Each week through November 2019, a selection of the Sacramento Bee’s 101 California Influencers answers a question that is critical to California’s future. Topics include education, healthcare, environment, housing and economic growth.

College Futures President and CEO Monica Lozano responds to the question, “What’s the one thing you would do first in an effort to make college more affordable?”

“We expect families to set budgets, save money, and plan for the future. Yet California doesn’t have a realistic, long-term finance plan for higher education, and our lowest-income families bear the consequences.”

Read the full story at The Sacramento Bee.