Govern For California
Govern For California is a political philanthropy that works to counter special interest influence over California governments.
Budget, Fiscal Affairs
Why I Criticize Supplemental Pension Contributions
A reader asks why, in yesterday’s post about Gavin Newsom’s eight budgets, I characterized supplemental pension contributions as another example of Newsom’s favoritism towards public sector unions.
David Crane
Budget, Fiscal Affairs
As Gavin Newsom gets set to enact the eighth and final budget of his tenure as governor, I am beginning a review of all of his spending since he took office in January, 2019. His first seven budgets spent $3.168 trillion, including federal funds. His final budget proposes to spend $539.1 billion, for a total of $3.707 trillion of spending over Newsom’s eight years.
David Crane
Calls to Action: Citizens, Matt Mahan, Other Efforts We Support
I first tried to recruit Matt Mahan into politics more than a decade ago. He’s an exceptional man with a rare temperament for governing — mild-mannered, pragmatic, and too honorable to make promises he can’t keep. So when he announced his run for governor earlier this year, I jumped at the chance to help. But I faced an immediate problem: how do you introduce an unknown candidate to a state as large and loud as California?
David Crane
