #173, May
2004)
- Back to the
Community: Safe & Sound Parole Policies
(Report #172,
November 2003)
- To Protect
& Prevent: Rebuilding California's Public Health System
(Report #170, April 2003)
- For Our Health
& Safety: Joining Forces to Defeat Addiction
(Report #169, March
2003)
- We The People:
Helping Newcomers Become Californians
(Report #166, June 2002)
- Rebuilding
The Dream: Solving California's Affordable Housing Crisis
(Report
#165, May 2002)
- Young Hearts
& Minds: Making a Commitment to Children's Mental Health
(Report #161, October 2001)
- Teach Our
Children Well
(Report #160, September 2001)
- Never Too
Early, Never Too Late... To Prevent Youth Crime & Violence
(Report
#159, June 2001)
- Being There:
Making a Commitment to Mental Health
(Report #157, November 2000)
- Better.Gov:
Engineering Technology-Enhanced Government
(Report #156, November 2000)
- Special Districts:
Relics of the Past or Resources for the Future?
(Report #155, May 2000)
- Open Doors
and Open Minds: Improving Access and Quality in California's Community
Colleges
(Report #154, March 2000)
- To Build A Better
School
(Report #153, February 2000)
- Now in Our Hands:
Caring for California's Abused and Neglected Children
(Report #152,
August 1999)
- Consumer Protection:
A Quality of Life Investment
(Report #146, June 1997)
- Beyond Bars: Correctional
Reforms to Lower Costs and Reduce Crime
(Report #144, January 1997)
- Dollars and Sense:
A Simple Approach to School Finance
(Report #143, July 1997)
- Enforcing Child Support:
Parental Duty, Public Priority
(Report #142, May 1997)
- Long-Term Care: Providing
Compassion Without Confusion
(Report #140, December 1996)
- When Consumers Have
Choices: The State's Role in Competitive Utility Markets (Report #139,
December 1996)
- The Charter Movement:
Education Reform School by School
(Report #138, March 1996)
- California's Real
Property Management: A Cornerstone for Structural Reform (Report #137,
December 1995)
- Making Land Use Work:
Rules to Reach Our Goals
(Report #136, November 1995)
- Budget Reform: Putting
Performance First
(Report #135, October 1995)
- Too Many Agencies,
Too Many Rules: Reforming California's Civil Service
(Report #133,
April 1995)
- State Fiscal Condition
(Report #132, March 1995)
- Boot Camps: An Evolving
Alternative to Traditional Prisons
(Report #128, January 1995)
- The Juvenile Crime
Challenge: Making Prevention a Priority
(Report #127, September 1994)
- Timber Harvest Plans:
A Flawed Effort to Balance Economic and Environmental Needs
(Report
#126, June 1994)
- Beyond Bottles and
Cans: Reorganizing California's Recycling Efforts
(Report #125, March
1994)
- Putting Violence Behind
Bars: Redefining the Role of California's Prisons
(Report #124, January
1994)
- A Chance to Succeed:
Providing English Learners with Supportive Education
(Report #122,
July 1993)
- California's $4 Billion
Bottom Line: Getting Best Value Out of the Procurement Process
(Report
#121, March 1993)
- Skilled Nursing Homes:
Care Without Dignity
(Report #109, April 1991)
- Real Property Management
in California: Moving Beyond The Role of Caretaker
(Report #105 October
1990)